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Interview: Kerry Bannigan, Founder of Nolcha Fashion Week

Kerry Bannigan and Arthur Mandel NOLCHA FASHION WEEK is a leading award winning event , held during New York Fashion Week, for independent fashion designers to showcase their collections to a global audience of press, retailers, stylists and industry influencers. Co-Founder and CEO of Nolcha Fashion Week: New York, Kerry Bannigan, wanted to build and grow what she envisioned as an event that supported the independent business of fashion to industry standard, and held during New York Fashion Week, to give aspiring fashion brands the opportunity to showcase at a key time and to decision makers. When she moved to New York City from UK after studying English and Communications at university Bannigan met a lot of people from the fashion industry. She soon discovered the various obstacles that aspiring independent fashion designers face, specifically having a professional industry standard runway show during New York Fashion Week. In 2007, with the help of her business partner, ...