>>> FROM NEW YORK TO LONDON,
PARIS TO MILAN, CITIES AROUND
THE WORLD ARE HOSTING FASHION
WEEK.
DALLAS IS ONE OF THEM.
DALLAS FASHION WEEK WILL
SHOWCASE FASHION TALENT FROM
AROUND THE WORLD AND, OF COURSE,
HERE LOCALLY. JOINING US IS THE CEO, NATALYA
NOVA.
IT’S NICE TO MEET YOU. WHY DO YOU THINK DALLAS DESERVES
TO BE RECOGNIZED WHEN IT COMES
TO FASHION?
>> FIRST OF ALL, DALLAS IS SO MUCH GROWING.
THERE’S SO MUCH HISTORY. THERE’S SO MUCH CULTURE.
I JUST THINK HISTORICALLY, THIS
REGION WAS FOCUSING ON THE OIL
AND GAS INDUSTRY.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, FASHION IS SPLIT BETWEEN EAST,
LIKE THE COAST. I STRONGLY BELIEVE WE HAVE
BACKGROUND, WE HAVE ALL ECONOMIC
PARAMETERS, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO DRESS UP.
>> VERY WELL, LIKE YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. EVERY TIME I GO TO EVENTS, I SEE
ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN AND
HANDSOME GUYS WHO ARE -- GIVE ME
A REASON TO DRESS NICELY.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> WE HAVE TALENTED PEOPLE.
WHAT I SEE, IT WASN’T ENOUGH SUPPORT.
OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE THE
ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE CAN
SHINE.
IT’S NOT A TYPICAL FASHION WEEK. IT’S EXPLORING THE TALENTS,
CREATE FOR THEM OPPORTUNITY TO
GROW.
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL MISSION.
IT’S MORE THAN JUST -- IT’S MORE
THAN SHOW.
IT’S MORE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
>> I LOVE THAT WE ARE GIVING AN
OPPORTUNITY AND A PLATFORM FOR
SO MANY DESIGNERS.
TELL ME ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE
DESIGNERS THAT MIGHT BE
FEATURED. >> I WILL NAME OFF A COUPLE OF
MY FAVORITES.
WE HAVE SALVADOR AND LEATHER BY VAL.
WE HAVE 20 DESIGNERS IN ALL. CHECK OUT OUR SHOW TO SEE ALL OF
THE DESIGNERS.
>> ALSO, THE MODELS ARE A PART
OF THE PERFORMANCE.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO MODELS
EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING TO BE
SHOWN?
>> WE GO BY NOT JUST THE WALK.
WE GO BY MULTIPLE THINGS FROM
THEIR WALK, FROM THEIR LOOK, ARE THEY ABLE TO SELL THE ITEM THEY
ARE PUTTING ON? THAT’S THE MAIN GOAL IS TO SELL
THE ITEM AND CONFIDENCE.
A LOT OF THINGS I LOOK AT IS,
ARE THEY EXPERIENCED, NOT
EXPERIENCED, ARE THEY COMING TO
THE SHOW -- THE CASTING AND
WALKING GOOD OR ARE THEY DOING
THE MOST?
I NOTICE SOME OF THE CASTINGS I
HAVE DONE AND SOME MODELS SHOW
US AND THEY WILL DO SPINS AND
TWISTS AND ALL THAT. WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR THAT.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SIMPLE
WALK.
SIMPLICITY AT BEST.
THAT’S THINGS WE LOOK FOR.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE OUT OF
TIME.
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO TALK
ABOUT.
I WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE THINGS.
THERE ARE VIP PACKAGES THAT ARE
OPEN FOR PEOPLE.
WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF TICKET
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU.
THE BEST WAY TO GET TICKETS IS WHAT?
>> GO TO OUR WEBSITE.
DALLASFASHIONWEEK.ORG.
PURCHASE AUTHENTIC TICKETS.
SOME PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO --
>> MAKING FAKE TICKETS.
IT COULD HAPPEN IN DALLAS, NOT
JUST NEW YORK.
>> IT’S HAPPENING EVERYWHERE.
THAT’S WHY WE MAKE CLEAR STATEMENT, ORIGINAL TICKETS FOR
DALLAS FASHION WEEK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
IN. >> THANK YOU.
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