While homegrown designers have been leaving New York for fashion week in Paris, there is some international talent that has been making their way to show stateside. One label to know is Bevza by Svetlana Bevza, a long-known (since 2006) veteran in her home country, Ukraine. Bevza rose to local fame with her signature jackets and coats, sharply tailored with exaggerated shoulders and nipped waists. After showing in Ukraine for over a decade, Bevza began to present in Tbilisi a year ago. This past week, she chose New York. The journey is far—over 4,500 miles—but Bevza has long wanted to garner an international audience.
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Designer Svetlana Bevza onstage at Bevza fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery 3, Skylight Clarkson Sq on Sept. 10, in New York City.
