Successes 2014-2015

Fusion is Winning Fashion and Business for the Palm Beaches & Florida

Success follows Palm Beach International Fashion Week produced by Lilyana Eisele. Some designers have more than doubled their business size and expanded production by 150%. Many of the designers are Florida based and also produce their lines in Florida as well. Many times the materials to create the line are bought from Florida businesses as well. This supports other businesses and also creates jobs which support our communities.

Another fashion designer from last year’s show has been picked up by fashion legend Kenneth Cole to produce a highly specialized line. The all new limited production line is due to be released in New York later this year. Each piece for the new line is hand made in the Palm Beaches. So far hundreds have been made and it is anticipated that popularity will increase production well into the thousands. For one-of-a-kind handmade production this is quite an accomplishment for any fashion designer.

Men's swimwear designer Ivan Sanchez Hernandez was recently featured in an editorial in New York's Style Guide with several models from the show. Author and photographer Criss Gomez was also one of the house photographers selected for the fashion week. 

Even show producer, Lilyana Eisele, was interviewed and published in Everybody Magazine. When it comes to bringing fashion to Palm Beach she was hailed by the magazine editor as “the matriarch of it all.” The article further cites the Palm Beaches as one of the most beautiful and fashionable places on Earth.

After showing in Palm Beach International Fashion Week fashion designer Luis Aponte was named Best Emerging Fashion Designer in Miami. He has gone on to be published in an editorial in Paradise City - 1968 Magazine featuring his retro high style fashion designs. He also dresses some of the most noteworthy women in Miami and the Palm Beaches.

Authentic Egyptian jewelry and accessory designer Julie Acosta of Amoura was named Miami's Accessories Designer for 2014 by RAW Artists. She was also published in Latina Magazine recently. Her accessories were included in a fashion feature article of hot accessory for this summer. Amoura was featured on the runway for Palm Beach International Fashion Week 2014 which gave show goers the first chance to have gotten a jump on the upcoming 2015 hit trend.

Upcycle fashion designer Dawn Heisler of It’s Me Designs couldn’t have known at the time of her show in PBIFW. One of her models from her show, Tom Donaldson, would go on to land the roll of baseball commissioner in the new HBO TV series Ballers with an estimated 2.2 million views. Pieces from her line including the stardom model have been published in the Magazine Life and the Single Parent.  

These are just a few of the highlight results of last year’s fashion week produced by Lilyana Eisele at Fusion Fashion & Art Productions. This year she is adding Palm Beach Swim Week to the roster of annual shows and once again previewing the trends that will be the biggest hits in the coming seasons. The new swim week is this November 5^th – 8^th at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in downtown West Palm Beach.

The legendary Palm Beach International Fashion Week previously known as Fashion Week Palm Beach will have a new schedule in February of 2016. For information on both shows and it’s producer go to www.FusionFashionAndArt.com or www.PalmBeachInternationalFashionWeek.com or www.PalmBeachSwimWeek.com or call 561-412-6139.