KiRette was awarded one of the MOST INSPIRING DESIGNERS of the year at the Ethical Fashion forum

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KiRette Couture on the News!!!

Have you visited your local paper lately, KC might just feature on the news today.

From Africa to the United Kingdom, Paris to New York, KC has been honored to grace the pages of magazines, blogs and news outlets world wide.
We have been so grateful for the support and motivation that we recieve from people in different communities across the globe

Janati News
http://www.jamati.com/online/style/kirette-couture-shows-off-summer-2009-collection/
http://www.jamati.com/

Ghubar Magazine
http://oyato.blogspot.com/2009/06/ghubar-magazine-presents-kirette.html
http://www.ghubar.com/

The African News Journal
http://www.anjnews.com/node/1226
http://www.anjnews.com/node/1183

GTE Styling
http://www.georgeeko.co.cc/

DULCE CAMER
http://dulcecamer.blogspot.com/2009/06/kirette-couture-hits-new-york-and.html

MIMI Magazine
http://mimimagazine.blogspot.com/2009/06/kirette-couture-new-york-fashion-show.html

fashionjunki
http://fashionjunkii.blogspot.com/2009/06/kirette-couture-fashion-show.html

Fashizblack Magazine
http://issuu.com/fashizblack/docs/fashizblack-summer-issue-2009/94

...it sure is hard to keep up.

From SOHO Spanish Mile to Marie Claire magazine and Redlight Children

The desire to reach out has become a phenomenon for KiRette as they reach out to the support the New York community. This time Living Measure joined forces with Marie Claire Magazine to raise funds for Redlight Children foundation. KC donated two of its elegant pieces to be auctioned at the event. The event was also supported by the presence of Miss Africa USA and a famous African painter Shirri Achu.

KC keeps reaching out to other ethnic communities to support and promote their culture and tradition. The SOHO Spanish Chamber of commerce, show casing designs inspired by the spanish tradition and across the Mediterranean.

Living Measure and KiRette Couture presents "Threads for a cause"

It is known world wide that from fashion week to Fashion Avenue, New York has been the fashion capital of the world. However, unknown to so many, is the fact that New York is also a leading entry, transit and destination point for human and sex trafficking.

Living Measure is an organization that unites young professionals who are commited to harnessing their individual expertise and connections to specific causes and issues affecting their communities and unifying these communities by hosting events that benefit a chosen charitable cause. http://www.livingmeasure.org/

This time around, June 3rd 2009, Living Measure and KiRette Couture brought attention to this cause through "Threads for a cause". A fashion show benefiting the Girls Educational and Mentoring Services commonly known as GEMS at the Boucarou Lounge in Manhattan.

GEMS was founded in 1999 by Rachel Llyod, a young lady who was sexually exploited as a teenager. GEMS has helped hundreds of young women and girls, ages 12 to 21, who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking, to exit the commercial sex industry and to grow and develope their full potential.

Cameroonian, South African based Afro-soul artist WAX soulfully entertained the guests at this event. For a taste of the WAX experience you can visit http://www.waxexperience.com/ .

KiRette Couture's debut run way at "I WEAR AFRICAN" Campaigne

As African designers, models and supporters made thier way to Balitmore Maryland to witness this first-ever-of-its-kind event, Team KC was taking orders behind the scenes before the designs ever made it to the runway. That is how they do it.

The wave of trendy, chic, elegant, intelligent and cultured all in one outfit had hit the African community and as the designs graced the run way many KC fans were spoted at the event with the colorful and fun pieces.

The event was organised and presented by African Vibes magazine and it sure left a mark in hearts and minds of the African people. Check the http://www.africanvibes.com/ to read more

About KiRette

Welcome to a new kind of fashion that gives and never stops giving. Brought to you by two profoundly grounded and incessantly recourceful ladies: Kibonen Nfi and Anrette Ngafor.

KiRette is an inspiration drawn from the "TOGHU" - a colorful and intricately hand embrioded robe typically worn on special occasions in the native Western Highlands Region in Cameroon, West Africa. KC signature style is a one-of-a-kind ethical brand label that specializes in tailored, handcrafted and limited edition pieces and strides boldly across racial and cultural boarders to display the originality of tradition and the vibrancy of contemporay styles, bringing African sexy back to the wardrobe and catwalk.

The heart of KC is to use fashion as a means to highlight the value of African tailors, to increase productivity and improve the lifestyle of its people. These tailors are placed above minimum wage to add value to their skill.
Secondly, to reach out and support non profit organizations that provide opportunities to assist and develope Africa and other parts of the world in one way or another.

The trendy and edgy colors of KC is a symbol of happiness and unity in diversity.
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Thank you, Team KC.