Big Apple Film Festival
Debonair Magazine Presents: A Night of Fashion, Shopping, and Film
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Thursday, May 13th: Manhattan's most fashion forward guests gathered at The Gates last night for a night of fashion, shopping, and film, hosted by Eddie Hertzman, Stacy Igel and Esther Silber. The evening honored the launch of the highly anticipated online retailer Envite, the premier of the award-winning dark comedy, The Living Wake, as well as the re-launch of Debonairmag.com.
Debonair Magazine, the men's fashion, lifestyle and culture publication, offers debonairmag.com - for those who aspire to be sophisticated in nature and polished in manner. With a unique angle on content, featuring lifestyle tips regardless of budget, Debonair positions itself to be a comprehensive resource for men.
Envite.com, the Envitation only e-commerce website, is a unique members-only shopping experience for exclusive high-end fashion, offering 55 to 80 percent off typical retail pricing. Fashion items will be available for sale on time based events lasting 24 to 48 hours and are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. With on-hand merchandise and key strategic partners, Envite.com will be able to ship merchandise within 24 hours.
The Living Wake premiers in theaters May 14th, 2010. Directed by award-winning director Sol Tryon (Heineken Red Star Award - Cinevegas Internation Film Festival) and starring award-winning actor Jesse Eisenberg (Rising Star Award - Vail Film Festival), this dark comedy has won for its comedic vision (Austin Film Festival), as well as, awarded Best Film (Big Apple Film Festival) and the audience award (Woodstock Film Festival). Check it out here: The Living Wake
*photo 2: Ami Ankin (producer of Living Wake) and Founder Boy Meets Girl, Stacy Igel
DRESSED Documentary Premiere at Big Apple Film Festival
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Onerock Moving Pictures documentary DRESSED premiered at the Big Apple Film Festival on November 3rd at the Tribeca Cinemas to a sold out theater and a star-studded event.
DRESSED was selected from 700 films that were submitted from the New York City independent film community, as well as, additional selections from across the country and around the world to be screened at the Big Apple Film Festival.
DRESSED is the much buzzed about documentary that tells the touching and inspirational story of Laotian-American fashion designer, Nary Manivong, who defies the odds of a broken childhood and homelessness to follow his dream of showing his collection at New York’s Fashion Week and launching his brand. The documentary was fluid, had a great soundtrack by Chris Orazi and Sink to See, brought tears to your eyes, and made you laugh with Manivong's infectious smile.
The Big Apple Film Festival screening was an absolute smash hit with ticket goers. New York’s finest with fashionable attendees including; socialite Ally Hilfiger, Project Runway’s favorite fashion designer Malan Breton, and the ever so glamorous fashion designer Loris Diran (whose designs have been featured in A Devil Wear’s Prada). Top industry experts, who happen to be part of the cast, also attended; industry consultant George Furlan, Janet Mock of People.com, and Mickey Boardman of Paper Magazine, along with other castmates; director David Swajeski, executive producer Maryanne Grisz, and fashion designer Nary Manivong.
FYI: The cast of DRESSED includes industry experts from Fern Mallis, Senior Vice President of IMG Fashion; Ohio designer Nanette Lepore; Author Mary Gehlhar “Fashion Designer’s Survival Guide”; Simon Collins, Dean of Fashion for Parsons, The New School for Design; Simon Doonan, Creative Director of Barneys New York, author of four books and columnist for The New York Observer; Stylist Robert Verdi; Anastasia Griffith from the NBC show Trauma; Jason Napier of the band Sink to See; President of The Fashion Group International, Margaret Hayes and fashion writer Lynn Yaeger.
*photos courtesy of PMc by JP Pullos
*photo 1: Ally Hilfiger and Nary Manivong
*photo 2: Mickey Boardman and Loris Diran
*photo 3: Malan Breton
