PASHION & Elisa Sednaoui present Cairo Fashion Nights 3

On the 17th & 18th of January PASHION presented the third edition of CAIRO’S FASHION NIGHTS ( #CFN3 ). The event was co-hosted by French, Italian and Egyptian actress, model and filmmaker Elisa Sednaoui. “Being a well known fixture on the international fashionscene, and the fact that Elisa is the descendant of the illustrious Sednaoui family who not only pioneered luxury retail in pre-1952 revolution Egypt but in all the Arab world, almost predestined her to be part of Cairo Fashion Nights 3″ says Susan Sabet (PASHION’s publisher and editor in chief).

During the press conference, Sednaoui introduced the Elisa Sednaoui Foundation , to be launched in Egypt in April this year. www.elisasednaouifoundation.org

The event was held at the Semiramis InterContinental with over 40 participating designers and retailers, showcasing from Egyptian fashion scions Marie Bishara and Mobaco to the young rising Egyptian designers including the likes of Amina K., Sabry Marouf, Maison Yeya or Rons Bags along works by the students of the Azza Fahmy Design Studio and the Cairo Fashion Design Center. The VIP opening night saw a string of high profile guests, led by HE The Minister ofIndustry and Trade, HE. The French Ambassador, HE The Austrian Ambassador, movie stars Youssra and Khaled El Nabawy, and a performance by Egyptian artist Bousaina. A silent auction raised funds with generous donations by international luxury houses Albert Ferretti, Anya Hindmarch ,Bulgari, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Charlotte Olympia, Christian Louboutin, Diesel, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Missoni,Muzungu Sisters, Trussardi, and Arab power houses Azza Fahmy, Dima Jewellery, RamiAl Ali and Reem Al Kanhal.

Over the two-day event over 2000 fashionable guests flocked to the venue in support of Egyptian designers.

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