NEW YORK FASHION WEEK PRESENTS ARISE PROMISE OF AFRICA FEATURING JEWEL BY LISA, DAVIS TLALE, ERIC RAISINA, TIFFANY AMBER

JEWEL BY LISADESIGNER LISA FOLAWIYO

DAVID TLALEDESIGNER DAVID TLALE

TYSON BECKFORD HITS THE RUNWAY

NIGERIAN SUPERMODEL OLUCHI ON THE RUNWAY

ERIC RAISINA

DESIGNER ERIC RAISINA

TIFFANY AMBER

DESIGNER FOLAKE FOLARIN-COKER

SO I WAS AT NEW YORK CITY'S FASHION WEEK ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH SUPPORTING MY LIL SIS (ZARA OKPARA) PR MANAGER FOR JEWEL BY LISA. I MUST SAY THE SHOW WAS AMAZING, NOT ONLY DID I HAVE FRONT ROW SEATS BUT JUST BEING IN THE MIDST OF ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO TAKE FASHION VERY SERIOUSLY GAVE ME A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON FASHION AND THE INDUSTRY. FROM THE MOMENT I WALKED INTO THE BUILDING, IT WAS FILLED WITH THE MEDIA , CELEBS, DESIGNERS, MODELS, STYLISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, BLOGGERS, MAGAZINE EDITORS, ETC...EVERYONE WAS LOOKING GREAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME OVER THE TOP OUTFITS I SPOTTED LOL.... MERCEDES BENZ AND ARISE, THE DESIGNERS AND ALL OTHERS INVOLVED DID A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING THE SHOW TOGETHER. THE FOUR DESIGNERS THE ARISE SHOWCASED ON THIS DAY WERE JEWEL BY LISA, DAVID TLALE, ERIC RAISINA, AND TIFFANY AMBER. OBVIOUSLY I WAS THERE MOSTLY BECAUSE OF JEWEL BY LISA WHICH I MUST SAY WAS THE ONLY LINE THAT SEEMED TO HAVE CLOTHES THAT PEOPLE COULD ACTUALLY WEAR. THE OTHER DESIGNERS DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB AS WELL, BUT JEWEL BY LISA STOOD OUT. MY OPINION IS NOT BIASED BECAUSE MY SISTER IS THE PR MANAGER, HOWEVER IT IS BECAUSE IT IS INDEED A FACT, JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICS UP TOP FOR YOURSELF. EACH DESIGNER PRESENTED 12 PIECES AFTER WHICH MOST PEOPLE LEFT AND SOME STAYED TO MINGLE AND NETWORK WITH THE MODELS, DESIGNERS AND CELEBS BACKSTAGE. SOME OF THE CELEBS BACKSTAGE WERE PLATINUM SINGER/SONGWRITER AMERIE AND LEGENDARY ACTOR BRUCE WILLIS T NAME A FEW. JAY-Z'S OLD BUSINESS PARTNER DAMON DASH WAS ALSO IN THE HOUSE AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF NBA PLAYERS AND FOOTBALL STARS. AFTER THE BACKSTAGE MINGLING WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE AFTER PARTY WHICH WAS HELD AT THE PLAZA HOTEL, AND IF I MUST SAY THAT WAS PRETTY AMAZING ITSELF. EVERYONE FROM ACTRESSES, TO MODELS, DESIGNERS, SINGERS, PRODUCERS, MEDIA PERSONALITIES AND MUCH MUCH MORE WERE ALL ENJOYING THEMSELVES WHILE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPEN BAR.... ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GREAT SHOW AND A GREAT NIGHT, I MET SO MANY IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND MADE SO MANY CONTACTS, I WILL DEFINITELY BE GOING BACK NEXT YEAR....

RUNWAY AND BACKSTAGE FOOTAGE OF THE SHOW BELOW AND ALSO BRIEF FOOTAGE OF THE AFTER PARTY!!