Nolcha Fashion Week: New York September 14 - 18 2009 held simultaneously with New York Fashion Week will be hosted at the iconic Bohemian National Hall in association with Czech Republic Consulate General, which includes more than 32,000 square feet of space. The landmark building will house runway shows in the magnificent ballroom, an accessory exhibition in the spacious delegate conference room, cocktail parties at the upscale bar as well fashion business seminars in the 70-seat state-of-the-art theater.
The buildings refined combination of the classic and the modern with its preserved landmark façade will welcome guests into an environment of tasteful opulent décor as well as hi-tech equipment and surroundings. The building itself was often described as " the Waldorf -Astoria of the Upper East Side," and now with more than $45 million dollars invested in its refurbishment and renovation it is now in glorious shape to serve as a cultural hotspot to New York audiences.
“I am excited about our partnership with Nolcha Fashion Week to host international fashion talent during New York fashion week, “says Tomas Hart, Commercial Consul of the Czech Republic in New York. “The Bohemian National Hall serves to showcase the best of what Czech Republic has to offer and is available for wide variety of culture, business and social gathering with or without Czech presence. We welcome all guests to enjoy the building and believe that not only Czech but other designers presented by Nolcha will find the place inspiring and supporting in reaching their goals”.
Fashion designer Šárka Šišková is proudly representing the Czech Republic at Nolcha Fashion Week: New York and will showcase her collection ‘Planets” on September 15th 2009. Šárka Šišková is the only Czech fashion designer whose models have entered into permanent collection of the Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. In her designs, Šárka Šišková follows her intuition and expresses her artistic feelings, her models are timeless and created to be worn mostly on special occasions.
“Applications from all over the world came flooding in once we revealed the beautiful Bohemian National Hall venue,” comments Lynn Furge, Nolcha Creative Director. “Nolcha Fashion week is going to be an eclectic mix of fabrics, shapes and styles representing some of the most fashion forward cities on the globe. The interesting part is that there seems to be a youthful exuberance of color and movement from designers whether they are creating eveningwear, ready-to-wear or even swim.”
Over 50 designers will showcase during Nolcha Fashion Week: New York and guests will enjoy an array of runway shows, presentations, exhibitions, cocktail parties, industry networking and more. Nolcha continues to gain support from major sponsors including Aveda, Clarins, Paul Mitchell, EDUN Live, Carlton Hotel, Don Q Rum, Riazul Tequila and Coca-Cola.
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About
Nolcha Fashion
Week: New York
Award Winning
Nolcha Fashion
Week held
simultaneously
with
New York Fashion
Week
consists of
runway shows
featuring
emerging and
independent
designers,
accessory
exhibition,
industry
networking
events and
fashion business
seminars held by
reputable
New York fashion
business
industry
figures.
About
Nolcha
Nolcha is an
award winning
multi-faceted
media and events
platform,
offering
opportunities in
the New York
fashion business
market, and
operates an
online fashion
network, a print
publication, and
major annual
events for the
independent
fashion industry
and related
retail
businesses.
Nolcha offers
cost effective
resources to
aspiring and
veteran fashion
professionals;
initiatives
include Nolcha
online, Nolcha
Fashion Week:
New York, London
Fashion Week
partner events,
Independent
Retail Week and
Dress the Band
competition.
www.nolcha.com
About
The Bohemian
National Hall
The Bohemian
National Hall,
designed by
William C.
Frohne in the
Renaissance
Revival style
and built in
1896, has been
an important
center for Czech
and Slovak
culture in New
York City for
more than one
hundred years.
It is a rare
survivor of the
social halls
built in the
nineteenth
century for New
York City's
immigrant and
ethnic
communities, and
a significant
reminder of a
major
working-class
ethnic enclave
which once
flourished in
Yorkville; thus
becoming a very
visible
representative
of an important
aspect of
immigrant
history in New
York City and
the United
States. Since
the beginning,
the Hall has
served as a
focal point for
its community,
offering ethnic
food, Czech
language
courses, Czech
history classes
and spaces for
its large
community’
meetings and
various events.
In 2001,
ownership of the
Bohemian
National Hall
was transferred
from the
Bohemian
Benevolent &
Literary
Association (BBLA)
to the
government of
the Czech
Republic which
reconstructed
the building
completely in
the following
years.
The building now
hosts Consulate
General of the
Czech Republic
and promoter of
Czech culture,
government
agency Czech
Center New York.
The BBLA has
retained the
entire third
floor and is
still gladly
considered as an
integral part of
the whole
building. After
the grand
re-opening in
October 2008,
the Bohemian
National Hall
has truly become
a common space
for organizing
events and
presenting not
only Czech
culture, trade
and tourism to
the Czechs
living in the
U.S. and the
Americans but
also it has
become available
for renting
outside the
Czech community
for a variety of
events ranging
from cultural
events and
business
meetings to
movie screenings
and private
events.
www.bohemiannationalhall.com
