The 2016 KOTA Sustainable Style Fashion Awards

The 2016 Kota Sustainable Style Fashion Awards is an international fashion design runway showcase benefiting two new nonprofit organizations promoting gender equality and women's empowerment: The Kota Alliance and its member organization StandForEducation. The event will highlight the work of fashion design students on the cutting edge of design, breathing new life into re-purposed fabric and re-imagining women's evening-wear. The event will also point out the importance of the emerging trend of sustainability in fashion.

Iconic fashion designer Norma Kamali and a surprise celebrity judge panel will award the top three student designers for their evening wear designs. The prizes will be donated by sponsors: EILEEN FISHER and Gudrun Sjöden. The event space was generously donated by Kenneth Cole.

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An award presentation will be held honoring Mari Malek, a.k.a DJ Stiletto, supermodel and member of Kenneth Cole's #TheCourageousClass campaign for her work founding #StandForEducation, which brings education to rural children, particularly girls, in her native South Sudan.Fabulous Tituss Burgess, notable for his cast role on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Broadway alumnus will emcee the Awards. Tony Award nominated dancer and actress Karine Plantadit will co-host alongside Burgess.

The 2016 Kotas Sustainable Style Fashion Awards will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 from 7:30 PM - 12 AM. It will be hosted by Kenneth Cole at The Garage, 611 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019. For more information please contact info@kotaproject.org or visit www.kota-alliance.org. BUY TICKETS.

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