The best independent fashion designers come together twice a year during New York Fashion Week to showcase their collections at the award-winning Nolcha Fashion Week. Held at the sleek venue, ARTBEAM, this year’s designers showcased their 2016 Fall/Winter collections. Di Yusupoff, who designs under the label Sabina Yusupova, was one of the dynamic independent designers I had the pleasure of […]

We kicked off Nolcha Fashion Week with a solo show featuring Rohitava Banerjee, a 19-year-old New Yorker. Making his NYFW debut, Banerjee showcased a collection inspired by Greece, its people, its mythology, its present, and the death of their current economy. The show was broken down into five parts, each one symbolizing one of the five Grecian rivers to the […]

Nolcha Fashion Week is a great place to discover new and emerging designers during New York Fashion Week. In addition to Katty Xiomara’s show, we also attended Nolcha’s ‘Ones to Watch’ collective show. The runway included the brands Monstruosité, B’Venaj Designs, Gregory Apparel, Oiselle, JBurgos, and Charles & Ron. At the end of the runway show, the second annual Project […]

I first heard of Katty Xiomara a year ago and I was very impressed with her designs. This year during New York Fashion Week I was very fortunate to attend the presentation of her Spring/Summer 2015 collection as part of Nolcha Fashion Week and finally get to see her clothing in person. My expectations going into the show were already high […]

Fashion week in New York is never complete without Nolcha Fashion Week. This season Nolcha Fashion Week exceeded our expectations. The presenting sponsor, RUSK, was joined by official sponsors: Smartwater, DonQ Rum, Air Europa, Defiant Whisky, Medical Aesthetics, Ono E-Cigs, Skinny Girl Sparklers, and Fashionmonitor.com. I attended the final show of the evening which featured five designers returning to Nolcha […]

Nolcha Fashion Week showcases the best of global independent fashion designers during New York Fashion Week. The event featured 13 designer runway shows at Pier 59 Studios and is presented by Rusk. Top celebrities braved the snow to check out some of the shows, including Zendaya, Jennie Garth, Kelly Rutherford, and Kat Graham, to name a few. Manhattan with a […]

Written by Marcella Elbaum While we love runway shows that showcase the risqué and obscure, we also enjoy seeing designers’ fashion-forward looks that we could actually wear ourselves without getting a fine for indecent exposure, or having to be six feet tall and get a Brazilian wax. Luckily, Nolcha Fashion Week offers a platform for talented designers to showcase their innovative, creative and […]

Nolcha Fashion Week came to an amazing close with Danilo Gabrielli, and his grant of a 10,000th Make-a-Wish. The runway was teeming with 70’s inspired wear, with a clear display of right-above-the-knee length dresses, skirts and shorts. The models strutted to classic hits such as “These Boots Are made For Walkin’,” donning bold eyes and lips, and teased, voluminous, curled hair […]

Everyone knows all about Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, but there is an equally captivating show — Nolcha Fashion Week, which showcases up and coming independent designers. Nolcha put on five shows last Wednesday at Pier 59 Studios, each promoting multiple designers and we were lucky enough to attend one of the shows. Kelly Rutherford was in attendance at […]

Last week, a very privileged group of writers were invited to check out some of the companies that will be participating in Nolcha Fashion Week in September at La Marina NYC. Luckily, Manhattan with a Twist was among the lucky group able to attend. First and foremost, La Marina is a special retreat away from the bustling city. An easy […]