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The 2016 American Image Award winners included Person of the Year:  Joseph Abboud ; Company of the Year:  BBC International LLC ; Designer of the Year:  Christian Siriano ; Retailer of the Year:  Shinola Detroit;  and Fashion Maverick:  Iris Apfel.  Each received a statuette created by world-renowned designers and artists, Ruben and Isabel Toledo. AAFA AMERICAN IMAGE AWARDS BRINGS TOGETHER  DYNAMIC FASHION INDUSTRY INFLUENCERS Hal Rubenstein-Host -acclaimed in the fashion industry-writer, editor and native New Yorker , Debra Messing-actress. Following the Mercy Ships video ...Rubenstein noted " how blessed we are" Amen to that. May 25, 2016  - The American Apparel & Footwear Association ( AAFA ) drew a dazzling crowd of CEOs, celebrities, athletes, and other fashion industry influencers to its 38th Annual American Image Awards, held at the historical 583 Park Avenue event space in New York City last evening. Hoste...

The Grand Hyatt Hotel/NYC thumbs up-staff and Special Olympic Winners from NY area The 36th annual American Apparel & Footwear Association ( AAFA ) American Image Awards honored excellence in footwear and apparel industries with a stellar line-up of award winners last night. The beneficiary- the Special Olympics  an internationally active non-profit  organization, founded in 1968-that "…t hrough the power of sports... reveals the champions in all of us…" including children and adults with intellectual  disabilities. Providing year round training and competitions…in 32 individual and team sports…the positive emphasis is always on what the athletes "... CAN do, not what they can't ."   A few pictures we took of award winners-and very glad to be there-attendees... on left-Special Olympics CEO Janet Froetscher-with DC based Fashion Designer Aswad Abasi -and yes, he custom made the dress! A ch...

Intrepid,  Sea, Air& Space Museum , West Side Highway/46th Street/NYC The 35th annual American Apparel Footwear Association 's (AAFA) Image Awards paid tribute first and foremost to the men and women in our armed services ...past and present...with the record evening's proceeds ($1.3 million+) ---benefiting the charity partner, Wounded Warriors. the Intrepid-a decommissioned battleship-now an amazing museum ... honors its fallen heroes This event is always memorably incredible---and this year's tribute to celebrate the "exemplary leadership, innovation and outstanding achievement in all sectors of the apparel and footwear industries forward-from education to design, to manufacturing and retailing..." was also a poignant reminder how much this industry is so intricately connected with our military...outfitting our troops from head to toe in mandated-  Made In America  life-saving uniforms, protective/durable footwear and gear. several loca...