Since 2009 the event Vienna Awards for Fashion & Lifestyle has got a fixed place in the Austrian fashion calendar, next to events like Modepalast, MQ Vienna Fashion Week and the Festival for Fashion & Photography. In the past international VIP’s like Tatjana Patitz or Kiera Chaplin have ‘mixed’ themselves with the big names in the Austrian fashion industry and celebrated an evening full of glamour and lifestyle … no doubt to see some big names again this year. On March

Finally Vienna has it: a free design and/or shopping guide in 2 languages (german & englisch). Not only developed for tourist but also for ‘WienerInnen’ that are looking for the real tips: small individual fashion shops, design ateliers, concept stores for lifestyle, design and fashion. 56 shops divided at 11 districts are represented in GUIDED. The guide is small, handsome, easy to use and has a great ‘look & feel’. If you are looking for GUIDED but cannot find it: GUIDED

Social business is not new. It is an existing business model that does not strive to maximize profits but rather to serve humanity’s most pressing needs. Thus, the first motive of social business is not profit, and it does not pay its investors dividends. Instead, it aims at solving social problems with products and services at affordable prices, or giving the poor and marginalized people ownership in a business and allow them to share in its profits. A social business

Like every year in September the Austrian capital strikes a pose as fashion designers, buyers and fashionistas rush to the Museums Quartier for the MQ Vienna Fashion Week, presented by Vöslauer. Fashion shows, exhibitions and parties provide a chance for national and international designers to show their latest creations and mingle with Vienna’s beautiful people. This year the MQ Vienna Fashion Week takes place from September 14th-18th for the third time and shows a large variety of designers from Austria

On Monday, March 15th, 2010 the event ‘Vienna Awards for Fashion & Lifestyle’ will take place at Hall E of the Museums Quartier in Vienna. This year prominent persons and outstanding achievements in 12 different categories within the fashion and lifestyle industry will be awarded. International glamour will be given to the event due to the performance of Kiera Sunshine Chaplin. Topmodel from Ireland, grandchild of Charly Chaplin and great-grandchild of Eugene O’Neill, Nobel prize laureate in literature, will fly

What are the reasons for organising a fashion event like the MQ VIENNA FASHION WEEK? Austria has a very creative designer scene. At the MQ VIENNA FASHIONWEEK the designers have the chance to show their knowledge and creativity. Buyers, designers but also fashionistas have a place to share ideas and interact. We are very pleased that we are partners with the MuseumsQuartier Vienna and the quartier21/MQ, to realize this unique project. We are sure that it will benefit our fashion

A beautiful article in the dutch Residence magazine for living and lifestyle about Vienna recommending a 3 night stay at The Ring Hotel