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Diverse Designers at Nolcha Fashion Week 2012

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Held simultaneously with Mercedes-Benz fashion week, Nolcha Fashion Week gives independent fashion designers an opportunity to showcase their new and exciting looks for the upcoming season. The most recent Nolcha runway event, held February 9th, 2012 marked eleven seasons and almost six years for Nolcha Fashion Week. This year, for the first time, the event was held at the Ailey Studios by Lincoln center. The featured designers had diverse cultural backgrounds ranging from Turkey, Greece, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Italy, Guatemala and different regions of the United States. A portion of the 3:30pm runaway show featured two Latina designers Rebeca Tiago and Charlyn Castro-Rojas , which drew the support and attention of celebrity Adrienne Bailon. Adrienne even attended the Nolcha event wearing a stunning dress by Rebeca Tiago. The popular 6:30pm runway show featured Italian designer, Danilo Gabrielli , whose collection blended elements of both rustic Italian an