Go Green for Fashion NYC Honors Popular Sustainable Fashion Writer Yuka Yoneda, Benefits ProjectArt

NEW YORK - April 19, 2013 - PRLog -- On Thursday, May 9th, popular fashion writer Yuka Yoneda will be recognized at Go Green for Fashion NYC for her commitment to raising awareness of the benefits of sustainability within the fashion industry. Yuka is a writer and reporter from Queens, New York. She received her bachelor’s in business management from Stony Brook University and holds a degree in exhibit design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. In addition to being the NYC editor of Inhabitat (www.Inhabitat.com/NYC), Yuka is a practicing turophile and a known JeDIY master. Her love of maker culture and crafting has a lot to do with what she's seen around her in NYC, and she believes that if you can "make it" here, you can "make it" anywhere. Yuka's refashioned clothing and DIY ideas have been featured on The Today Show, Glamour, HGTV.com and other websites and magazines. Yuka also writes for Ecouterre and has written for The Daily Green and The New York Times. Yuka also founded popular eco-friendly fashion destination Clossette www.Clossette.com.

At Go Green for Fashion NYC, join six of New York's favorite eco-friendly fashion designers in honoring 10 individuals committed to increasing awareness of and the accessibility to the benefits of eco-friendly design and production within the global fashion community. Celebrating it's 2nd annual year, Go Green for Fashion NYC will feature live runway presentations, special live performances, and the entire evening is proud to benefit ProjectArt, an NYC-based free arts education organization that allows youth to create art without limits (www.projectart.org). The first 100 guests at Go Green for Fashion NYC will receive a complimentary timepiece from Sprout Watches (www.SproutWatches.com).

Sprout Watches is an eco-forward lifestyle brand, which utilizes the highest quality materials, while striving to protect the Earth’s natural resources. Constructed from sustainable elements such as corn resin, bamboo, cork, organic cotton, conflict free diamonds, mother of pearl and Swarovski’s Advanced Lead-Free crystal, Sprout Watches is setting the standard for eco-friendly, fashionable timepieces.

ProjectArt is an award-winning organization developing a new model of arts education, one that allows youth to actualize their artistic visions while building their self-esteem and advance as all-around achievers. In two years, ProjectArt’s year-round, after-school visual arts education program has served hundreds while it's advocacy initiative Walk the Talk, has brought awareness for the critical need of arts education, to hundreds of thousands of people. ProjectArt was founded by Adarsh Alphons in 2010.

In 2008, Sprout’s parent company utilized their 50 years of experience in watch making and set out to do something that hadn’t been done before. Their goal was to design the most eco-responsible watch possible while still offering styles that were fashionable, affordable and built to last. After two years of researching and testing earth-friendly components that were completely new to the watch world, the first line of Sprout Watches, with corn resin cases and buckles, bamboo dials, mineral-crystal lenses and organic-cotton straps, were launched Earth Day 2010. The collection was immediately met with acclamation and today Sprout has evolved into over 80 different styles for men, women and children that are stylish, water-resistant and affordable. The highly sought-after brand has been featured in: Oprah, Redbook, New York Post, Everyday with Rachael Ray, People StyleWatch, Real Simple and countless blogs, websites and TV segments.

Go Green for Fashion NYC will be hosted at XVI (www.XVIny.com), a breathtaking rooftop lounge reminiscent of a chateau courtyard salon. XVI is located at 251 West 48th Street, New York, NY 10036. Event begins at 8 PM and early arrival is suggested. Guests may RSVP for this event by e-mail FashionRSVP@LawrenceBlake.com. Press may RSVP to confirm accommodations by e-mailing PressNY@LawrenceBlake.com. Guest panel of celebrity judges, presenting designers, and music performances will be announced shortly.

To learn more about the Go Green for Fashion NYC 2013 please visit GoGreen.LawrenceBlake.com. Go Green for Fashion NYC 2013 is hosted by Lawrence Blake Group Int’l (www.LawrenceBlake.com), rising New York based corporate communications firm. A spokesperson on behalf of ProjectArt, participating designers, and honorees will be available for live interviews. For information please contact L. Blake Harvey, 646.481.8237, Fashion@LawrenceBlake.com. Follow Lawrence Blake Group Int’l on Twitter and Facebook for event updates. www.Twitter.com/LawrenceBlakePR. www.Facebook.com/LawrenceBlakeGroup.