{"id":7751,"date":"2024-11-15T00:47:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T08:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/?p=7751"},"modified":"2026-08-30T20:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T03:26:56","slug":"metropolitan-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/metropolitan-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:9%;--awb-padding-right:9%;--awb-padding-bottom:9%;--awb-padding-left:9%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1022\" alt=\"Chic Compass Magazine - Issue 20\" title=\"ChicCompass-Cover-20\" src=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChicCompass-Cover-20.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChicCompass-Cover-20-200x256.jpg 200w, https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChicCompass-Cover-20-400x511.jpg 400w, https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChicCompass-Cover-20-600x767.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChicCompass-Cover-20.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 1919px) 600px,(min-width: 1920px) 33vw\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This article was printed in<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/?r3d=chic-compass-magazine-issue-20#68\"><em>Chic Compass Magazine - Issue 20<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"g g-2\"><div class=\"g-single a-76\"><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdamuseum.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RDAM.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:9%;--awb-padding-right:9%;--awb-padding-bottom:9%;--awb-padding-left:9%;--awb-bg-color:#0c0c0d;--awb-bg-color-hover:#0c0c0d;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #f0dc7e;\">Metropolitan Fashion Week<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 4px;\">A World of High-Fashion Masterpieces<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 4px;\">ARTICLE BY DAVID TUPAZ<br \/>\nPHOTOGRAPHY BY JAIME LIM, LIQUID STAR PHOTOGRAPHY<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;max-width:70%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>As the epitome of American fashion, Metropolitan Fashion Week delivers exceptional productions at legendary locations, including fine art museums, historic mansions, Warner Bros. Film Studios, City Halls and esteemed gardens across the country. Led by CEO Eduardo Khawam and his husband Paul Jaramillo, this esteemed organization has steadfastly maintained its commitment to excellence since its inception. Designers vie for invitations to showcase their creations at Metropolitan Fashion Week, which has established itself as a venerable institution through strategic partnerships with influential entities, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and arts organizations. The latest event, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library &amp; Museum in Simi Valley, California, showcased a musical masterpiece collection featuring international designers, followed by David Tupaz's haute couture collection. Tupaz, a renowned Las Vegas designer, received the Excellence Award for his consistently inspiring and elegant designs, which he showcased over two decades in prominent fashion capitals. His work embodies modern sophistication, elevating American fashion to new heights and earning him acclaim as an emerging genius of American couture.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;margin-top:30px;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-6 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChicCompass-Issue20-PRINT-68.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChicCompass-Issue20-PRINT-68.jpg\" width=\"800\" 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