Ellie Goulding, one of the most popular British artists of the current century, wore the Gold Natalia Fedner Midas Mini Dress for the May cover of Glamour UK. The dress is made from over 900 feet of chain and conforms to the body of the wearer using patent pending technology.
Alexis Carrington is clearly a big fan of Natalia Fedner. She wore the designer again on the recent episode of Dynasty (Season 3, Episode 17). Costumed by Meredith Markworth-Pollack, actress Elaine Hendrix looked sleek and in charge in the Gold Chain Skinny Scarf.
A message from Natalia:
My grandma Lida lived for several years at Wexner Heritage House in Columbus, Ohio. I would always visit her when I was in town. Like many of the residents there, my grandma was a holocaust survivor. My grandma was a fighter, but dementia was winning. She had limited English, so visits from family were vital to her happiness. My father would visit my grandma daily. Although she passed away 4 years ago, those daily visits are still fresh in my father’s memory. He told me he would be at a complete loss if he wasn’t allowed to visit her – like so many others aren’t able to visit their loved ones at this time due to Covid-19. He wouldn’t be able to handle the worry and stress – knowing how vulnerable she would be. The heartache of not being able to visit loved ones right now is hard enough as it is, but to worry about them getting sick is truly heart-breaking.
Our grandparents and parents in nursing homes are the most at-risk population. And one of the best ways to protect them is to make sure that the people who take care of them have appropriate PPE, such as surgical masks. Not only are the doctors, nurses, and care-takers protected, but our loved ones are less likely to get the virus. It has been proven that surgical masks are most affective for reducing the spread of virus droplets when worn by the contagious person.
I have spent the past month contributing to the “Make A Mask” effort- creating and donating masks to hospitals, first responders, essential workers, and the elderly. When friends and family started to volunteer donations to help with the mask making efforts, I realized I was in a unique position to help on a bigger scale. It’s great to be able to make cotton masks, but it’s even better to be able to obtain and distribute surgical masks and other PPE to those most in need, and often most overlooked.
For every Crystal for a Cause bracelet sold, we will donate 50% of profits to nursing homes in need of PPE. Whether through direct monetary donations or by using the funds to secure and donate surgical masks and other PPE. We already have the logistics worked out, so the money will be put to immediate use. We are also accepting direct donations (100% of donations will go directly to the nursing homes).
Currently, we are fundraising for Wexner Heritage Village and The Forum At Knightsbridge in Columbus, Ohio (Go Bucks!), but we are open to contributing to other retirement facilities anywhere in the USA. Please e-mail us if you know of one in need info@nataliafedner.com. We have a reliable source for surgical masks, but the prices are steep. So please let us know if you have other sources. It is our #1 priority to get as many surgical masks as possible to these nursing homes immediately.
The folks at The Forum at Knightsbridge sent us this uplifting video – we can’t wait to help them!
Award winning actress, Taraji P. Henson, donned the famous Natalia Fedner Chain Python gown as “Cookie” during the final season of Fox’s “Empire.”
After 31 years of living in the USA, Natalia Fedner – now an American citizen- was welcomed back to her native Ukraine with open arms. She hadn’t been back to her homeland since she left in the summer of 1988 as a refugee with her parents. After learning about the celebrity designer’s humble roots in Chernivtsi, Ukraine – Intergal Bud, a real estate development company based in Kyiv – reached out to Natalia to see if she would be interested in coming to Kyiv to celebrate her design success in the country of her birth. Natalia agreed upon one condition – she asked to bring her parents with her. It was an absolutely magical experience. Ukraine’s top press was invited out for the private fashion show- landing Natalia and her parents on the nightly news. An awe-inspiring, roof-top photoshoot was organized, involving 6 makeup and hair artists, 3 photographers, 12 models, and of course a drone. After the fashion show, Natalia was interviewed in front of the guests by L’Officiel Ukraine’s Ulyana Boyko. Natalia also met with local designers and discussed ways in which they could grow their businesses in an international marketplace.
Elaine Hendrix looked devilishly divine as “Alexis Carrington” in the Hemingway upcycled silk chiffon knit dress for the latest episode of Dynasty (Season 3, Episode 13).
Filling the hotel lobby to capacity, Natalia Fedner’s first hotel installation was a huge success. Sofitel provided the perfect setting, with Cool Heart Gallery serving as a gorgeous back drop. Models wearing Natalia Fedner mingled among guests, who sipped on specialty cocktails while viewing the Window France X Natalia Fedner displays. French elegance definitely met Hollywood glamour. Opening night attendees included Crystal Hunt, Olga Kay, Dania Ramirez, Eric Jess, Alexandra Adomaitis, Nadia Lanfranconi, Iman Crosson, Naomi Grossman, Anastasia Baranova, Jeff Greenberg, Samy Kamkar, Melissa Hanna, Janne Kyttanen, Francis Bertrand, Joslyn Davis, Jenny Buettner, Okera Banks, and Kelly Nishimoto.
French elegance meets LA glamour as the hotel and fashion designer create a haute couture Christmas
LOS ANGELES – Nov. 23, 2019 – Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills is ringing in the holidays with Art De Noel, the annual Christmas rendezvous that unites Sofitel hotels worldwide. Inspired by the world of haute couture, this year’s theme of ‘Christmas Couture’ invites guests to be dazzled by a distinctive design experience with a touch of French elegance and “art de vivre”, to “live the French way”.
While the theme emphasizes the chicness of French haute couture, the fashion influences of the City of Angels represent the glitzy glamour. To blend the two opposite yet complementary worlds to life, the hotel is partnering with American fashion designer Natalia Fedner, who is best known for her unorthodox use of metal textiles and knit evening wear. Educated in Paris and New York City, the Project Runway star is recognized for creating avant garde pieces for celebrities including Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Cher, Charlize Theron, Kim Kardashian, and Lenny Kravitz. In collaboration with French mannequin company Window France, Fedner is transforming Sofitel Los Angeles into a modish fashion maison for the holidays by using their extraordinary abstract mannequins to showcase her artistic creations. From Dec. 1, 2019 through Dec. 31, guests can experience the one-of-a-kind holiday decor they won’t find anywhere else.
Fedner’s garments and jewelry will be on display throughout the hotel, as well as utilized for unexpected yet glamorous holiday decor, from festive garlands to one-of-a-kind tree ornaments. Her signature, patent pending textile is a 100% stretch metal that instantaneously molds to the body, adopting the heat of the wearer within 15 seconds. Using gold, rose gold and silver-plated metals, Fedner’s wearable art will add glittering and alluring appeal to traditional holiday decor. Guests will marvel at the rare pieces that adorn the hotel, as well as the eye-catching Window France mannequins situated at the entryway, concierge and 30-foot Christmas tree.
Whether a local Angeleno or afar traveler, guests and visitors can take home a piece of the The Art De Noel ‘Christmas Couture’ experience by Sofitel Los Angeles. Fedner’s spectacular garments and exclusive ornaments from the Sofitel tree will be available for purchase, price upon request.
A mecca of intriguing design bursting with Instagram-worthy moments, Sofitel Los Angeles will be dressed to impress this holiday season. See the Christmas Couture winter wonderland for a limited time from Dec. 1, 2019 through Dec. 31.
About Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills is a stunning hotel in LA offering elegant luxury accommodations and dramatic decor with an ambiance that combines see-and-be-seen excitement and the calm of an urban resort. Ideally situated on the corner of La Cienega and Beverly Boulevard, opposite the Beverly Shopping Center, this West Hollywood hotel is conveniently located near Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Rodeo Drive, Melrose Avenue, and Sunset Boulevard. Discover a unique blend of French fashion mixed with Hollywood glamour at this elegant hotel offering 295 rooms on 10 floors including 28 suites all featuring Sofitel’s luxurious feather top and state-of-the-art technology. Make the most of Sofitel Los Angeles’s numerous onsite amenities from the 2,500-square-foot gym SoFIT to the French cosmetology SoSpa and the Celebrity Hair Salon LeSalon. Have breakfast at our farm-to-table breakfast restaurant Esterel, join us for lunch or dinner at Cattle & Claw, our burgers and lobster SoCal Eatery and finish the night at Riviera 31 Lounge Bar for a night of breathtaking live music and unforgettable cocktails. www.sofitel-los-angeles.com
About Natalia Fedner
Natalia Fedner is a couture designer based in New York and Los Angeles who was educated in Paris and New York. Natalia is most well known for creating avant-garde designs and jewelry for celebrities including Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Cher, Janet Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, Sharon Stone, Shakira, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Tiffany Haddish, Teyana Taylor, Kristin Chenoweth, Pamela Anderson, Bebe Rexha, Keke Palmer, Laverne Cox, Rose McGowan, Steve Aoki, and others. During her studies and after graduating from Parsons School of Design, Natalia interned and worked for Calvin Klein Collection, Donna Karan Collection, and Marc Jacobs. Her designs have been on runways in Paris and NYC, and featured in the prestigious windows of Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue in NYC. Magazines highlights include Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, The Cut, L’Officiel, Sports Illustrated, Esquire, Maxim, Complex, and Galore. While competing on Project Runway, she created the first working mechanical dress in the history of the series.
About Window France
WINDOW FRANCE is one of the worlds’ leading designers and manufacturers of shop window mannequins. WINDOW FRANCE’s is built on its reputation of quality of build, new product design and innovation. Based in the South of France, the company was started over thirty years ago by Jean Marc MESGUICH (1982) and is known for its audacious and original look in innovative designs. WINDOW FRANCE has proved its capacity to create highly contemporary product lines that bring modernity and style to the fashion world. WINDOW FRANCE is a supplier of mannequins & decor to some of the world’s most successful international fashion groups, where not only product design counts in the commercial relationship but also reliability, performance and a rigorous respect for delivery deadlines. WINDOW FRANCE has taken a further step into the future with the creation of THE DNA FACTORY™, a very first in the mannequin industry, a unique service for producing mannequins with each brand’s personal DNA. This new evolution in mannequin development changes the whole perspective of the creation process, a change of methods, principles and philosophy. This new process opens up new possibilities in design capability as well as in the speed of development with a team of experts and revolutionary 3D technology. WINDOW FRANCE has also a policy of continuous research to apply more ecological solutions to production methods and materials.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Cecile Sandral
Marketing & Public Relations Manager
310.358.3944
Cecile.SANDRAL@sofitel.com
Trisha Davis
Ballantines PR
310.454.3080
trisha@ballantinespr.com
Becky G wore a stunning Silver Natalia Fedner Metal Dress on the cover of Galore Magazine, styled by Joey Thao. The full length dress was custom made, with a single asymmetrical slit. It took over 2 weeks and 1,800 feet of chain to make the gown.
The legendary Janet Jackson layered four Natalia Fedner couture necklaces to complete her look for the Pride Of Britain Awards. She wore the 14K rose gold dripping necklace, the gold choker, the silver choker, and the bronze choker – creating a “metal rainbow” effect; the necklaces blend perfectly into each other creating the illusion of one larger necklace.
