Fashion Night Out Revives Shopping for One Day

From London to New York, from Phoenix to Milan, Fashion's Night Out, last night, was a huge hit as thousands and thousands and thousands of fashionistas hit the streets and went shopping in order to try and boost the economy.

With the biggest recession in US history in 70 years, customers came out in droves to support the economy and get the shopping bug going again. And the stores definitely wooed customers, from free cocktails, live music, free food, hand massages, and giveaways, customers felt special and stayed around for hours at a time. Stores in other fashion centers, including in Britain, Italy, France, Greece, Russia, Brazil, India, Spain, China, Germany, Japan and Taiwan, joined in the shopping extravaganza.

Even Anna Wintour, who started the initiative, made some rare public appearances. Plus, Fashion's Night Out T-shirts flew off the shelves. Even those who didn't buy got to see the new fashions and put a few items on their wish lists.



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On Saturday, 20 June 2009, the inaugural ARISE Africa Fashion Awards will bring ARISE Africa Fashion Week (June 12th - 20th) to an exciting conclusion, with one designer winning the once-in-a-lifetime chance to present at New York Fashion Week in the ARISE Africa Rising show in September. A world-class launching pad for the continent's most promising designers, ARISE Africa Fashion Week -- presented by ARISE Magazine and produced by African Fashion International (AFI) -- will present dozens of collections from across Africa, in Johannesburg.

The awards ceremony will take place at the Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, in the sumptuous Pavilion Room from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. A panel of fashion insiders and experts will present awards to designers and models in several categories, including Designer of the Year, New Face of the Year and an Award for Innovation. In addition, esteemed humanitarian, philanthropist and former First Lady of France Cecilia Attias will deliver the keynote address, "The Promise of Africa." Recently she founded the Cecilia Attias Foundation to support non-governmental organizations in the improvement of women's lives globally.

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