{"id":1882,"date":"2012-04-26T16:34:50","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T16:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/blog\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2018-02-22T16:36:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T16:36:08","slug":"the-josie-natori-drama-at-manila-fames-fifty-fifth-edition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/today\/2012\/04\/26\/the-josie-natori-drama-at-manila-fames-fifty-fifth-edition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Josie Natori Drama at \u2018Manila FAME\u2019s Fifty-Fifth Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0The powerful magnetism and enthusiasm of Josie Natori is exhilarating. With verve, Josie stood up from her group of friends to greet us, as Rupert and I entered the \u201855th<\/sup> Manila FAME\u2019 event at the SMX Convention Center. As we exchanged pleasantries, it brought back memories of our classmate days in high school and most significantly, for her having been one of the principal sponsors at our son Jeremy\u2019s wedding in New York. \u00a0A celebrated, international fashion designer, Josie, together with husband Ken, \u00a0head the Natori empire \u2013 a global lifestyle brand that includes high-end collection for the home, fragrance and eyewear. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Manila Wear\u2019 is the fashion segment of \u2018Manila FAME\u2019, which encompasses furniture, home d\u00e9cor, arts and crafts. \u00a0Natori worked with a select group of 21 local designers, in a collection of tropical resort wear. \u00a0With Josie as Creative Director and curator, the Center for International Trade Expositions, (CITEM) found a new innovative way to inspire and create iconic fashion moments. Josie had put her artistic stamp on it, and with her passion and perfectionism, the presentation was so Very New York. Visually dramatic and minimalist, towering structures were used as platforms for the fashion show.\u00a0 The show was fast paced; a cluster of models would group together in the platform, strike a pose, and parade onto the next, simultaneously filling several of these platforms which dotted the vast hall.\u00a0 The cocktail crowd was part of the entire moving scenario, as they enjoyed sipping their wine while watching the fashion show. This premier trade show for lifestyle exports was indeed an event to remember. \u00a0Bravo, Josie! \u00a0(Do visit my website: www.tinajacinto.com<\/a> and like me in Facebook: The Lady HB.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The models paraded and posed in the platforms, designed with a towering minimalist structure that dotted the huge SMX Convention Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Creative Director Josie Natori, center, introduces the participating designers of \u2018Manila Wear\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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James Booth, Josie Natori, Joe Cicio, The Lady HB and David Leung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Josie Natori beside her beaming mother, Angelita Cruz; Ching Cruz, Consul Agnes Huibonhua and Andy Vasquez-Prada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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