Fashion Avenue News September Issue features Supermodel & Accessory Designer Avadora Mimouni with her Luxury Handbag Brand, the Azores Collection, she is wearing The House of Sofia Couture, one shoulder illusion transparent lace gown in “Sofia Pink” (think Valentino Red). Thank you to the entire team that made this possible, Photographers: Denny Moe, Tony Ware, HMUA Avadora Mimouni, Editor at Large Malcolm Staples Couture Desigms by Fashion Avenue News Magazine – at Fashion Avenue News “ONLY THE BEST WILL DO”
Ok its officially fashion week and peak season for high end publications. So buckle up this week I’m coming hard with published heat. Next up it’s super model @avadoramimouni gracing several covers of @fashionavenuenews . She is wearing custom made femme suiting by ME. Front and back cover action baby. Let’s eat!
Designer @executivedone Model @avadoramimouni Photographer @dennymoesmediahouse Jewelry @janicestaples Custom handbag @avadoramimouni Creative Director @satchcatseven Publication @fashionavenuenews Publisher: Sofia Davis
Ok its officially fashion week and peak season for high end publications. So buckle up this week I’m coming hard with published heat. Next up it’s super model @avadoramimouni gracing several covers of @fashionavenuenews . She is wearing custom made femme suiting by ME. Front and back cover action baby. Let’s eat!
Designer @executivedone Model @avadoramimouni Photographer @dennymoesmediahouse Jewelry @janicestaples Custom handbag @avadoramimouni Creative Director @satchcatseven Publication @fashionavenuenews Publisher: Sofia Davis
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Alyssa Casa
Alyssa Casa is a 19 yr old model, actress and fashion designer. She has been a model for the Avadora Mimouni line of purses for a couple of years now, and absolutely loves it.
Alyssa started acting at 6 yrs. old and has been seen in a couple of movies and many popular shows, her favorite being “ Modern Family”. Alyssa started modeling at age 9, kind of by accident, and hasn’t stopped. She is a veteran of many print ads and runways, including those of New York, Paris, Los Angeles and Miami.
After graduating high school at just 15 yrs. old she was able to focus on her passion of Fashion Design. By 16 yrs old she was the CEO of her own company Alyssa Casa Designs, and was showing lines in New York and Paris. She has also earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts.
Alyssa is currently continuing her education and love of fashion, by attending the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She is currently on the dean’s list.
In her free time Alyssa is very adventurous and loves to travel. She has enjoyed activities such as shark cage diving and surfing in Hawaii, zip lining on some of the biggest lines in the world and is working on a pilot’s license. Her charitable causes include saving sea turtles and stopping human trafficking.
Paris Zelyakovsky is a model, actress, athlete, and influencer. Paris has been modeling and walking in the NYFW runways since she was 7 and plans to keep walking in NYFW in the future. Paris loves fashion and accessories and always had the love for modeling ever since she was little. Paris started her influencing journey during 2020 and has worked with big brands and companies to display her love for fashion over social media and influence her followers. She was so excited to represent Avadora Mimouni on the runway and hopes to continue to do so. Make sure to follow her on Instagram for her latest fashion adventures @paris.Zelyakovsky Instagram: Paris.Zelyakovsky Tiktok: Pariszelyakovsky
Farzana Niemann, is a passionate and accomplished veteran of the Healthcare Industry who, for the first fifteen years of her career, worked as a Senior Registered Nurse at the most prestigious hospitals in Hamburg, In the early 1980’s her family settled in Germany after fleeing the ravages of war caused by the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, the country where Farzana was born. As she grew so did her interest in education, particularly medicine, she originally migrated to the U.S. from Hamburg, Germany in 2011 where her initial experiences with complex surgery provided an invaluable foundation for her to then shift her focus to becoming a full-time Skin Care Specialist. Farzana currently resides in the Flatiron District of New York City, as a licensed aesthetician and celebrity makeup artist Farzana has also become an advocate for Woman Empowerment, as many women around the world she has had her own encounters with domestic violence,these experiences have reinforced her existing sensitivity to the plight of women in Afghanistan and around the world. This is why Farzana has been a public speaker on this topic for such a long time, Successfully presenting her thoughts on both The Miss Immigrant Contest and The Sher Group in New York, an organization dedicated to the furtherance of Women Empowerment. Today shes one of the faces of Avadora Mimouni Collection Handbags & is currently recording Her reality show Cinderella on 5th Avenue.
You can follow Farzana on social media at https://instagram.com/farzanabeauty instagram.com/thefarzanafoundation instagram.com/cinderellaon5thavenue Also visit her websites thefarzanafoundation.com cinderellaonfifthave.com
Donna Sousa, Founder ,CEO & lead artist, of Makeover Artistry by Donna Sousa Productions is a Celebrity hair and makeup artist. Award Winning and Internationally published. She has had years of makeup artist training with well known makeup companies. Donna’s production company, “Makeover Artistry by Donna Sousa Productions” creates concepts, organizes venues, chooses the models, photographers, beauty team and works with designers, one on one, to realize their vision in private publications as well as on social media.
Donna’s interest in the beauty industry started when she was a child. She began styling her friends and families’ hair at the early age of nine. Her passion for doing makeup and hair is inspired by her desire to make people look and feel more beautiful .She accomplished her goal with great flair and talent.
She has been working tirelessly in the makeup and hair industry for decades never losing her enthusiasm for creating beauty. She serves as CEO of Makeover Artistry which she founded in 2000. She works with private clients at her studio that is located at the Salons at RGE in Warwick RI . After owning several salons, over the course of her career, she changed direction in her career path slightly. Donna established MakeoverArtistry by Donna Sousa to concentrate on her crafts as hairstylist, colorist , and makeup artist. She developed a luxury bridal business . She and her team of experts extensively work with brides helping their dreams reach reality for their wedding day. The luxury bridal portion of the company has been a great success. Among her many accomplishments include bringing her expertise to fashion weeks around the country,especially New York. She has done much of the same for her editorial productions and has worked with an array of well known designers.
Makeover Artistry’s Productions spearheads a project by first finding a location and venue. They then develop a concept for the editorial theme and choose which models and designers are best suited to realize her vision. She then finds the photographer, videographer, jeweler, accessories and depending on the project sometimes even a florist. Once this is done, then the production is ready to come to life. Her work has been featured in Vogue Italia, Vogue UK, Seventeen magazine, Red Silk Carpet International Publication, and the Red luxury life to name a few. Her work has appeared on many magazine covers as well. Donna has also been recognized for the Best of the Grammys 2018 for her work that was published in the Vogue blog. She has been in charge of NY Fashion Week back rooms for the creative side. Lead Makeup Director for several designers and genres of New York fashion week/worldwide including Couture, Society, EPN NY Fashion Week, plus many more …She served as lead artist for an array of designers including Patricia Fields , Cynthia Rowley, Adam lippes , DA by Daniel / Daniel Alexander, Yumi Katsura, Prashant Goyal, Elie Balleh, Glenkora Comte,Kent Stetson, Avadora Mimouni , Isabel Original, among others.
She has been part of RI Styleweek, Boston Fashion Week, Mass Fashion week, Society Fashion Week, New Orleans Fashion Week, New Hampshire Fashion Week, New England Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week & Couture Fashion Week.
Donna specializes in complete makeovers, weddings, photo shoots, television and film. She has worked for several magazine publications and continues to do so. Currently, she is executive artistic director of Aspiring Magazine, Creative director for EPN New York fashion week magazine, Key Makeup Artist and Director of Editorial Content For Original living magazine, Features editor for the Red Luxury Life magazine.
Donna is also an Award winning Bridal artist where she has had the honor of receiving the Hall of Fame Award for Excellence. Her list of magazine experience includes being Creative director for The Magazine Lifestyle Publication/ Creative director and director of content for The Wagner Group of magazines/including Bella Rose Bridal/ Inspirational lifestyle publications, Creative Director and lead artist @Bon Chance Worldwide. Artistic Director for Fashion and Fame magazine ,Creative editorial coordinator for Original Living Publication, Executive Creative Director and Editorial Producer for Aspiring Magazine and last but not least, Developer and CEO for Makeover Artistry by Donna Sousa Productions. As her career evolved she recognized she has a gift for connecting people. She is also a great motivator helping make people feel better about themselves. She has acted as a catalyst for many clients – expanding their careersthrough her vast connections.Kindness is her key to good leadership and helping others. While running teams, behind the scenes for NY Fashion Week she does her best to coordinate dozens of artists and models. She accomplishes this by always coming from a place of creative Patience while leading the artists to achieve the designer’s Inspirations. Additional Awards and Recognition include: Winner of Red Silk Carpet International Award for Best Makeup Artist & Best Creative Editorial Producer Couples Choice Awards 2013 thru 2021 (Wedding Wire) Brides Choice Awards 2013 thru 2021 ( The Knot) Hall of Fame Award Boston Fashion Awards
Farzana is a passionate and accomplished veteran of the Beauty and Skincare Industry who, for the first fifteen years of her career, worked as a senior registered nurse at some of the most prestigious hospitals in Hamburg, Germany, where she is from originally. Her initial experiences with complex surgery, focusing on managing the internal wellness of an individual, provided an invaluable foundation for her to then focus on the external wellness of the individual through Beauty and Skincare. Since an individual’s skin is literally their largest organ, Farzana’s background as a senior practitioner of medicine has enabled her to provide clients with a highly effective holistic approach that delivers the best results that are possible.
Farzana came to the U.S. in 2011 with the goal of shifting her focus from medicine to Beauty and Skincare. Since then she completed coursework with distinction at the world renowned Christine Valmy International School as a New York licensed esthetician. Her formal education continued with other related disciplines, including Certification in Phlebotomy from ASA College and recognition as a New York State Certified Phlebotomy Technician (PH1) from MedCA. Additionally, Farzana has also attended Manhattan Community College for general academic coursework.
As a natural progression from skincare, Farzana became an accomplished New York State licensed makeup artist, with clients that include socialites, celebrities and members of the elite modeling community. In one of her assignments, she executed makeup for models participating in International Fashion Designer Adrien Alicia’s Fall collection for Fashion Week 2019. She has also been invited for membership into “The Powder Group,” the most important beauty-related industry association in the country.
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Had an amazing experience walking the red carpet at NYFW with the Carol Galvin Foundation. A charity started by Rick Galvin to help support families affected by cancer. 💫❤️ • • • Dress: @zacposen • Bag: @avadoramimouni • Hair: @sahagworkshop @karmelahairgirl @glamseamless
Lorraine Silvetz @lorrainecsilvetz Photo Credit: Dennis Madigan @dennisimadigan Lorraine Silvetz received her BFA from N.Y.U. Film School and her Master’s from N.Y.U. School of Social Work in 2005. She is a psychotherapist, active in philanthropy, having founded Global Stress Initiative (GSI) under the International Committee Against Mental Illness (ICAMI), a mental health foundation directed by her Uncle, Robert Cancro, MD in 2010. ICAMI-GSI’s goal is to provide non-invasive treatment for survivors of trauma. GSI utilizes individualized transcranial magnetic stimulation (iTMS) for the treatment of service members, domestic violence and human trafficking survivors impacted by PTSD.
The Carol Galvin Foundation @carolgalvin_foundation & Ivonne Camacho PR/CEO Absolutmoderne @absolutmoderne partnered together for the bi-annual Cancer Fundraising Gala presenting the beautiful model/designer Avadora Mimouni Couture Collection @avadoramimouni one of a kind Luxury purses with the “Models of Philanthropy” the beautiful philanthropists Mitzi Perdue & Rita Cosby walked the runway to help women battling with cancer. Luxury purses by Avadora Mimouni Collection #avadoramimounicollection Hair/MU by Madison Ave Sahag Workshop @sahagworkshop master stylist Tony Motta @tonymottanyc @NYFW