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THE INDO-AMERICAN ARTS COUNCIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
MISHA NICOLE IS PROUD TO PRESENT
GLOBAL RUNWAY’S NIGHT OUT

* Thursday, April 15th at the Paramount Hotel
* Fashion Show featuring Global Designers including Naeem Khan ,
Padma Lakshmi, Amrita Singh, Ports 1961, White + Warren, Sachin-Babi

New York, NY Feb 22, 2010: The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) in partnership with MISHA NICOLE is proud to present Global Runway’s Night Out. The fashion event will take place on Thursday, April 15th from 7pm onwards at New York’s hip boutique hotel, the Paramount. This one-of-a-kind star-studded fashion show brings together on one stage, global designers showcasing their latest collections – right off the runway. They include Naeem Khan, Padma Lakshmi, Amrita Singh, Ports 1961, White + Warren, Sachin-Babi, Payal Singhal, Shekhar Rahate and Stephanie Singh. The afterparty following the fashion show features DJ Suhel and guests will have an opportunity to mingle with leading fashion personalities, models and celebrities. The Paramount Hotel and Peepul PR are co-organizers of the evening.

The exciting roster for the fashion show includes a mix of prominent US and international designers with glittering fan bases of celebrities and fashionistas. Playing off cultural influences and a rich heritage, these designers have unique individual visions but share a global sensibility in presenting their creations. Expect to see models in a range of couture gowns, chic knits, impeccably cut dresses, fusion Indian tunics and eclectic jewelry.

The designers include:
Amrita Singh: Through her collaboration with innovators in fashion and her devotion to the beauty of fine classical design, Amrita continues to design intriguing and complex jewelry for the modern woman.
Naeem Khan: Many of the world’s most stylish women are devotees to a new name in fashion: Naeem Khan. His luxurious collection consists of impeccably cut dresses, sophisticated gowns and chic cashmere separates – all embroidered by hand. Michelle Obama wore one of his designs to the First State Dinner.
Padma Lakshmi: Padma Lakshmi's vision as a jewelry designer is as eclectic as her life and her work. Padma Lakshmi has had a successful career in fashion as a model for over a decade and is currently the host of Bravo's Emmy nominated Top Chef.
Payal Singhal: Payal Singhal established her label in India in 2000 to fill a niche for eclectic Indian clothing for girls her age. Now thanks to a global design sensibility Payal is more than able to satisfy the consumer demands of the contemporary woman and the label has followings in various countries around the world.
Ports 1961: Vancouver-bred designer Tia Cibani’s collections are designed for a fashion consumer with great taste and a global sensibility. Driven by a whole new generation of global minded women living without borders, Ports 1961 is designed to meet the ever accelerating needs of the modern woman.
Sachin + Babi: Sachin + Babi is a unique blend of classic silhouettes and hip and cool colorways and textures. The collection translates as a designer collection, with the same fine fabrics and finishing that you would see in a luxury collection.
Shekhar Rahate: Exotic fabric, intricate detail, ornate colors: these are the elements of a haute couture gown, and designer Shekhar Rahate’s collection of high-class evening dresses more than encompass the beauty and elegance of a high-fashion frock creation.
Stephanie Singh: Our featured student designer, Stephanie Singh studied fashion design at Philadelphia University as well as the American University of Rome. It was at these top universities where she learned design concepts and color theories that helped her create one-of-a-kind collections for men, women, and children. After working with world-renowned designers such as Diane Von Furstenberg, Singh is proud to have launched her own collection in 2009 to share with the world her eclectic fashion designs. Blending traditional Indian fabrics with modern American silhouettes comprises Singh’s signature style.
White + Warren: White + Warren started out 1997 with a mission to make cashmere accessible, affordable, and most importantly, relevant in this competitive environment. Since then White + Warren has expanded well beyond the cashmere sweater, creating total knitwear collections featuring head-to-toe knit dressing, while continuing to refine and improve on the classics and wraps that created their loyal customer base.

Celebrities expected at the event include Madhur Jaffrey, Mira Nair, Sarita Choudhury, Salman Rushdie, Suketu Mehta and a host of fashion celebrities. The event will be choreographed by Gretchen Walker while the hair & makeup will be the domain of Karuna Chani and Vijay Uttam of KC Makeup.

The evening is a benefit for the Indo-American Arts Council whose passionate mission includes showcasing artists of Indian origin in all the cultural disciplines. IAAC’s events, exhibits, concerts, lectures and festivals pioneered the Indian arts and culture scene in the US. Aroon Shivdasani, Executive Director of the IAAC, says, “I am delighted to add fashion to our already multi-layered schedule of fascinating artistic events. The designers represented in this show have a definite place in the artistic tapestry of the New York Fashion scene through their exciting use of color, textiles, fabrics and style.”

The IAAC has partnered with MISHA NICOLE along with the Paramount Hotel and Peepul PR for this event. MISHA NICOLE, opening in Fall 2010, is a women's retail concept store and event space. The mission is to create a fresh, cultural, and engaging shopping experience. It is being established as the premier platform to showcase coveted designers that have strong brand recognition internationally, but aren’t represented in the U.S.

Co-Founder, Misha Shivdasani says, “I am excited to co-host Global Runway’s Night Out as it is combining designers and aesthetics that have been influenced from countries all over the world, by showing how they work cohesively, creating an exciting palette and dressing style. This concept translates to MISHA NICOLE’s mission – creating a unique and diversified look by infusing the exotic and fashion forward elements of other countries back to your existing wardrobe, setting yourself apart. MISHA NICOLE will host a Preview Night/Pop Up store on April 16th at The Paramount Hotel. I invite you all to come! ”

For more information on the event, designers and sponsors, please visit

Ticket Information:
$150: Includes Fashion Show, VIP Seating with designers/Celebrities, light hors d’oevres, one free drink & afterparty
$100: Includes fashion show, one free drink & after party
To buy tickets, please visit or go to http://www.123signup.com/register?id=mqbmb
Or please send a check to IAAC, 517 East 87th Street, Suite 1B, New York, NY 10128.

About the Indo American Arts Council:
The is a registered 501(c)3 not-for-profit, secular service and resource arts organization charged with the mission of promoting and building the awareness, creation, production, exhibition, publication and performance of Indian and cross-cultural art forms in North America. The IAAC supports all artistic disciplines in the classical, fusion, folk and innovative forms influenced by the arts of India. We work cooperatively with colleagues around the United States to broaden our collective audiences and to create a network for shared information, resources and funding. Our focus is to work with artists and arts organizations in North America as well as to facilitate artists and arts organizations from India to exhibit, perform and produce their works here.
For more information, please visit

About MISHA NICOLE:
MISHA NICOLE is a women's retail concept store and event space. Our mission is to create a fresh, cultural and engaging shopping experience. We are being established as the premier platform in the US to showcase coveted designers that have strong brand recognition internationally. Our exclusive and fashion forward merchandise will effortlessly work back to well-established and compelling US brands, creating a cohesive, one-stop shopping experience for the customer who wants something chic and exceptional. We are also hosting an array of ongoing events from art, music, and fashion, to dance and film. MISHA NICOLE will be the place to go to be on the up and up of fashion and culture. The first store is scheduled to open in Soho, NYC in Fall 2010.

MISHA NICOLE Preview Night/Pop Up store will be held on April 16th, from 4pm to 9pm, to purchase merchandise and give a taste of what's to come. Visit www.mishanicole.com for details.

About The Paramount Hotel:
One of the most fashionable Midtown boutique Manhattan hotels is The Paramount Hotel, centrally located in the heart of bustling Times Square. Completely renovated in 2009, The Paramount remains the consummate Times Square New York hotel, with easy access to the Broadway Theater District, Restaurant Row, upscale Madison and Fifth Avenue shopping, Penn Station, and the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The Paramount Hotel NY is located one-half block from Broadway on 46th Street — the perfect location if you are here to enjoy the best Broadway shows in New York City! Or a cocktail in the library bar or a sports game in 46 Bar.
For information please visit: www.nycparamount.com

About Peepul PR:
Founded in April 2006, Peepul PR is a full service boutique agency dedicated to corporate consulting and lifestyle PR, with a passion for pushing the boundaries of typical public relations. Services range from product launches, brand awareness, corporate visibility, or events by leveraging each step of the communications cycle. Peepul PR’s strength lie in its solid relationships, marketplace knowledge, distinctive modern writing style, personalized service, tailored strategies and highly tuned trend radar combined with a select roster of clients. Our practice areas include Arts & Culture, Retail, Fashion, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Luxury, Wellness and Consumer Goods.
For further information, please visit www.mypeepul.com

Press Contacts: Peepul PR
Gayatri Hingorani-Dewan: gayatri@mypeepul.com / 917.346.0551
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