Fashion News

New York, NY (September 15, 2008) – This season, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week featured talented designers from near and far. They brought their International collections to the runways in Bryant Park, reaffirming New York ’s status as the fashion “melting pot.” Designers representing Brazil, Russia, India, Israel, Korea, Vietnam, China, UK, Spain and Australia joined American and already internationally recognized designers Michael Kors, Donna Karan, Betsey Johnson, Diane Von Furstenburg, Carolina Herrera, Vera Wang, Philip Lim, Peter Som and Zac Posen among others. On the schedule for the first time were new talents such as Michael Angel, Andy and Deb, Aurelio Costerella, and Omnialuo Zheng Luo.

“It was a great combination of cultures and creativity on display in the tents of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. And it was thrilling to see some new talent make its mark, and observe a younger generation in NY get better each season…and the iconic designers…still at the top of their game” said Fern Mallis, Senior Vice President of IMG Fashion.

"Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York continues to be the premier event that showcases the latest fashion trends, said Lisa Holladay, Brand Experience Manager for Mercedes-Benz." "From our backstage Star Lounge to the world’s top designers to the trend-setting people who attend, we are proud to be the title sponsor of such an amazing week long series of events and runway shows."

This season Mercedes-Benz had a number of activities under the tents. In the lobby they featured a 2009 CLS63 AMG was on display showing the connection between Ralph Rucci, this season’s Mercedes-Benz Presents Designer and the quality craftsmanship of a Mercedes-Benz AMG vehicle. The lobby also featured the limited edition 2009 S550 part of SAKs Key to the Cure program, which included a display that showcased video from Lori Raimondo’s road trip and blog www.kttcroadtrip.com. Throughout the week, Mercedes-Benz played host to VIPs and celebrities in the backstage Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge designed by Laura Kirar and provided the must-have accessory for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week – limited edition, politically inspired pins with slogans such as ‘Read My Lips: No Shoe Taxes’ and ‘NYC is Fashion Country’.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicked off with a sparkling celebration of the 70^th Anniversary of the beloved classic movie, The Wizard of Oz. Top designers re-invented the “Ruby Slipper” and the shoes were on display in the lobby around the center fountain after being featured during the official kick off party of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Saks Fifth Avenue ’s shoe floor and in its windows.

The world’s leading journalists, editors, producers and retailers shared the front row with celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Uma Thurman, Lindsay Lohan, Heidi Klum, Eva Longoria, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Samantha Ronson, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Sean Combs, Juliette Lewis, Lauren Hutton, Stephanie Seymour, Mary-Kate Olsen, Gavin DeGraw, Blake Lively, Nicole Richie, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, Julia Stiles, Claire Danes, Mark Ronson, Chase Crawford, Bette Midler, Leighton Messer, John Legend, Deborah Cox, Natasha Bedingfield, Brandy, Ana Ortiz, Mark Ilgado, Aubrey O’Day, Zoe Saldana, Ryan Lochte, Nastia Liukin, Tinsley Mortimer, Leven Rambin, Perry Reeves, Natalie Cole, Matthew Settle, Robert Buckley, Amanda Beard, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Szhor, Cassie, Olivia Palermo, Bernadette Peters, Keri Hilson, among others.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week would not be possible without the generous support of its sponsors. The hospitality, services, products, samples and amenities the sponsors provided contributed to make an exciting week of shows as enjoyable and pleasant as possible for all attendees.

The American Express Skybox perched high above the catwalk, behind specially coated two way glass built between the Tent and the Promenade venues was designed by Desiron was where Gold, Platinum and Centurion card members. Mingling with Hosts and Fashion Insiders, Kate Nobelius and Kate Schelter, guests were able to watch shows with an unrivaled view while enjoying food and special cocktails in addition to meeting fashion luminaries such as Fern Mallis, Robert Verdi, Linda Fargo, Pamela Pekerman, André Leon Talley, designers Vena Cava and Joanna Mastroianni and athletes Venus Williams and Ryan Lochte.

This season, OfficeMax brought the hottest accessories to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with three new lines of fashion-forward work supplies. Editors, buyers and fashion followers alike were taking notes in style as OfficeMax equipped them with newly designed notebooks and a place to work in the OfficeMax lounge.

The starlets weren’t the only objects sparkling at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week this season. All the glitz and glam shined from the Judith Ripka boutique in the lobby where they previewed their newest 18k Couture Collection to the fashion forward attendees.

Nothing was sweeter than LU Biscuits under the tents. In addition to satisfying the sweet tooth’s of many, the scrumptious French cookie partnered with the hottest, emerging designer, Erin Fetherson, to announce her design for a limited-edition package of LU products (to be released in 2009).

No woman could have survived the hustle, bustle and rain throughout the week without stopping by the TRESemmé mini-salon. At the salon guests picked up some great TRESemmé products and got a quick touch up before the shows.

After a long day of show hopping, there is nothing more comfortable than putting on fashion’s favorite flip flop – Havaianas. In their “Make Your Own Havaianas” booth fashion followers customized a pair of limited edition Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Havaianas. Inspired by the New York City skyline, guests could select a variety of foot beds and vibrant straps in silver, black, navy, white and gold metallics.

The W Hotels VIP Backstage Lounge was a place to see and be seen. Jennifer Lopez, Renee Zellweger, Uma Thurman and Blake Lively were just some of the stars that stopped by before and after the shows to enjoy the "global glam" W Hotels experience.

Attendees of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York indulged in several signature cocktails and beverages throughout the week including Peroni, selected Rioja wines, the Imperia Mojito, the Chambord Velvet Jack, French Martini, Chambord Patio and everyone’s all natural refreshment, Evian. Additionally, VIPs, celebrities and models stayed alert throughout the week with invigorating, refreshing and high-caffeine beverages by BAWLS Guarana.

This season was one of the most successful yet for M·A·C Cosmetics. With over 180 M·A·C artists they styled the makeup for 85 shows – a record for the company!

The YKK zipper played a key role as the proud fastener of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. YKK zippers were everywhere in the tents and most notably in the lobby on the unique Zipper dress. YKK is a strong supporter of the fashion industry now and into the future.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week’s line up of designers included Michael Angel, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Perry Ellis, Yigal Azrouёl Women, Duckie Brown, Rubin Singer, B. Michael, Nicole Miller, Erin Fetherston, Academy of Art University, Venexiana, Lacoste, Charlotte Ronson, Toni Maticevski, Abaeté, Andy & Debb, Rosa Chá, Verrier, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Rock & Republic, Lela Rose, DKNY, Tracy Reese, Terexov, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, Diane Von Furstenberg, Y-3, Akiko Ogawa., Tibi, Miss Sixty, Thuy, Twinkle by Wenlan, Carolina Herrera, Peter Som, Jill Stuart, Sergio Davila, Diesel Black Gold, Luca Luca, Yeohlee, Z Zegna, Tony Cohen, Ports 1961, Gottex, Cynthia Steffe, Matthew Williamson, Monique Lhuillier, Iódice, Betsey Johnson, Dennis Basso, Joanna Mastroianni, MAX AZRIA, Vivienne Tam, Brian Reyes, Michael Kors, Nanette Lepore, Richard Chai, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Carlos Miele, Pamella Roland, Milly by Michelle Smith, Anna Sui, Mara Hoffman, Malan Breton, Vera Wang, Naeem Khan, Rebecca Taylor, Reem Acra, Calvin Klein, Leifsdottir, Chris Han, Custo Barcelona, Zac Posen, Aurelio Costarella, Project Runway, Ralph Lauren, Tadashi Shoji, Sabyasachi, Carmen Marc Valvo, Donna Karan Collection, Badgley Mischka, Yigal Azrouёl Men, Omnialuo Zheng Luo and Chado Ralph Rucci, this season's Mercedes-Benz Presents designer.

Title sponsor Mercedes-Benz was joined by DHL, American Express, M·A·C Cosmetics, Judith Ripka, YKK, W Hotels Worldwide, Havaianas, TRESemmé, BlackBerry® and T-Mobile USA INC., OfficeMax, Seoul Metropolitan Government, LU Biscuits, Evian ® Natural Spring Water, Peroni, The Wines of Rioja, Imperia Vodka, Chambord, and BAWLS Guarana as well as the following media outlets The New York Times, Women’s Wear Daily, Full Frontal Fashion, ULTRA HD, Getty Images and The Insider.

JASON DUSSAULT ON A&E’s HIT TV SHOW

GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS

July 27

Los Angeles, CA, (O7/18/2008) Dussault Apparel, Inc. [OTC: BB DUSS] – Dussault Apparel™ Founder and Head Designer Jason Dussault is pleased to announce that he will be on the television series Gene Simmons Family Jewels on Sunday, July 27, 2008. The episode is entitled, X-Gene.

X-Gene Synopsis: After Gene takes Sophie shopping, he gets the idea to penetrate the snowboarding industry with his MoneyBag™ clothing line. Gene and business partners Jason Dussault and Tony Roman head to Whistler, Canada , to find the "face" of their new apparel line. Check local listings for broadcast time.

Gene Simmons Family Jewels, www.aetv.com/familyjewels, is the award winning hit reality TV series starring legendary rock star Gene Simmons and his unconventional family. This is the second of two episodes in the current season featuring Jason Dussault and the Dussault Apparel™ and Gene Simmons MoneyBag™ brands.

Dussault states, “It is always a great working with Gene and his production team, and being on the show is incredible exposure for Dussault Apparel™ and MoneyBag™ brand awareness as the show has a huge audience and is seen in several countries.”

Dussault continues, “I have always looked up to Gene as a role model. My teenage dreams became a reality when I got to meet the man himself and we hit it off, the result being the MoneyBag™ label which we launched in May 2007. We have established a very close friendship and working relationship and my respect and admiration for his business acumen goes up each time I am with him. I am very excited about the MoneyBag™ line and the new directions we are expanding into with it.” www.genesimmonsmoneybag.com

Gene Simmons has owned the trademarked MoneyBag™ logo for over 25 years, and uses it on his magazines, book imprints, record company and other areas. Until he met Jason Dussault, he held off on going out into the marketplace with a street wear line. Simmons comments, “It has to do with finding a kindred spirit. And, Jason is it. He and I share a passion for only doing things in life that mean something. Together we are creating cutting edge, in-your-face fashions that were launched in the US at the Dussault Melrose store opening in November and Gene Simmons Family Jewels was there for the party.”

Gene Simmons co-founded KISS 34 years ago. It continues to be the Juggernaut of licensing and merchandising and has just come off of the 5x Platinum selling KISSOLOGY DVD Box Set, which debuted at #1, and the 3x Platinum KISS ALIVE I, II, III, IV box set. Among other activities: KISS COMICS GROUP joint venture, the SIMMONS COMICS GROUP joint venture, SIMMONS ABRAMSON MARKETING (which does worldwide branding/marketing for the INDY RACING LEAGUE), the TV series GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS, and the cartoon MY DAD THE ROCK STAR on Nickelodeon. Simmons is a Venture Capital advisor, Real Estate developer and the man with the most prodigious tongue on the planet.

Gene Simmons Family Jewels was honored with a Bronze Award by the 29th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional and cable TV programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. For this award Gene Simmons Family Jewels was chosen from more than 14,000 entries from around the world. A&E reports that the Gene Simmons Family Jewels second episode was #1 most viewed among all cable networks in the 10 pm hour among adults 25 thru 54 years of age.

Dussault Apparel, Inc., is a designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of high-end quality apparel, its expanding product line includes custom designed hoodies, jeans, jewelry, t-shirts, hats and leather goods. An accelerated growth company, Dussault Apparel, Inc. trades on the Nasdaq OTC: BB as DUSS.

www.dussaultapparel.com

SlingEZee® Brand Recreated For Fashion Conscious Comfort Seekers!

Just in Time for Summer, the SlingEZee Brand Releases New, Stylish Slings Comfortable for Both Parent and Child

Los Angeles, CA - May, 2007 - Does anyone really still believe that there is no beauty without

pain? In regards to baby carriers and slings, though there are plenty of cute and stylish versions available in the current market, unfortunately there are few that actually combine comfort and style. Now, thanks to the new and improved SlingEZee® brand baby slings, struggling parents with aching shoulders and stiff necks can be introduced to the glamour and glory of a proud mother or father wearing their child in a sling - a comfortable sling, that is also colorful and stylistically pleasing to the eye!

The SlingEZee, Rebranded

SlingEZee, the innovative and functional baby sling popular with active parents for over 20 years, has been recreated in the hands of its new owners Mark and Rebecca Miller. Since their acquisition of the brand in January 2007, SlingEZee is now more chic and functional than ever before! There are many types of slings available today, but the SlingEZee brand is one of the first to actually accommodate to the comfort needs of both baby and parent! Finally parents can have the best of both worlds - style and a comfortable, easy way to be close to their child!

The Miller's began their relationship with the SlingEZee brand as avid advocates of the sling and proponents to the benefits of wearing one's baby. Mark and Rebecca began selling the sling from the back of their car, as everyone who saw them wearing the SlingEZee wanted one! After seeing how popular the sling was, they then began selling them from their online website, www.NurturedFamily.com. The bond that was formed between the Miller's and the SlingEZee brand became so solid that when the original owner decided to leave the company, she asked Mark and Rebecca to take over and sold the brand to them. From that moment in 2007 on, the Miller's have recreated a popular line that seemed a bit stuck in time, into a more current and up-to-date line of slings that is cooperative with all sizes and ways to wear a child!

Padding and Sizing - The Essentials to a Comfortable Sling!

Not only are SlingEZees made in many different colors and prints, but they are also padded as to aid in the comfort of wearing a baby sling. Wearing an unpadded sling can become

uncomfortable and painful for both the parent and baby, and SlingEZee has always taken this into account. With SlingEZee slings, the red lines seen on a baby's skin after a while of being in a sling are gone, along with the parent's shoulder aches! Though padding does add comfort, it can also add bulk, so the new line has a shrunken shoulder pad, decreasing bulk but not taking away from comfort. The shoulder padding also allows for the sling to stay spread across the back and not bunch-up, which can cause unnecessary discomfort. Now, the baby's weight is distributed equally and remains this way during any sort of daily task. The rail padding that goes around the baby's legs and head is a little lighter but softer than before, so that the baby stays comfortable and an unused sling easily fits in to a diaper bag! Most importantly, the padding has been repositioned so that now the sling can be tightened more, keeping baby snug against their parent's chest, making it easier to wear a baby for a longer period of time, comfortably and hands-free!

Most sling brands claim that "one size fits all", but most people know that this statement, despite what item it is referring to, is hardly ever true. Especially when it comes to padded slings! The great thing about the new SlingEZee sling is that it comes in five different sizes. When a sling is the proper size, a baby can be worn snug so the parent can be hands-free and comfortable. When a sling is too big the baby tends to hang too low or away from the adult, causing back pain and other uncomfortable and unsafe issues. As everyone knows, safety is a huge concern shared by all parents, but thanks to SlingEZee, all parents who wear this revamped sling brand can rest assured that their child is safe and comfortable in a SlingEZee sling worn properly!

SlingEZee slings are available online at www.SlingEZee.com and retail at around $55.00 for their vibrant solid colors, and $59.00 for their beautiful printed slings. All purchased slings come with an instructional DVD that explains how to correctly wear a SlingEZee sling and demonstrates the many different ways to wear a baby. Sizes range from X-Petite to X-Long.

Showered with Gifts, Hollywood Babies Get Wrapped Up in Kangaroo Towel

Los Angeles, CA -- This week Hollywood is welcoming its latest and littlest celebrity stars in comfort and style with a baby gift box filled with infant luxuries including The Kangaroo Towel ™ that are making the lives of their famous first-time moms and dads easier and drier. And now other babies can indulge in the same extravagance!

The Kangaroo Towel is a luxurious baby towel with a pouch for your precious baby. Mom or dad can wear the Kangaroo Towel while bathing the baby in order to keep them dry. When bath time is over, simply lift the baby out of the tub and place them into the Kangaroo Towel which is equipped with a hoodie to make sure every inch of them stays warm on their trip to the changing table.. It's for you, but really, it's all about the little one!

Celebrity parents (and soon-to-be) who have received the Kangaroo Towel include: Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Jessica Alba, Matthew McConaughey, Christina Aguilera, Nicole Ritchie, Jodie Sweetin, Cate Blanchett, Gwen Stefani, Angelina Jolie, Ali Landry, Melissa Joan Hart and Nancy Grace. "New parents are always on the lookout for items that are both useful and innovative," said Sharon Vinderine,creator of The Kangaroo Towel. "It's an honor to include The Kangaroo Towel in a celebrity gift box to such a discerning group of parents who -like any loving parent - want the best for their baby."

Available for purchase online at: www.mom4life.com (search: kangaroo towel)

MSRP: $48.00, white with yellow trim; pink; blue

For more informtation on the Kangaroo Towel, please visit www.smallmadesimple

The WubbaNub™ Family is Growing!
Trebco Specialty Products Have Expanded Their Brand with Two Products Essential for Every WubbaNub Loving Family

Connecticut (March 2008) - If you haven't seen it yet, it will surely catch your eye soon. The wubbanub group cute and cuddly, colorful plush animal attached to a Soothie Pacifier is the talk of the billion dollar baby industry, and the WubbaNub™ brand is expanding! Now, in order to help parents with the seemingly impossible task of weaning their children off of a pacifier, the Trebco Specialty Product line is releasing the Wubbie™ Blanket! In addition to this transitional product, the brand is releasing the WubbaNub™ Pacifier Pouch - a soft and clean storage place for a child's precious WubbaNub!

A WubbaNub Update
The WubbaNub, brainchild of mom-preneur Carla Schneider, has been hot on the market for seven years now. The WubbaNub is sold in the hottest boutiques around the country including the celebrity-saturated Kitson in Los Angeles, and is in the hands of hip celebrity moms like Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Christina Aguilera. The WubbaNub was also commissioned and purchased by the Soothie Pacifier brand to be distributed in hospitals nationwide. Newborns and infants in hospitals like the Children's Hospital of Boston and the Arnold Palmer Hospital in Florida - hospitals that deal with over 6,000 births each year - benefit from the comfort and function of the WubbaNub. The reason the WubbaNub brand is trusted by parents and doctors from coast to coast is because it is meticulously tested. Carla Schneider makes sure every single change in her product, from color to shape, is tested by independent testing labs and passes the CPSC test. These testing standards are vital in protecting a child from any potential harm, and this is why parents should be extremely skeptical of purchasing knock-off products that are on the market. Although the idea of a cuddly plush toy attached to a pacifier is clearly innovative enough to want to recreate, if it is taken into the wrong hands and testing is ignored, a potentially dangerous situation may present itself. WubbaNub creator Carla Schneider strongly encourages all parents to be vigilant and knowledgeable of anything they give their infants.

Trebco Specialty Products' Newest Additions to the Family!
Coming just in time for Spring, the WubbaNub is getting some new siblings! In early May 2008, blanket

Trebco Specialty Products is releasing their Wubbie™ Blanket and WubbaNub™ Pacifier Pouch. The Wubbie Blanket is designed to help transition a child from the WubbaNub pacifier. It is made of a soft poly-velour fabric with satin trim and has the familiar stuffed animal attached to its center! The vibrant colors are captivating and stimulating and the softness brings comfort and security.

The WubbaNub Pacifier Pouch is the perfect accessory for any parent on the go! It's expandable opening at the top allows the WubbaNub to slide right inside, and it is the ideal size to fit into a purse or diaper bag. And for the hands-free type of parent, the WubbaNub Pacifier Pouch has a clip attached, making it perfect to hang from a stroller, car seat, or even a belt loop!

Now, the tested and trusted WubbaNub brand can help kids feel comfortable and secure throughout their childhood! Both of these new products will be available for purchase beginning in May 2008. For more information on Trebco Specialty Products and the WubbaNub brand, please visit www.WubbaNub.com,

Benefit Gala to Support Inglewood Youth
Join us for an evening of music and high-fashion supporting Sportsman's Little League of Inglewood! Date: THIS Sunday, April 6th Time: 9PM - 2AM Place: Tatou Night Club, 333 Boylston St. Los Angeles,CA 90017 "Step Up" to the plate and go to bat for Inglewood's youth! Can't come but want to donate or learn more? Email us here Click here to send this to a friend Press, Media & Talent Inquiries contact Ballyhoo PR @ (714)808-2840

HAUTENET PARTNERS WITH FASHION BUSINESS INCORPORATED

Fashion industry networking website is the newest Fashion Business Inc. resource partner

Los Angeles, CA – March 25, 2008 – HauteNet, the fashion industry’s premier professional networking website, today announced a partnership with Fashion Business Incorporated, the Los Angeles based fashion incubator. By joining FBI’s Resource Network, HauteNet offers FBI members direct access to its networking features, enabling members to use its referral based platform to connect with industry contacts relevant to their needs.

“We are very excited to be partnering with FBI to offer their members the opportunity to use existing business relationships to further their professional goals.” said HauteNet Co-Founder Eileen Chin.

HauteNet brings a completely unprecedented networking tool to the fashion industry – a site powered by referral-based contacts. FBI Founder and Executive Director Frances Harder agrees, and says “What HauteNet is doing is new, timely, and innovative. They are connecting the dots… for the better benefit of everyone in the fashion industry.”

About Fashion Business Incorporated:

The Fashion Business, Inc. 501(c)(3) provides the Fashion Industry with the resources and training to turn businesses into a profitable reality.

FBI Resource Centers, along with our website and business partners, offer our members business education, technical training, sourcing, networking, marketing, and consulting services. These services promote the success of FBI members and insure the future vibrancy of America ’s fashion industry.

The FBI offers targeted business education, sourcing, networking opportunities, marketing, and consulting services through its resource center, online training, and business partnerships.

About HauteNet:

HauteNet is the fashion industry’s premier professional networking website. It connects people working in every industry segment, from apparel and accessories to beauty, retail, fashion media, and more.

HauteNet offers each of its members a unique professional presence on the web, harnessing their existing business relationships to reveal inside connections to new business opportunities, clients, service providers, and employers.

GEN ART TO KICK OFF FALL 2008 LA FASHION WEEK WITH

5TH ANNIVERSARY OF "THE NEW GARDE"

Presented by BOTOX^®(Botulinum Toxin Type A)

DEBUTING THREE EXCITING NEW LA DESIGNERS IN

INSTALLATION PRESENTATIONS

Who: JMARY, Jesse Kamm and Les Sang des Bets by Trang Chau, Liz Goldwyn, Clint Catalyst, Dree Hemingway, Stephanie Pratt, Elizabeth Kieselstein, Maite Schwartz, Autumn Reeser, Vanessa Marcil, Christina Milian, Josh Feinman, Elle Travis, Nick Verreos, Reid Scott, Beau Garrett, Teddy Sears,

Kal Penn, Dina Meyer, Bonnie Summerville, Josh Radin, Jonah Hill, Marley Shelton, Jesse Hart

What: Gen Art's "The New Garde: A Celebration of Innovative Los Angeles Fashion," is a spring fashion week event dedicated to showcasing three innovative new LA designers. This year’s designers, JMARY, Jesse Kamm and Le Sang des Betes by Trang Chau will present their latest collections in a unique installation, shown on models in large-scale vignettes. The fashion presentations will be followed by an after-party at the same location with Music by DJ Whiteshadow and The Schoenecker Brothers.

Global Fashion Icon and Major International Designers to Appear at Saint Louis Fashion Week

March 25-30 events create showcase for top international designers to reach their Midwest customers and launching pad for local up-and-coming designers.

-- Rachel Pally, Black Halo and Yana K, designers whose frocks can often be seen on celebs like Drew Barrymore, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Lopez and the runways of L.A. Fashion Week, are just three of the top designers formally announced to come to St. Louis to launch their Fall 2008 Collections during BORBA Skin Balance Water and Budweiser Select's Spring 2008 Saint Louis Fashion Week. BORBA Skin Balance Water, a delicious enhanced water that helps promote healthy skin from within, and Budweiser Select, a premium American-style light lager, are two Anheuser-Busch products that are enjoyed by stylish, contemporary adults, and a perfect fit for an event celebrating fashion, luxury and trendsetting. The exciting news was broken early this morning at City Hall by St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay alongside spokespersons from major Saint Louis Fashion Week corporate sponsors and partners, including Anheuser-Busch, ALIVE Magazine, Washington University, Lumiere Place Casino and Hotels, Macy's, Lori Coulter Swimwear, Centro Models, West Model Management, Mother Model Management, NEXT Models and Solique Models. The runway shows will occur over six days at the new Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels.

"Saint Louis Fashion Week has become an amazing community partnership between some of St. Louis' most prominent corporations, cultural institutions and visionary leaders," said Attilio D'Agostino, Executive Producer of Saint Louis Fashion Week and Editor-in-Chief of ALIVE Magazine. "It's a remarkable collaboration of over 40 St. Louis-based businesses -- from boutiques, modeling agencies and creative firms to restaurants and nightlife hotspots -- coming together to create a destination for the world's top designers to touch their Midwest fans and customers, and a showcase for the best up-and-coming designers to launch their careers."

Also announced at the press conference was Budweiser Select's "Fabulosity" Saint Louis Fashion Week Launch Party with Kimora Lee Simmons on Saturday, March 15th at Lumen. The global fashion icon and reality TV star -- along with camera crews from her hit TV show "Life in the Fab Lane" -- will arrive in St. Louis on March 14th to participate in a series of events honoring her success as Saint Louis' most celebrated fashion star and launching Saint Louis Fashion Week. During her stay, Simmons will be making a stop at Washington University, where she will receive the prestigious Susan Sanders Silver Ripper Award for fashion design from The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Kimora will also announce a financial aid scholarship in her name in partnership with Anheuser-Busch. Afterwards, she is scheduled to make a public appearance at Macy's St. Louis Galleria to sign autographs and collect toys for charity in celebration of the "Fabulosity of Giving."

Runway shows for Saint Louis Fashion Week will begin with "Pure" on Wednesday, March 26, where Rachel Pally, the nationally acclaimed L.A. designer, whose vibrant signature designs have been spotted on such celebrities as Madonna, Kate Hudson, Nicole Richie, Beyonce and Sarah Jessica Parker, will host the evening and reveal her much anticipated Fall 2008 collection. Two more of fashion's brightest young designers, Laurel Berman of Black Halo (famous for dressing celebs like Mandy Moore, Kelly Ripa and Becki Newton each week on ABC's "Ugly Betty"), and Shay Wilson of Kinetix, will also be in attendance at Pure to show their Fall collections.

At "Emerge," on Thursday, March 27th, top designers Yana K and Amahlia Stevens of Vitamin A Swimwear will headline the show. Star L.A. Fashion Week designer, Yana K, is a favorite of celebs Kelis and Kim Kardashian, while celebrity swimwear designer Amahlia Stevens of Vitamin A counts Kate Moss, Gisele Bundchen and Jennifer Aniston among her fans. Opening the evening, Victor Hugo de Leon of Niformis and Roberto da Carrara suits, and Joseph Kadi of Joseph's Cloak will be premiere their latest menswear designs, followed by nine of the hottest new names in women's fashion, including Tiffany Alana, Sohung Designs, Zeto, Katie Kantley, Phyl Couture, Miacro Design, English Clientele, Karina and Lyndsy Walker.

At Glow, on Friday, March 28, Macy's will present their latest trends for Spring, featuring their signature INC Collection, followed by an exclusive preview of St. Louis-based designer Lori Coulter's Spring 2008 swimwear collection. Glow will be hosted by international runway supermodels Catherine McNeil and Karlie Kloss. McNeil and St. Louis native Kloss will be joined by President of NEXT Models, Joel Wilkenfeld, and Jeff and Mary Clarke of St. Louis-based Mother Model Management.

On Sunday, March 30, Washington University's Fashion Design Program will have its senior student show on the Fashion Week runway in five segments: ball gowns, suits, day dresses, tailored coats and evening dresses. Washington University has been the starting point for a number of the fashion industry's top professionals and its students have gone on to work for such fashion houses as Christian Dior, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren. The show will also be held at the hub of Saint Louis Fashion Week, Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels.

2008 will mark the first-ever Fashion Week for the spring season. "We have such an incredible line up of talented designers and supportive partners this year. It is an honor to be a part of this event and to welcome back Fashion Week this spring," said D'Agostino. "Last fall, we received such an overwhelmingly positive response -- not just from the local fashion scene, but from industry leaders all over the nation. We look forward to growing Saint Louis Fashion Week into a monumental tradition that this city, and the entire nation, looks forward to."

Over a dozen parties have been scheduled to take place every day of Fashion Week both before and after the shows at local hotspots, as well as exclusive VIP pre-parties for celebrities, designers and their guests. In addition, the Fashion Week team has arranged for the return of the city-wide St. Louis Shopping Event on March 29, where shoppers will get special Fashion Week discounts on the items and trends that they have seen on the runway. Fashion enthusiasts, local boutiques and downtown businesses are already gearing up for the influx of out-of-towners and the full week of glamour, fashion shows and star-studded after-parties.

August of 2007 marked a ground-breaking first season for Saint Louis Fashion Week. For five nights, the city welcomed hundreds of out-of-towners and St. Louis residents, as fashion enthusiasts flocked to runway shows and after-parties to get a glimpse of the hot new trends, top designers, models and entertainers.

Budweiser Select and BORBA Skin Balance Water, a premium, enhanced water with botanicals, antioxidants and vitamins designed to provide distinct skin-care benefits, are the presenting sponsors of Spring 2008 Saint Louis Fashion Week.

Nest, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the lives of women artists and artisans in developing countries by helping them create sustainable entrepreneurial businesses through micro-credit loans, is this year's charity partner. Throughout the weeks leading up to Fashion Week, partners and sponsors of Fashion Week will be participating in fundraising efforts for which proceeds will benefit the charity.

Presenting sponsors Budweiser Select and BORBA Skin Balance Water are joined by Macy's, Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels, ALIVE Magazine St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis, State Beauty Supply, Bronx-Diba, MAC Cosmetics, Redken, Lori Coulter Swimwear, Lordo's, Mercedes-Benz of Progress Point, Arcturis, Power Couple and St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery.

Event partners include; 963 Collective, Centro Models, Charter On Demand, CheresseInk, Contemporary Art Museum, Contemporary Productions, The Fountain Studio, FOX2, Lucky You, Mother Model Management, NEXT Models, Rock Uniform, Solique Models, STL TV, Synergy Productions LLC, Twist, West Model & Talent Management and charitable partner Nest. Each of these sponsors will be providing a wide array of talent, services and amenities to make Saint Louis Fashion Week 2008 possible.

Source: Saint Louis Fashion Week

Web site: http://www.saintlouisfashionweek.com/

New Spring Line

Mocker T-Shirts Pay Tribute to Dussault’s Favorite Bands

Collaborate with Dussault to Customize your “Mocker T”

Los Angeles, CA (O2/06/2008) Dussault Apparel, Inc. [OTCBB: DUSS] – Dussault Apparel™ designer Jason Dussault is pleased to announce his Spring line of “Mocker T’s” that pay tribute to the bands that captured the 1980’s. Completely redrawn by hand and featuring inspiration from the originals with satirical play on words, the “Mocker T’s” are 100% original, while paying homage to music icons. These t-shirts are sex, drugs & rock n roll on fabric!

Jason Dussault comments, “At Dussault, our designs are created to celebrate your individuality. In our tradition of customization, and our custom-house roots, I have created a t-shirt that you can have fun being a designer along with me. The “Women’s Mocker T” comes ready for customizing with a pair of sharp scissors (no running please!) and a few humble styling suggestions that make you the ultimate designer. Cut away and make the Mocker your own…now that’s poetry in motion. I have taken away the designer mystique and created the opportunity for each person to liberate their own inner designer. The “Women’s Mocker T” revolutionizes the word ‘custom’.”

The tag of the “Women’s Mocker T” has styling tips enabling customers to create a vintage look, or an ‘80’s glam look, or any look they want along the way. Wearers can be creative, do as much or as little as they like, and in the end, you can’t go wrong. Check “Mocker T’s” on our website for video tutorials on customizing your own.

Wear the “Men’s Mocker T”, designed to fit perfectly with a pinch rolled pair of Dussault jeans, on Friday night when that bottle of whiskey is staring you down, the phoenix on the hood of your Firebird needs speed and your girl needs some fast times.

The “Mocker T’s” are made from 100% organic cotton, are prewashed and oh so soft against your flesh. A limited number of the T’s are made from 70% bamboo and 30% cotton. Both the men’s and women’s t-shirts retail for $59 US and will be available at Dussault Apparel™ retail locations and online at www.dussaultapparel.com, starting March 1st.

Dussault Apparel™ won’t sleep until you are rocking amazing clothing that redefines the term, “Getting your money’s worth.”

Dussault Apparel, Inc., is a designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of high-end quality apparel, its expanding product line includes custom designed hoodies, jeans, jewelry, t-shirts, hats and leather goods. An accelerated growth company, Dussault Apparel, Inc. trades on the Nasdaq OTC:BB as DUSS.

www.dussaultapparel.com

BEAUTY AND FASHION COME TOGETHER AS POWERHOUSE FAROUK SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THEIR EXCLUSIVE HAIR CARE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 10^TH ANNIVERSARY OF

MIAMI FASHION WEEK^® 2008 SPONSORED BY CADILLAC

MIAMI, FL (APRIL 9 - 13, 2008) – Farouk Systems is proud to be the first exclusive hair care sponsor for Miami Fashion Week^®. Farouk Shami, the Billion Dollar Hairdresser and the King of Color has built an empire that is in over 92 countries. In 2008, the President of Farouk Systems, Shauky Gulamani, plans to take over the world and what better way to impact the industry than to partner up with the largest International fashion event in the US. With an average of 10,000 attendees, Miami Fashion Week^® celebrates Latin fashion, beauty, music, art and culture joined by a crossover of international style with designers, entertainers and celebrities from around the world. Miami Fashion Week^® takes place at the spectacular SOHO Studios in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District and extends into the fashion show venue with a 60’ runway and seating for 750 guests with front-row VIP areas, pits for the cameras and an average of 300+ million media impressions.

Farouk Systems, a company that is truly innovative and has introduced the first Ammonia-free color, Silk, Ceramic Advanced American Technology along with Nano technology and to produce the first nail lacquer without harmful ingredients and formulated it with ceramic, silk and Nano silver technology working with scientists from NASA. Farouk Systems continues to triumph in technology and customizing the beauty industry according to fashion trends. Therefore it was only time before the “hairdresser guru” partnered up with Beth Sobol who founded Miami Fashion Week^® in 1999. As an international fashion model for many of the world’s top fashion houses and a fashion show producer for over 25 years, Beth Sobol’s experience and dedication to producing world class fashion events is unsurpassed. Since 1975 Beth has lived and worked in more than 25 countries accumulating extensive experience and international contacts in all phases of fashion show and special event production and is recognized as a pioneer in the international fashion scene.

During the past nine years, Miami Fashion Week^®has developed into one of the world’s premier fashion events spotlighting designers from Europe, USA, Canada, the Caribbean, Middle East and Asia as well as

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the largest showcase of Latin American design talent in the United States. Miami Fashion Week^® closes each year with the star studded Miami Moda & Music Awards, a celebrity fashion and entertainment awards show honoring the work of some of the most celebrated designers in the world with the Lifetime Achievement in Fashion and Designer of the Year Awards. Afterglow parties are held each evening at a variety of Miami and Miami Beach’s hottest nightclubs to further entertain guests and provide additional venues for promotional opportunities each year. In 2008, be ready as Beauty meets Fashion in what promises to be the most spectacular event yet.

The cast of NBC’s Lipstick Jungle, Brooke Shields, Kim Raver and Lindsay Price, joins IMG SVP Fern Mallis, Lipstick Jungle author/series executive producer Candace Bushnell and Mercedes-Benz VP of Marketing Stephen Cannon to kick-off the shows

IMG Fashion Senior Vice President, Fern Mallis along with the cast of the new NBC series, Lipstick Jungle, Brooke Shields, Kim Raver and Lindsay Price, Lipstick Jungle author/series executive producer Candace Bushnell and Stephen Cannon, Vice President of Marketing, Mercedes-Benz USA will gather outside the tents at Bryant Park for the official ribbon cutting ceremony to kick-off Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Friday, February 1; 8:00 A.M.; Lobby Entrance; 41^st Street & Sixth Avenue.

This ribbon cutting will mark the beginning of New York City ’s most iconic fashion event attended by world’s top journalists, buyers and industry insiders. From February 1-8, 2008 more than 100,000 people will gather at the tents of Bryant Park from around the world in see the Fall 2008 Collections of designers such as Anna Sui, Badgley Mischka, Betsey Johnson, Carolina Herrera, Diane Von Furstenberg, Max Azria, Michael Kors, Nicole Miller, Tracy Reese, Zac Posen and sixty more.

DATE: Friday, February 1^st

TIME: 7:45 AM – Guest Arrivals

8:00 AM – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

PLACE: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Lobby Entrance

41^st Street & Sixth Avenue
Manhattan

First Time in the Tents….Designers to Watch at

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York

International Exposure Puts New Collections on the Fashion Radar

New York, NY (January 22, 2008) – A new crop of design talent will showcase its collections alongside American heavyweights like Michael Kors, Vera Wang and Diane Von Furstenberg among others at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York February 1^st through 8^th. The collections debuting inside the Tents include 3.1 Phillip Lim, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, Iódice, Araks, Mara Hoffman, Rubin Singer and Malan Breton. Additionally, Angel Sanchez, Verrier and R. Scott French return to the runways of Bryant Park. The Fall 2008 Collections will be presented to the press, buyers, fashion insiders and celebrities who descend upon the city for the eight-day long event celebrating the best in fashion.

The international coverage of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week shines the spotlight on New York City and the many talented designers presenting on the runways in Bryant Park. Over 100,000 guests are expected to attend, including some 3,000 members of the press and fashion industry from around the world. The journalists, photographers, broadcasters and bloggers convening in the iconic tents, designed this season as a Greco Roman “ Temple of Fashion ,” will bring the Fall 2008 Collections to fashion-lovers worldwide.

The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week schedule begins with Nautica and is followed by The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection 2008, Perry Ellis, Yigal Azrouël, Duckie Brown, Rubin Singer, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Yeohlee, Nicole Miller, Erin Fetherston, Project Runway Designer, Venexiana, Lacoste, Academy of Art University, Abaeté, Araks, Mara Hoffman, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Juan Carlos Obando, Z Zegna, Verrier, Sass & Bide, Rock & Republic, Akiko Ogawa., Lela Rose, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, DKNY, Twinkle by Wenlan, Tracy Reese, Diane Von Furstenberg, Y-3, Angel Sanchez, Tuleh, Miss Sixty, Terexov, Peter Som, Carolina Herrera, R. Scott French, Jill Stuart, Betsey Johnson, Luca Luca, Pamella Roland, MAX AZRIA, Ports 1961, Iódice, Tibi, Badgley Mischka, Monique Lhuillier, Cynthia Steffe, Dennis Basso, Diesel, Joanna Mastroianni, Vivienne Tam, Malan Breton, Nanette Lepore, Michael Kors, Milly by Michelle Smith, Carlos Miele, Anna Sui, Richard Chai, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Temperley London, Tony Cohen, Vera Wang, Naeem Khan, Rebecca Taylor, Bill Blass, Reem Acra, Calvin Klein, Chris Han, Tommy Hilfiger, Custo Barcelona, Zac Posen, Jayson Brunsdon, Project Runway, Ralph Lauren, Tadashi Shoji, Carmen Marc Valvo, Willow , Donna Karan Collection, Anne Bowen, Zang Toi and Sean John.

Title sponsor Mercedes-Benz is joined by DHL, American Express, M·A·C Cosmetics, LYCRA®, Judith Ripka, YKK, W Hotels Worldwide, The Heart Truth Campaign,

Evian ® Natural Spring Water, Peroni, The Wines of Rioja, Imperia Vodka, Chambord, and BAWLS Guarana as well as the following media partners The New York Times, Women’s Wear Daily, Full Frontal Fashion, ULTRA HD, WGSN, IQONS and Getty Images. Each of these sponsors and partners will be providing hospitality, services and amenities to make the hectic week of shows as effortless and pleasurable as possible for all attendees.

ENK Announces Men’s Runway Shows at

Blue + Collective in New York City

New York, New York—Joining Milan and Paris, New York will, for the first time in years, host a series of men’s fashion shows January 20 and 21 during ENK’s Blue & Collective trade shows. The series of shows, produced in collaboration with Mercedes Benz Fashion Week producer IMG Fashion, will provide a much needed and highly anticipated program that combines the art and commerce of fashion, creating one powerful marketplace and compelling Event.

The two-day Event, to be held on Pier 92, will feature four of the industry’s most exciting collections, scheduled to begin on Sunday, January 20, with an evening of premieres. At 6pm, Conference of Birds by renowned stylist, Andrew Holden, will hold its first runway show. Holden’s first collection elegantly combines traditional British tailoring with classic American workwear while offering contemporary silhouettes and extraordinary attention to detail. Between shows, to begin at 7pm, ENK founder Elyse Kroll will celebrate New York Men’s Fashion Week at Blue + Collective with a cocktail reception to be followed at 8pm by Distilled, a collaboration between former Triple5Soul designer, Matty Merrill and former Google tech designer, Sep Kamvar.

On Monday, January 21, at 6pm, Yoko Devereux designer Andy Salzer will send his cult favorite slim-fitting silhouettes down the runway followed by a cocktail reception at 7pm hosted by iconic French label, Le Coq Sportif. Pioneering the break from New York Women’s Fashion Week, Buckler will headline the event with a runway show of Andrew Buckler’s celebrated designs featuring trend-setting denim and tailored suiting synonymous with British rock and roll style.

About ENK

ENK International produces 27 annual exhibitions including womenswear (Fashion Coterie, The Mezzanine & Intermezzo), menswear (The Collective & Blue), women’s accessories (Accessorie Circuit & Clear), childrenswear (Children’s Club), footwear (Sole Commerce), and West Coast women’s clothing, footwear and accessories (Brighte) and most recently clothing and accessories in Las Vegas (Brighte Vegas). In New York City, the shows attract 150,000 domestic and international buyers and press yearly resulting in sales of over 200 million.

About IMG Fashion

IMG Fashion, a division of international sports, entertainment and media giant IMG, is the global leader in the management and production of fashion weeks and designer fashion events. Its portfolio of events in the United States includes Mercedes-Benz Fashion Weeks in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. Internationally, IMG Fashion produces, manages and/or represents Rosemount Australian Fashion Week in Sydney twice a year, Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, MasterCard Luxury Week Hong Kong, ecoStyle Kuala Lumpur, Fashion Fringe in London, Milan Fashion Week, Moscow Fashion Week presented by VISA, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin and Pakistan Fashion Week.

IMG Fashion’s The Daily Group publishes The Daily Front Row, the bi-monthly Fashion Mini, The Daily Front Row Extra and www.fashionweekdaily.com, all content that is also syndicated to newspapers and magazines across the globe.

The division’s network also includes IMG Models, the world’s number one modeling agency with offices in New York, London, Paris and Milan and Art + Commerce, the world’s leading agency for photographers, art directors, stylists and makeup artists.

For more information on IMG and its business visit www.imgworld.com.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin announces location, dates and preliminary line-up for the Fall/Winter 2008 collections

International and Emerging Designers to be showcased in Berlin this January

BERLIN (November 19, 2007) – Following the successful event that premiered in July 2007, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin will take its place on the international fashion calendar again this season with the Fall/Winter 2008 collections January 27 to 31, 2008. Berlin will become a unique fashion destination when the city’s Postbahnhof event location attracts media, buyers, fashion leaders, VIPs and celebrities from around the world.

“We are proud to announce the date and the location of the second Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin in January 2008,” said COO of IMG Fashion, Maureen Reidy, during her visit to Berlin . “The Postbahnhof is the ideal location to highlight Berlin ’s distinctive and celebrated architecture.”

The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin Spring/Summer 2008 season preview was a global platform for local up-and-coming designers as well as showcase for international brands in Northern Europe . In its first season alone, it attracted almost 10,000 attendees with headliners including HUGO, Anglomania by Vivienne Westwood, Strenesse, MICHALSKY and Rudolf Dassler by PUMA Schuhfabrik.

The upcoming season will feature designers such as HEIRESS, Marcel Ostertag, Strenesse and UNRATH & STRANO at the Postbahnhof location as well as HUGO, MICHALSKY and Rudolf Dassler by PUMA Schuhfabrik at off-site locations. Over five days, established and emerging designers will take to the runways to present their Fall/Winter 2008 collections at this global fashion event.

Elegance and styling have always played a key role in the success of the Mercedes-Benz brand," says Dr. Olaf Göttgens, Vice President Brand Communications Mercedes-Benz Cars. "The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin establishes even stronger ties between our brand and the world of fashion. We are proud once again in 2008 to present in Berlin a fashion event of international standing."

With great enthusiasm, Mercedes-Benz additionally supports fashion platforms in, for example, Los Angeles , Miami , Mexico and the Netherlands . Furthermore, the Stuttgart-based motor-vehicle manufacturer has already for a number of years been the title sponsor at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, which is one of the four leading international fashion events.

For the first time, Premium, Ideal and Stark as well as Projekt Galerie will be held together in a full week dedicated to fashion as thousands come to the German capital to experience the synergy of the country’s design, arts and culture firsthand.

Harald Wolf, Senator for Economics and Technology of the city of Berlin states: “Fashion Week Berlin offers a week filled with top-class events, bringing an international fashion audience to Berlin .”

This December, visitors around the world will have access to information on all of the events and activities for the week in Berlin with the launch of an online media platform, details to be announced later.

Below is a complete listing of the events taking place January 25-February 3, 2008:

Stark.Men: January 25– 27, 2008

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin : January 27–31, 2008

Premium: February 1–3, 2008

Stark.Women: February 1–3, 2008

Ideal: January 1– February 2, 2008

Projekt Galerie: February 1– 3, 2008

www.mercedes-benzfashionweekberlin.com.

BEAUTY AND FASHION COME TOGETHER AS POWERHOUSE FAROUK SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THEIR EXCLUSIVE HAIR CARE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF

MIAMI FASHION WEEK® 2008 SPONSORED BY CADILLAC

BEAUTY AND FASHION COME TOGETHER AS POWERHOUSE FAROUK SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THEIR EXCLUSIVE HAIR CARE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 10^TH ANNIVERSARY OF

MIAMI FASHION WEEK^® 2008 SPONSORED BY CADILLAC