Celebrating 15 years in the industry elevating Latin America fashion designers and emerging brands, FDLA will introduce a new era in fashion providing opportunities to several young fashion designers and emerging talents the New Ones to Watch.

The fashion festivities will kick off on September 9 at the Legendary United Palace Theater with a special tribute ceremony honouring FDLA’s international and honourary guest Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. The event will include a colourful and epic runway show by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada followed by an exclusive opening night fashion installation by Colombian designer Pedro Juan Ramirez and closing with a glamorous runway show by Dominican celebrity fashion designer Giannina Azar, FDLA said in a press release.

On day 2, FDLA will be hosting a private event with celebrity artist DIDI. On September 11, FDLA will host an official collective showcase including an early segment of the ‘New Ones to Watch’ followed by FDLA’s traditional collective runway shows, presenting some of the best of Latin America fashion designers.

FDLA collective showcase will feature the following emergent brands and fashion designers, namely, Angie Polanco & Albania Rosario (Dominican Republic), Calala (Nicaragua), Caterine Sanchez (US), Cubel (Colombia), Eugenia Lemos (Chile), Idol Jose (Venezuela), Lupe Gajardo (Chile-AFW) Mauricio Duarte (Brasil), Paola Rosenberg (Peru), Susana Arredondo (Chile-AFW), Valentina Menashe (Colombia), Valeria Iglesias (Chile).

“I feel privileged and honoured to be part of FDLA’s 15^th anniversary. As a veteran in the Latin American fashion industry, I congratulate Albania Rosario and all her collaborators, and I am eager to celebrate with all of them next September. Thank you all for an amazing job supporting Latino creatives in Fashion,” said Jose Forteza, senior editor Vogue Mexico & Latin America.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)