SIZZLING, COLORFUL, READY-TO-WEAR LINE TO DEBUT AT HEYDARI AND HELIAS BOUTIQUES- GEORGETOWN & D.C.’S UNION STATION LOCATIONS

(Washington, D.C. June 8, 2006) –Mariam Heydari, owner of Heydari and Helias Boutiques in the Washington, D.C. area, announced today that Grace Edwards’ collection “Hot Cities / Hot Spices” will be available at her two boutique locations beginning Friday, June 9, 2006.

The collection, “Hot Cities / Hot Spices”, designed by Ms. Edwards, is a colorful, exotic, and ethnic focused collection that can be described as strictly fun, flirty looks for the woman who not only is daring but also young at heart.

Ms. Edwards, who is an avant-garde designer, and one of three entrepreneurs featured on the AOL/Entrepreneur.com online reality series, The Startup (AOL Keyword: startup), is thrilled to be associated with two boutiques that specialize in trendy, high-end and eclectic collections. Ms. Edwards states, “This is another exciting opportunity to introduce my fashions to a new audience, and at the same time creates a greater awareness for the Grace Edwards brand”.

Ms. Edwards will be making an appearance to launch the collection on Friday, June 9, 2006 at Heydari Boutique in Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and later that afternoon at Helias Boutique on 1338 Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For more information on this event, please contact Mariam Heydari at Heydari Boutique at (202) 682-2030 or (202) 333-1241.
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Grace Edwards New York, Inc. specializes in custom designed ready-to-wear and couture fashions for women, with a showroom located at 155 8th Avenue (between 17th & 18th Streets) in New York. She also maintains an online presence at www.graceedwards.com.


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