The highly-awaited ‘The Kathmandu Post Presents Couture Fashion Nepal’ is just around the bend. In what is slated to be a giant leap for the Nepali fashion industry, the elite New York-based fashion house, Couture Fashion Week New York, will heat up the runways on August 13.

A first event of its kind in the country, the event will see a set from the fashion guru Andres Aquino, CEO of Couture Fashion Week New York, along with sets from 10 different boutiques based out of Nepal. The Couture Fashion Week New York is a premier runway show held every spring and autumn in the Big Apple.

Apart from the high-fashion sets by designers, the show will also feature international models including former Miss Honduras and Miss Paraguay, along with supermodels from the US and Finland. Nepali international models Deepak Ghimire, Aastha Pokharel and former Miss Nepal Shristi Shrestha, among others, will also be walking the ramp at the event.

Speaking to the post, organiser Aseem Shumsher Rana, expressed his excitement about the weekend’s gala event. “A show of this scale has not taken place in Nepal yet. We are absolutely thrilled to be able to bring a designer of Aquino’s calibre and international supermodels to the Capital,” he said, “This is going to be a major stepping stone for the Nepali fashion industry.” Rana also went on to confirm that one Nepali designer and two models are slated to be selected to participate at the next edition of the Couture Fashion Week New York to be held on Sept 9.

The fashion show will be held at the Hyatt Regency on August 13 from 7 pm onwards. Artists Sabin Rai, Abhaya and the Steam Injuns and the Indian DJ AnishAnand will also be performing live sets at the show.