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| Models walk runway in Esé Azénabor Spring Summer 2025 - Photo ©Shawn Punch Photography |
On Friday September 6th - Nigerian born fashion designer Esé Azénabor-Grembowski presented her first Esé Azénabor Ready-to-wear and Evening-wear collection, during New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2025. The fashion show took place at the 610 Loft & Garden rooftop at Rockefeller Center, right after the Council of Fashion Designers of America's (CFDA) ribbon cutting ceremony below at the iconic iceskating rink in Rockefeller Center. The ribbon cutting heralded a new partnership between the CFDA and Rockefeller Center where fashion shows were live-streamed and broadcasted to the public via a large screen at the rink.
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(L-R) Constance White, Patricia Silverstein and Dr. Yana Delkhah wear Esé Azénabor Spring Summer 2025 - Photo ©Shawn Punch Photography |
Ms. Azénabor dazzling 61 outfit womenswear collection fashion show was a bright, colorful mix of embroidered beading, lace, tulle flowers, glass, crystals and plunging necklines. The theme of the event was Women of Style & Substance Kick Off New York Fashion Week. Fashion icons Alva Chinn and Lana Ogilvie, journalists Harriette Cole and Constance White, plus socialites Jean Shafiroff, Patricia Silverstein and Dr. Yana Delkhah modeled on the runway for the designer. Actress Vivica A. Fox enjoyed the show from the front row.
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| Model walks runway in gown from Esé Azénabor Spring Summer 2025 - Photo ©Shawn Punch Photography |
One of the stand out looks was a red strapless gown with large petals creating bodice and peplum over column skirt of sheer lace. A dress that gave opulent nighttime party vibes was a silver strapless shift gown with high split. The dress that closed show was perhaps the most intricately detailed. It was a a long sleeved ball gown with deep wide V neckline, bodice of gown created from hundreds of glass beads creating a geometric pattern, with a tulle tiered skirt.
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| Left: Vivica A. Fox watches Esé Azénabor walk runway with her daughter, Lana Ogilvie walks runway - Photo ©Shawn Punch Photography |
