At the 2016 @kota_alliance #KotaStyleAwards #KotaSustainableStyleFashionAwards #international #fashion #design #runway showcase #charity event, benefiting 2 nonprofit organizations promoting #gender #equality its member organization #StandForEducation @stand4education founder @iammarimalek #WomensEmpowerment. The event also wants to highlight the importance of the emerging trend of #sustainability in fashion. Iconic fashion designer #NormaKamali @normakamali and a surprise celebrity judge panel will be awarding the top three student designers for their evening wear designs. The prizes are donated by our sponsors #EILEENFISHER @eileenfisherny and #GudrunSjöden @gudrunsjoden The event space was generously donated by #KennethCole @kennethcole An award presentation was held honoring #MariMalek, a.k.a #DJStiletto #supermodel and member of Kenneth Cole's #TheCourageousClass campaign, for her work founding #Stand4Education, which brings education to rural children, particularly girls, in her native #SouthSudan. Fabulous #TitussBurgess notable for his cast role on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Broadway alumnus status, will emcee the Awards. #KarinePlantadit will be co-hosting alongside Burgess, she's a principal dancer in #AlvinAlley @alvinailey and appeared in several #Hollywood films. #sustainablefashion #SOULbyJoakimvonDitmar #ecofashion (at The Garage 611)