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Exclusive interview with Adrian Alicea World renowned fashion designer-2024

We had the pleasure of covering many shows for Adrian Alicea, for the past 15 years, in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels. I would go as far to say he is a dear friend. who has deep passion for helping people, with his fashions and I will go a little further, these 2 shows are the very best of Adrian Alicea, if there was an award for NYFW 2024, as the best designer, Adrian would definitely get might vote, as well as yours, after you see the exclusive interview and his 2 fashion showcases, during New York Fashion Week 2024.

Behind a great designer there is a great publicist, I want to thank Tadhi Coulter, director of communications, for the Wall Port Media Group (WPMG), for helping us each step of the way to help contribute to this article and help us to set up the interviews. Job well done Mr. Coulter.

Sit back folks and enjoy, the interview and Adrian Alicea’s, two fashion shows, right here in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels.

Cosmoda: Alliance featuring ‘Decades of a Living Legend’ Designer Adrian Alicea:  In the historic banking hall at 30 Wall Street, downtown New York, Private-label, made-to-order designer Adrian Alicea presented his SS25 collection of over 40 looks at Cosplay’s Cosmoda Alliance (IG: @cosplay. runway) fantasy-focused runway show.

Says his PR spokesperson, Tadhi Coulter, ‘We’ve been focusing our work together on collaborations that emphasize the kind of wardrobe and costume designs ripe for film, television, and theatrical roles and stories.

I really see Adrian’s brand missing a wonderful opportunity as one of the most iconic Costume Designers for generations to come.” Thanks to the Cosplay community and Cosmoda Runway, the namesake designer demonstrated further the connection between his designs and the storytelling prowess of producers and audiences of entertainment.

‘Decades of a Legend’ designer Adrian Alicea thanks the following for giving the show wings, depth, and that “IT” factor it deserves: Cosplay Cosmoda Show Producers

Catherine Schuller, Daniel Hort; Casting Director Casting-by-Catalina; Hair Hair-by-Madeline and Carlos Roman; Designer Assistants Gazbe Debonair, Jacklyn Allain, Diogenes Spignolio; Music Steve “DJ Chip Chop” Gonzalez; Vogue Dancers Myroc Productions and Karma Stylz; special guest host Zara Korutz, Press & Media Wall Port Media Group, and sponsors Dr. Flora Luyando and Absinthe Absente

A-Listers Blanca Soto, Judy Torres, Patricia Velázquez, Camila Alves, Chingy, Lil Kim, Zoe Saldana, .

/10/”>Daddy Yankee, Marilyn Manson, India Arie, Paris Hilton, Nick Cannon, Larisa Martinez, Melissa Ford, and Melba Moore among others have been styled in Adrian Alicea designs.

‘A New Romantic’ presented at “Win the Runway Beauty Brunch”: At La Victoria NYC, Adrian Alicea presented 8-10 best-selling looks from his prior collections. For Adrian Alicea, it’s all about the temerity and confidence of individual looks, style, and presentation.

Each model reveals the muse-like sentiments and qualities of Adrian and Catalina, his Casting Director. This show, too, suggests the power of icons such as Coco Mitchell, who’s been modeling for three-plus decades to return to Adrian Alicea runways.

‘A New Romantic’ is fragrant, titillating, captivating, permeating with the allure of wanting to know the beautiful human creature who may walk, sit, stand, or lean and careen against the winding staircase; or whose columned back kisses the wall, their hand gripping the spirit-filled crystal glass raised with intermittent kisses to the perched lips of this rare and majestic creature oozing with confidence, passion, and self-expression.

They wear New Romantic pieces emblematic of Belle Époque—Adrian Alicea. New Romantic channels the spirit and radiance of one’s inner beauty laced and styled in designs from this powerful and mesmerizing collection

.New Romantic inspires confidence: “I’ve got to know this person!” it teases, begs, ingratiates. Each garment is made-by-hand with love, care, familial detail, and thoughtful sustainability by private-label designer Adrian Alicea.

‘A New Romantic Designer’ Adrian Alicea credits and thanks the following for the success of the show: GenArt, Connect Group, La Victoria, Marc Harvey Beauty, Casting Director Casting-by-Catalina; Hair Carlos Roman and Colon Jessica, NJ Hair Curls Color Keratins; Hairstylist Dixi and QTM and Hazel Austin; Make-up Artist Whitney Genee’ Esthetique; Designer Assistants Gazbe Debonair and Jacklyn Allain; Press & Media Wall Port Media Group, and sponsors Dr. Flora Luyando and Absinthe Absente

A-Listers Blanca Soto, Judy Torres, Patricia Velázquez, Camila Alves, Chingy, Lil Kim, Zoe Saldana, Daddy Yankee, Marilyn Manson, India Arie, Paris Hilton, Nick Cannon, Larisa Martinez, Melissa Ford, and Melba Moore among others have been styled in Adrian Alicea designs.

 ADRIAN ALICEA: Discovered at the iconic nightclub, The Tunnel, by Rae Dawn Chong, Adrian was invited to audition and walk for Thierry Mugler’s couture show in Paris in 1989. From there, the rest is history.

His career as a Vogue dancer took flight with his and Willi Ninja vogue performances on fashion runways, including Theirry Mugler, the Joan River Show, Hermes, Giorgio Armani, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Gianfranco Ferre, Vivienne Westwood, and Patricia Fields, gracing the stage with supermodels Iman, Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Debra Shaw, Veruschka von Lehndorff, and Naomi Campbell.

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Adrian Alicea’s 2015 Fall/Winter Collection “Sueno de Satyricon”

THE TEMERITY OF ADRIAN ALICEA IS ONLY SURPASSED BY THE PRECISE EXECUTION OF HIS VISION. ADRIAN ALICEA IS THE NEW ROMANTIC OF ROMANTIC EXCESSES. CREATING A PIRATE-LIKE FAIRY-TALE OF DISGUISES. HE WALKS A TIGHTROPE BETWEEN IRONIC HEDONISTIC INCLINATIONS AND HIGHLY SERIOUS SOCIAL COMMENTARY. THERE IS OSTENTATION, AND OPULENCE. THERE IS AN INSANE CARCINOGENIC, MERCILESS NARCISSISM. THERE IS A DEAFENING, ENDLESS SHOUT OF: GIMME MORE!

Never one to shy away from opportunity. As a model ADRIAN walked the runways for the likes of THIERRY MUGLER, GIORGIO ARMANI, JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER, GIANFRANCO FERRE and PATRICIA FIELDS. In the late nineties ADRIAN met NICO URQUIZA. This meeting would eventually lead to the famed House of NICO & ADRIAN NY. For ten years, Adrian worked with Nico to create a collection that featured unique and outrageous designs. Together they presented runway shows that were so scandalous in their overt sexiness that many of the worlds top models and fashion photographers came calling for collaborations. Their designs would come to be photographed by Steven Meisel and David LaChappelle. Linda Evangelista graced the cover of ITALIAN VOGUE in their spiked wrestler helmet.

For the past two years, Adrian has been keenly focused on the evolution and continued growth of “Adrian Alicea Haute Couture”. Celebrating his growth as an artist and paying tribute to his Latino and Taino Indian roots. Adrian quietly states: “I love color. I love music. I love dance. I want my designs to bring people joy. I make everything by hand. Each piece is unique. I put everything into my work–my heart, my soul, my love. I want everyone who wears my designs to feel special, to feel proud, to know that they are different and that they have the right to be.”

Best of New York Fashion Week Events- Sept 2024

By: Liliana Rocio, Senior Editor &  World Liberty TV, Fashion Team It was a Milestone for World Liberty TV, as it was our 20th year covering New York fashion week, in our Liberty News online, and then approxemently 15 years ago to World Liberty TV. We have covered some of the giants of fashion week,...
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NYFW 2022 Fashion Shows in World Liberty TV Fashion Channels (Part 2)-2022

We had the pleasure of covering close to 100 designers from all over the World. At New York Fashion Shows Fall / Winter 2022. Below are some of the fashion Shows we covered and showcased in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels, Blogs and Photo-Galleries.

Adrian Alicea: The Adrian Alicea brand represents an orgy of defiance. Absolution without the fear of retribution. The temerity of Adrian Alicea is only surpassed by the precise execution of his vision.

Adrian Alicea is a new romantic of romantic excesses. Creating a pirate-like fairy-tale of disguises, he walks a tightrope between ironic hedonistic inclination and highly serious commentary. There is an insane carcinogenic, merciless narcissism. There is a deafening, endless shout

of “gimme more!” – Earl Murray.  Adrian’s inspiration comes from his strong familial roots in Puerto Rico. The essence of his beautiful mother is etched into every design. Mr. Alicea was also blessed with nine sisters of whom have provided him with the depth of understanding the female form. The fact that he also has real human frailties make him greater than is realized by those who are not able to see through the fog of adulation. His human experience transcends into an emotional confluence felt by every being that adorns his designs. Having been a model himself, he was first discovered at the iconic nightclub “The Tunnel” by Rae Dawn Chong who invited him to walk for Thierry Mugler’s couture show in Paris.

From there his career took off and with persistent effort continued working with the masters of Europe: Hermes, Giorgio Armani, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Gianfranco Ferre, Vivienne Westwood, and Patricia Fields and graced the stage with notable supermodels Iman, Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Debra Shaw, Veruschka von Lehndorff, to name a few. Adrian Alicea has also been featured on the cover of Italian Vogue and has had editorial spreads in major publications like Vibe. He’d eventually tour the world as a professional dancer alongside the legendary Willi Ninja and Grace Jones. This led to two electrifying performances in “Deep in Vogue” and “Waltz Darling” by the multi-talented Malcolm McClaren. He is currently featured in the CAMP Expedition at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Manhattan, New York and was presented with the Emerging New Designer Award at the Cinema Film Fashion Awards 2017, Beverly Hills, California alongside Akon, Sidney Poitier and Samuel L. Jackson. Adrian has styled and dressed the likes of many A List celebrities. Larisa Martine, of whom shared the stage with Grammy Award Winner, Joshua Bell at the 60th Lincoln Center Anniversary hosted by Neil Patrick Harris wore one of his stunning designs. He has also dressed and styled celebrities like Zoe Saldana and Nick Cannon.

The House Of Alicea was born out of his life-time love affair with Avant-garde fashion and the purest freedom of an artist. Adrian sews from hand like a sculptor as he shapes and molds each fabric to fit the human form with such care to the ornate details he creates in each design. The fashion industry has become commercial and lackluster at best with mass-produced designs. Adrian Alicea has a style all his own that is unique and filled with the power to transform this industry back to a time when living breathing artistic beauty of all forms graced the stage. His designs bring forth an explosive amalgamation of emotions that will take your breath away and leaving you screaming for more. Adrian Alicea is that of a demigod. This mythical creature has the innate ability to forge a cult-like dance of the obscure bathed in overt obscenity, and emblazoned in provocative aggression dripping in hedonistic ecstasy. See his fashion Show in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channel by Clicking here.

Emerge Fashion Show During NYFW -2022: I am truly grateful to present the Emerge! Fashion live runway show during New York Fashion Week! When I created Emerge! 10 years ago my purpose was to highlight the creativity and art that designers create for the runway. I am always at awe at the talent and gifts that designers bring to light. I am equally grateful about honoring legendary designer Karl Kani with the Fashion Innovator Award. Universally- deemed the Godfather of Urban Fashion, Karl Kani’s style and influence impacted the culture in a major way with his iconic brand.

Last but not least, thanks to everyone for supporting the show and I am honored you are here to enjoy this journey! On behalf of our talented designers, production staff and all of our sponsors, I welcome you to witness Emerge! A Fashion Runway Show., Said, Dionne Williams Creator, Emerge! See Emerge Fashion Show as well as Karl Kani God Father of Urban Fashion being honored as well as a special tribute video honoring Andre Talley. In our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels by Clicking here.

“NYC Live! @ Fashion Week” Fall/Winter 2022 Fashion Showcase, Creative Director and Founder “Michael Reid”: Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Wm. Michael Reid has always expressed a desire to become a world-renowned architect. It was once imagined that he would have an impact on his hometown’s world-famous skyline by designing a magnificent office tower or, better yet, a sports and entertainment complex. However, after attending college in Los Angeles, he shifted into a different gear, which helped him focus on designing and building a first-class company.

Over time, X.E.I. has developed solid relationships with many influential personnel all across the nation – entertainment industry, sports leagues, travel/hospitality, corporate sponsors, modeling, fashion, and the media — radio, television, film, print and interactive. In years to come, it’s X.E.I.’s goal to leave its mark as one of the most highly-successful entertainment companies ever to be assembled. One thing’s for certain, X.E.I. will provide a creative and informative platform for new business clients, as well as family and friends. See NY Live Fashion Shows by clicking here.

We at World Liberty TV, have been covering New York Fashion Week for close to 20 years and showcasing thousands of designers from all over the World, as well as models and people in the fashion world. See More in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channels blogs and Fashion Photo-Galleries by clicking here.

NY Fashion Week Shows 2022

BY: Betina Crione Guest Writer for World Liberty TV We had a pleasure of covering close to 100 fashion designers in New York Fashion Week Fall Winter 2022. In our World Liberty TV Fashion Channels, Blogs, Photo-Galleries and Luxury Channels. We have to say people are back in the fashion world, bigger and better than...
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Style Fashion Week Shows Feb -2018

Occuring twice a year, SFW New York Brings International designers to one runway for an exceptional runway production and entertainment event, attracting huge crowds ,media and celebrities from all over the world. Bringing an innovative edge to the traditional runway, Style Fashion Week excites all expectations.

The following Designers participated at The Style Fashion Week Show  Feb -2018:

Malan Breton , Bahmardi ,  Lotus Threads,   Carmen Marc Valvo,  Romeo + Juliet Couture ,David Tupaz, Andre Emery  , Chicago Playground ,Shay Kawaii, Heem, Dertbag, Urica by Raquel,  Ydamys Simo,  Alina Petra Swim,  Emma Altman, Adriana Sahar,Brian Wood, Adrian Alicia and  Mint Swim.

Great event hundreds of people in attendance, at world renowned  event space , Cipriani on 42nd Street ,New York City.

See more about fashion Week 2018, in our World Liberty TV Fashion Channels by Clicking here.