David Tutera by Faviana

CELEBRITY WEDDING PLANNER DAVID TUTERA COLLABORATES WITH DRESS HOUSE FAVIANA ON RED CARPET-INSPIRED WEDDING GOWNS

NEW YORK, NY — September 15, 2009 — Celebrity wedding planner and host of WE TV’s hit show “My Fair Wedding,” David Tutera, and special occasion dress house Faviana collaboratively launch David Tutera By Faviana, a line of luxurious wedding gowns inspired by celebrity red carpet fashions.  The venture is the first bridal fashion collection to carry the David Tutera name.

“Inspired by the red carpet, worn on the white carpet” is the signature of this new luxury collection for brides who want to capture the essence of celebrity style for their big day. Designs range from classic and beautiful to dramatic and innovative, while reflecting the culture of couture.

David Tutera By Faviana will debut with a 20-piece collection at the Chicago Bridal Market in October.  The gowns will be available in sizes 0 to 24.  Suggested retail prices will range from $1150 to $2,500, and the collection is expected to be in stores in January 2010.

Omid Moradi, Faviana CEO, states, “Our mission with the David Tutera By Faviana Collection is to bring couture and celebrity-inspired wedding dresses to the market at prices that make sense for today’s bride.”

“I have been planning and designing high-profile weddings for over 20 years and know what brides look for in the search for the perfect dress,” says David Tutera. “Walking down the aisle at a wedding ceremony is like walking down a runway. I am delighted to work with Faviana to bring celebrity style to the bride through red carpet fashion trends translated into wedding day styles at accessible prices. Every bride should feel like a celebrity on the biggest day of her life…her wedding.”

Faviana is one of the world’s leading designers and producers of stylish, sophisticated evening wear. Owned by the Moradi family for more than 20 years, Faviana is renowned for innovative style and exceptional fit. Faviana’s quality workmanship is marked by their meticulous attention to detail including intricate beading, sequins and embroidery.

Faviana COO Navid Moradi reports, “We are thrilled to be working with David Tutera on this exciting new collection.  David brings a contagious energy and enthusiasm to the project and, best of all, it’s fun to work with him.”  Moradi adds, “David is a master of detail, combining his unique artistic skills with the ‘big picture’ vision of a Hollywood director.”

Honored by Modern Bride Magazine as a Trendsetter of The Year and called the “Best Celebrity Wedding Planner” by Life & Style magazine, David Tutera’s ability, uniquely creative talents and outstanding reputation have brought him tremendous success in the bridal arena. Known throughout the world for turning wedding fantasies into realities, David Tutera exceeds expectations and creates the latest entertaining trends with imaginative innovation.

David’s hit primetime show, “My Fair Wedding” on WE TV follows David as he completely transforms the wedding and look of a bride in distress, with only three weeks to go before her big day.  With the clock ticking, Tutera overhauls the design plans and orchestrates all the physical and emotional transformations the bride needs to become a poised and graceful bridal beauty just in time.

David’s impressive client list includes the weddings of Star Jones and NY Giants Antonio Pierce, events for Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, the Grammy Awards, Elton John, Barbara Walters, the Rolling Stones, Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger, Susan Lucci, film premieres and parties for royalty, politicians and socialites.

David is the author of six entertaining books Big Birthdays, The Party Planner, America Entertains: A Year of Imaginative Parties, A Passion for Parties, and two upcoming new bridal books, The Big White Book of Weddings.

Faviana designs hundreds of long and short evening wear styles each year in colors and fabrics to fit every woman’s style preference. The company has become the “go-to fashion resource” for all special occasions. Faviana head designer Shala Moradi says, “Our customer likes to stand out from the crowd…That’s why we create so many styles each season. A woman ALWAYS wants to make a ‘head-turning’ entrance.”

Faviana’s unique designs have been featured on Access Hollywood, The View, the Today Show, E!, Reuters TV, CBS Evening News, Eyewitness News, NBC’s Weekend Today and Inside Edition. Celebrities who have worn Faviana include Kim Kardashian, Entertainment Tonight’s Thea Andrews, Dancing With The Stars’ Samantha Harris and Hannah Montana’s Emily Osment. The company has also provided gowns for Vanna White of ABC-TV’s Wheel of Fortune, the cast of CBS-TV’s The Bold and the Beautiful, WE TV’s My Fair Wedding, as well as the “briefcase girls” of Deal or No Deal. Faviana dresses have graced the pages of O, The Oprah Magazine; OK!; Life & Style; InTouch Weekly and Women’s Wear Daily and are mentioned regularly on “Page Six” of the New York Post.

Faviana boasts more than 2,000 retail accounts worldwide, including specialty boutiques and bridal shops throughout the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Europe, the Middle East, South America and Australia. In fact, Antarctica is now the only continent on earth in which Faviana is not sold.

For more information please visit www.davidtuterabyfaviana.com and www.faviana.com.

The 2009 Emmys

Our Vote for the BEST DRESSED at the Emmy Awards goes to Entourage star Jamie Lynn Sigler.
Jamie looked like a bronzed goddess in a shimmering gold draped dress with an open back.

Faviana Style #6419 looks strikingly similar to Jamie Lynn’s Dress..
GET THIS LOOK FOR LESS WITH FAVIANA
Look like Jamie Lynn on the Red Carpet at the Emmys in Faviana’s Style #6419

Seeing RED
Just like the MTV Music Video Awards, red was the most worn color on the red carpet at the 2009 Emmy awards.
   
Debra Messing, Sigourney Weaver, and Hayden Panitierre all chose trendy one shoulder red dresses for the special night.

You can get this red one shoulder look in Faviana’s silk style #6235.

Gossip Girl Star Blake Lively, Jennifer Morrison, and Emmy Award Winner Toni Colette also wore red to the Emmy Awards, in a variety of styles.

Feel like a celebrity on the red carpet. Wear red at your next special event.
Faviana styles 6196, 6417, 6335, and 6100 are gorgeous red styles that will make you look like a star.

All of the newspapers and magazines are reproting that RED is the HOT color for special events!
You can get your hot red carpet ready Faviana gown at boutiques across the country.

Visit the Faviana store locator at http://www.faviana.com/store_locator.php to find a store near you!

      Last Wednesday I attended the Berk Communications 10th Anniversary Party at the 40/40 Club.  It was a great night, yet nothing worth blogging about. However, while looking through some photos, this event got me thinking: Is casual cool the new way to dress for special events?

    All the men in attendance wore suits and ties… yet upon looking through my camera, I realized that the women there all had one thing in common: their style was appropriately formal, yet casual, stylish, and cool.  Red capet events used to mean long gowns, over the top cocktail dresses, and exuding sex appeal and glamour. Now, guests at special events, especially celebrities, are dressing with more of a casual edge, and a cool and understated style. Celebs and fashionistas alike are forgoing the usual femenine glam and now exuding more unique style, with memorable peices and fashion twists.

Adrienne Bailon nixed the dress option all together, going for pants and a lace top.

     Many women, however, cannot forgo femeninity for trends. No matter how cool casual is, I will always wear a dress.  Supermodel Selita Ebanks echoes this favoritism for the femenine. She wore a dress, but a hip dress made of comforatable heathered jersey fabric . This was a dress that could also be worn with leggings or under a blazer for more casual affairs, proving that  in this recession, hip versatility is cooler than formality.

My friend Lindsey Vuolo also chose a casual cool dress. Indeed she wore a cocktail dress, but she chose one that was more hip than formal, dressing for style and comfort. Yours truly wore a simple black jersey dress with a artsy necklace.

      So… are the days of glitzy red carpet get ups over? Perhaps it’s just the recession….
However, for the moment anyways, the new hip way to dress for special events has become more informal and outside the box.
     Want to look like a celebrity at your next special event? Remeber LESS IS MORE in the world of the fashionable and stylish.
     Choose a cool yet simple and comforatable cocktail dress, add accessories that make it unique, put your own fashion spin on it.. Luckily this cool casual new way of dressing means you can wear your special event attire more than once. The new hip less formal cocktail dresses can be dressed down with jean jackets, interesting belts and hip accessories.. or they can be dressed up for weddings and galas with fancy jewelery and nice heels.

Try Faviana Style 6216 or 6451 as your new simple and cool special event attire.

I know I will be dressing less formal on my next “formal” outing…

xoxo
-Z

This year’s MTV Video Music awards at Radio City Music Hall was the most spectacular Music Awards show MTV has had in years…. Beyonce got Sascha Fierce on the stage, Jay Z secured his legend status as he brought down the house with an emotional performance of “New York” with Alicia Keyes, and Janet Jackson put on a passionate Michael Jackson tribute as her brother Jermaine and father Joe watched on.

Of course, with any awards show comes red carpet fashion.. and there are always the HITS (Beyonce, Kristin Cavalarri), and the MISSES (Can you say Gaga?). For the 2009 MTV Video music awards, celebs such as Shakira, Madonna, Pink, Amanda Bynes, and Lauren Conrad all looked amazing in the style themes of the night- stars wore red, black, white, and lots of sparkle!

RED was the hot color for the evening. Beyonce accepted her moon man for best female video in a lipstick red dress, and proved that she is a truly classy lady as she graciously gave the stage to Taylor Swift to have her moment. Swift, looking femenine and beautiful in an A-line red dress, was previously jilted from the stage by a rude and obnoxious Kanye West, who stole from her precious satge time of award acceptance. Both Beyonce and Taylor looked divine in red. Lady Gaga on the other hand, wore the red trend in more of a REDRUM way….

Hit List RED: Beyonce, Taylor Swift

Someone call the Fashion Police on: Lady Gaga

If you are going to rock the red trend, just make sure it’s not in see through lace or else you might look like an escaped circus freak like Gaga here. She is scaring poor Eminem.
ROCK RED at your next special event, but do it in a classy and sexy way like Beyonce, or a sweet and pretty way like Taylor.. not in a scary weird way like Lady Gaga!
Faviana’s Style 6452, 6216, 6215 and 6459 are perfect short red dresses are perfect for your spot lite worthy moments!

Other fashion HITS of the night were Kristin Cavalarri & Katy Perry who glittered in shimmering metallic sequin dresses. Get this look with Faviana’s sequined mini dress, style #6220

All of the Faviana dresses in this blog are in stock now in fine boutiques across the world!
Get Red carpet ready in a hot little red dress or a sequined mini frock at your next party or special event!

Stay Tuned for more tomorrow!
-Z

Wear a Faviana Stretch Satin Dress to Homecoming and all year long!

Sexy, Short, Sophisticated….

STRETCH SATIN

 Faviana Introduces a line of simple, sexy and sophisticated short dresses in stretch satin.

These dresses are perfect for all occasions. With a nice pair of heels and some jewelry, these stretch satin dresses are ideal for weddings, bat mitzvahs, sweet 16’s, prom, homecoming, bridesmaids, red carpet events, fundraisers, etc. 

Stretch Satin dresses are also a stylish choice for a night on the town or a cocktail party

These dresses achieve the perfect level of formality for a wide range of events, and they can be dressed up or down.

 Buy a Faviana Stretch Satin Dress for your special event, and get more than one use out of it!

Wear the dress to Homecoming in September, and then Pair a dress with a jean jacket and some funky wedges for a first date in October. In November, you and your friends plan a girl’s night for a pal’s birthday- wear the dress with a leather jacket, some cool necklaces, and leggings. You can wear the dress again with a fuzzy cardigan and black tights to a Christmas party. In February, the dress will be perfect for your romantic valentines day dinner- top the dress with a faux fur shrug and complete the look with tights and high heel boots. In March, tie a hip wide belt around the waist of the dress and wear it out to a nightclub. By spring time, this classic and chic little dress will be perfect to wear to your cousins wedding! Over the summer, you can wear the dress out to a friend’s party when you accessorize with a fringe scarf, fancy jeweled flip-flops and some cool bracelets.

 Having a Stretch Satin Dress in your closet will be a lifesaver. Get invited to an event with nothing to wear, and fear not, your answer will be right in your closet. Get asked out on a date, and you know you don’t have to worry about shopping. The dress that hugs your curves and looks fabulous at your special event can be worn over and over. These dresses are stylish, they fit great, look great, and they are well made to last for many special nights.

 Faviana Styles 6216, 6240, 6440, 6447, 6451, and 6454 are gorgeous and versatile short stretch satin dresses that are sure to become your favorite dress.

Faviana Style 6216 was featured in OK! Magazine and worn by Hannah Montana star Emily Osment to the Emmy Awards. This simple and elegant cocktail dress is perfect for all body types and ages. It is available in sizes XS, S, M and L, in Red, Black and Teal.

Faviana Style 6240 was also worn by Hannah Montana star Emily Osment. Emily chose this fun and unique dress to wear to the red carpet premiere of her movie Hannah Montana. This sexy stretch satin number was inspired by Sarah Jessica Parker’s character Carrie Bradshaw in the film Sex and the City: The Movie. Style #6240 is available in sizes 0-12  in Ivory, Black, Red and Cobalt.

All of the Faviana dresses in this blog are available at fine boutiques all over the world.
You can look like a celebrity, straight off the red carpet, at your next event, or any fun party in your life! 

Visit our website for a list of stores in your area  http://faviana.com/store_locator.php

Yours Truly,
Z

Full skirts, tired ruffles, little flounces and girly silhouettes have been all over the runways and the red carpets. Reese Witherspoon chose an elegant bubble ruffled strapless number for a recent event, Miley Cyrus looked as hot as the Los Angeles sun in a puffy red dress, and Eva Longoria hit the Hollywood party circuit in a full on ruffled mini dress.

Get fun and flirty and look red carpet ready in one of Faviana’s girly short dresses.
Styles #6448, # 6444, #6457, #6414 and #6449 are a perfect for your party, bat mitzvah, homecoming, birthday, or any important night in your life. These runway and red carpet inspired dresses will add that romantic and feminine touch to your special event style.

Get fun and flirty at your special event!!!

All these styles are available now at fine boutiques world wide.

Please visit the Store Locator Section of the Faviana website for a list of stores in your area.

Don’t miss Faviana’s latest venture!

Bows! Bows! Bows! Designers added a cute and girly touch to dresses this season, as bows made their ways down the runway.

Celebrities are also all tied up in the bow trend. Penelope Cruz sported an oversize bow while presenting at this years Academy Awards, and Eva Longoria also showed her feminine side at the Oscars. Anne Hathaway did a classic black and white version of the bow dress on the red carpet. Beyonce did press at a special event in a girly teal bow dress, and Gossip Girl Star Leighton Meester partied in a triple bow mini dress.

Faviana has long dresses, short dresses, sweet and sexy, adorned with bows. No matter what your personal style is, you can add the sweetness of a bow to your look with a Faviana Dress.

Row by Row From Left: Styles #6029, #6415, #6448, #6454, #6460, #6196, #6372, and #6312 

These Faviana gowns are available world wide, nation wide at fine boutiques.

Go to www.faviana.com/storelocator/php to find a store in your area!

Bright Colors & Animal Prints
Animal prints have been in style for years, it is a classic fashion statement. Your sexy animal print dress will look fabulous in 2009, 2010 and for years to come.  This season, fashion designers are putting a new spin on this forever-fashionable look by adding color to animal print. Blue leopard, rainbow animal spots, red, purple and green jungle prints look fresh and new for 2010.

Maggie Gylenhall wore colored animal print to this years Golden Globe Awards, and celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson and Elizabeth Hurley modernized their look with colorful spotted dresses.

Faviana stays ahead of the curve with cutting edge fashion. Our styles #6436, #6445, and #6430 are right on trend with the leading couture fashion houses. Our colorful animal prints will bring sexy attitude and unique flair to your special event ensemble.

Wearing a Faviana Colored Animal Print dress to your special occassion will set you apart from everyone else in the room. Heads will turn. Unlike the other women and girls who all look alike in their plain gowns, you will look unique and fashionable.
These Faviana colored animal print dresses are brand new and available now in fine boutiques across the country.

To find a store near you go to http://faviana.com/store_locator.php

Take A Walk on the Wild Side
       Make a fun & fearless statement in a Faviana animal print dress.
Designers went wild for animal prints this fall, with leopard, zebra and cheetah prints showing their spots all over the runways.  From Long to Short Dresses, from elegant evening looks to fun cocktail frocks, animal prints look fresh and fabulous for 2010.

Celebrities also have Jungle Fever for this spotted fashion statement. Stars look fierce on the red carpet in printed gowns and micro minis.  Scarlett Johansson, Hayden Panettiere, Shakira, Gwen Stefani, Jordin Sparx, and Halle Berry showed their spots and stripes in sexy short dresses.

Rihanna and Jessica Alba chose long and lean animal print gowns for recent events.  Zoe Saldana, Kelly Preston, and Juno writer Diablo Cody wore leopard to this years Academy Awards, showing their playful side at the Oscars and winning praise from fashion critics.

This Animal Instinct look is perfect for all ages. Wearing animal prints will make your look edgy at a high school dance or homecoming event… for 20 somethings it is a perfect look for a fun night on the town with the girls, giving you that extra special touch for your birthday, bachelorette party or sorority mixer. Animal prints are also stylish and sophisticated for a more mature woman. Michelle Obama showed off her stylish fashionista side in leopard print at a recent white house event.
 

Faviana Style 6440 is the perfect dress for this coming year. This fun short stretch satin dress looks like a designer look straight from the runway, and a celebrity look straight from the red carpet. Faviana style #6230 looks very similar to Jessica and Rihanna’s gowns, elegant yet fun and unique at the same time. Style #6410 is a more demure way to wear the animal print trend, the soft taupe colors and delicate chiffon fabric show that animal prints can be femenine and beautiful. Take a walk on the wild side and feel like a celebrity in a Faviana animal print dress!

Faviana is available at fine boutiques worldwide. Go to http://faviana.com/store_locator.php to find a store near you that carries the Faviana line. For more information about Faviana and our dresses, please visit out website www.Faviana.com

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