VALENCIA, Calif., Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury cruise line
Cunard will see its flagship, Queen
Mary 2, set sail for New York Fashion Week this September,
joined by undergraduates from the University of Westminster who are set to become the first in
the world to showcase their collection on the official London
Fashion Week schedule.
Undergraduates from the University of Westminster's Fashion Design BA Honours course
will debut their Autumn Winter
2018/19 designs at London Fashion Week on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 before showing the
collections on board Queen Mary 2
from September 2-9, 2018 (M833). The
University of Westminster is known
for producing some of the most talented and creative fashion
professionals in the business. Notable alumni include the designer
Vivienne Westwood; Michael Herz, Artistic Director at Diane von
Fürstenberg; Stuart Vevers Creative Director at Coach; as well as
Christopher Bailey, Burberry's chief
creative officer and president.
"Cunard's Transatlantic Fashion Week crossing has become a
must-attend event which receives rave reviews from our guests,"
said Josh Leibowitz, senior vice
president, Cunard North America. "We
are excited to bring our guests unique events that are only
available on Cunard."
Cunard's Third Annual Transatlantic Fashion Week will play host
to an impressive array of leading authorities during the annual
fashion voyage. Ensuring guests are taken on a transatlantic
journey through fashion history, Virginia
Bates, fashion historian and friend to some of fashion's
best known names will be presenting her vintage collection in the
most spectacular setting.
Virginia Bates is best known for
London's 'Virginia', an emporium
of vintage clothing and accessories that became a mecca for
designers including John Galliano and Ralph
Lauren looking for inspiration. She will present a
collection to guests, taking them back to an era of glamour and
sophistication in a way that only she knows best.
Joining Virginia on board Queen
Mary 2 to New York will be
Richard Young, world renowned
photographer to the stars. During Transatlantic Fashion Week
Richard will be giving a presentation of his life and the famous
people he has photographed, a photography exhibition in the
Clarendon Art Gallery, a Q&A and more. Completing the line-up
is Fashion historian, Colin
McDowell, Editor of InStyle magazine Hal Rubenstein, International Fashion Consultant
Gail Sackloff and Jeremy Langmead,
Brand and Content Director of MPORTER.com.
Further information on Cunard's Transatlantic Fashion Week can
be found here: www.cunard.com/m833.
For more information about Cunard, or to book a
voyage, contact your Travel Consultant, call Cunard Line at
1-800-728-6273 or visit www.cunard.com.
For travel agents interested in further information, please
contact your Business Development Manager, visit OneSource or call
Cunard toll free at 1-800-528-6273.
Cunard
Cunard is the operator of luxury cruise ships
Queen Mary 2®,
Queen Victoria® and
Queen Elizabeth®.
Renowned for impeccable White Star Service, gourmet dining and
world-class entertainment, all three Queens offer luxury
accommodations in Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill Suite and Queens Grill Suite
staterooms. Cunard is the only line to offer regularly scheduled
Transatlantic service between New
York and London, and it
continues to celebrate the freedom of travel on exciting World
Voyage and Grand Voyage itineraries that visit Europe, North
America, South America,
Africa, Asia and Australia.
Awarded '#1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise
Line' by Travel + Leisure's 2017 and 2016 World's Best
Awards and 'Best World Cruise Itineraries' and 'Best Trans-Atlantic
Itineraries' by Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2016 Readers Choice
Awards, Cunard is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines, a
part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK),
the largest cruise vacation company in the world. Together Cunard,
Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises,
Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises
(Australia) and P&O Cruises
(UK) operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports around the world and
totaling 226,000 lower berths.
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