Fashionistas Plan Extravanganza in Cambodia

2,000 some fashionistas from around Asia will descend on Phnom Penh in October for 10 days during the country’s first fashion event, costing an estimated $1 million. According to Sophy Ke, president of the Cambodia Fashion Council, Cambodia Fashion Week is intended to increase domestic fashion markets while highlighting local designers and labels while increasing exports. Emaxx, the mobile phone service provider, is a major sponsor, having donated $100,000.