MICA Crew/Fashion Week

Jubil Khan and Jade at Tony Cohen 2009 Show.

www.jadefilm.com

Photos by Steve Martinez

Founder/Producer/Creator of MICA Runway, Queen Jade, a fashionista and fashion idol, attended Mercedes-Benz NY Fashion Week 2009 for the 4th time, and invited her team to see some of the shows.

MICA RUNWAY is a leading arts and entertainment high-end venture in New York City exclusively dedicated to showcasing works by emerging filmmakers, up-and-coming fashion designers, aspiring talent, literary and visual artists who are disabled, Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind.

Founded in 2000, MICA RUNWAY produces events such as film showcases, prominent fashion shows, art exhibitions, multimedia events, and much more. It's a platform that strives to provide access to the film, fashion, art and visual art worlds for disabled individuals who may be intimidated, oppressed or ignored by the gatekeepers of the elite art, fashion and entertainment industries. Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people do have a fair shot at their dreams and getting them seen and heard. www.micarunway.com

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With Visual Music Project (VMP) Co-partner, Jubil Khan and guest, Mervin Primeaux during Tadashi Shoji Fall 2009 Collection Show at the Bryant Park.

Mark Indelicato, who plays Betty's fashion-obsessed nephew

on "Ugly Betty."

A soro dressed in pink and green look could be

fashionably repping an AKA sorority group?

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