If you didn’t get out to visit the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2008 at the beginning of this month, you missed a lot. It wasn’t all about the cars or the new innovations in the auto industry in recent years. It was a “coming together” of some of the biggest names in fashion from all over the world at one event.
The Baby Phat brand name is just one of the more recognizable monikers you would’ve seen at the show. A full line of outfits and designs by Baby Phat’s Kimora Lee Simmons graced some leggy and beautiful models on the runway at the prestigious Roseland Ballroom in New York City. You probably wouldn’t recognize the names of the models showcasing the avant garde clothing, but you may have been slightly star-struck by some of the faces that were in the front row. Tyra Banks, Vivica A. Fox, Victoria Silverstedt and several others watched as Baby Phat’s latest designs pranced on the runway.
But one of the big stories is the designer herself. Kimora Lee Simmons is half-African-American mixed with one-quarter Japanese and one-quarter Korean ethnicities. She began modeling informally at the age of 11 and received her first modeling contract at age 13 with Chanel. Less than a year later, she went to Paris, one of the fashion design capitals of the world , and began working under world-renowned designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Kimora began Baby Phat clothing in 1999. Since then, she has also introduced two new and decadent fragrances for women: Goddess and Golden Goddess. She also stars in her own reality TV series entitled Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane.
If you don’t want to miss this kind of talent again, start making plans now to attend next year’s Fashion Week. There are always exciting events in store each year that are sure to please anybody. See your local Mercedes-Benz dealer for the latest information about other events in the upcoming year, too!
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