International Fashion Tips its Hat to Australian Designer

With a Kentucky Derby solo exhibition, a new collection of millinery and hat & handbag ensembles to be launched at New York’s Couture Fashion Week this September, a documentary film and a glorious coffee table book of her images in the pipeline, the story of Miranda Green Millinery combines creativity and integrity with just a dash of the entrepreneur.


After Miranda Green launched MGmillinery in 1997, this self-taught Western Australian milliner has produced two seasonal collections per year, with sales extending from the fashionable streets of Sydney to New York City’s financial district and Louisville, Kentucky for the big Derby race in May. Her coffee table book, “A Milliner’s Tale”, showcases a stunning array of designs and will be published in July 2006. The documentary, which has tracked MGmillinery’s progress since February 2004, will film the lead up to New York’s Couture Fashion Week covering the 5-day event itself, ending after the Champagne Fashion Brunch Sunday runway show on September 10th.


Establishing MGmillinery and developing its international profile is based on enhancing women’s self esteem through Green’s creations. Clients love MGM because the hats are crafted to accentuate a woman’s individuality and style, ranging from classic, feminine or funky, to works of art with sculptural lines designed for the fantasy world of the catwalk.


Green’s focus on individuality is the key, and it has her customers leaving Miranda’s studio rooms always ‘feeling good’ about their look. Green’s belief in this approach is backed by her use of amateurs of various body types ranging in age from 18 to 61 to model her designs on her website www.mirandagreenmillinery.com.au as well as in all MGmillinery promotions.


MGmillinery’s striking Couture Collection and stylish Resort and Green Girl label headwear favours natural fibres such as Australian wool, linen, velvet, and sumptuous silks. The hats are all hand made by Green, assisted by her Tibetan husband and her millinery team in her Fremantle studio. In line with Green’s business ethics and a typical Australian “fair go” attitude, a future goal of the business is to establish an MGmillinery workshop in India, providing opportunities for local Tibetan women to gain skills and experience in the industry, leading to rewarding and life enhancing employment within their community.


“We are very excited to be able to bring a milliner of such a caliber to be part of our fashion shows,” says producer Andres Aquino "…the show is sure to attract accessories buyers from many high-end boutiques as well as upscale women who love the glamour of beautiful designer hats.”


Miranda Green’s runway show part of Couture Fashion Week, will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 8:30 p.m. at the Westside Loft, 336 West 37th Street, New York City. For further information, contact info@usafashionshows.com


Press and wholesale fashion buyers: please e-mail or fax with name and company details (including tax resale number) for accreditation (subject to verification) to info@usafashionshows.com or Fax 212.202.4604.We will confirm by e-mail.
Editors: Hi-res photos are available upon request.

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USA International Fashion Shows, created by Andres Aquino, produces an exciting series of runway fashion shows year round featuring both national and international designers of couture and finely tailored garments and distinctive accessories. Collections are presented in beautiful settings in New York City before audiences of VIPs, the international press and upscale fashion and boutique buyers. Events are co-sponsored by Fashion Syndicate Press, founded in 1997, and serving the press with photos and feature articles covering fashion shows in all major fashion capitals. Its web site, www.fashionshowroom.com is one of the most visited fashion portals on the internet.


A limited number of tickets to this fashion event are available to the general public and may be purchased online at www.usafashionshows.com/showschedules.htm
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