JEANNIE MAI and ALEX MINSKY to make an appearance at Fashion Week 2013, Singapore

Fashion Week 2013 is back on a bigger and bolder scale this year, with a star-studded line-up of celebrities who will be gracing the runways. Presented by The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands and organised by FIDé Fashion Weeks, the 11-day extravaganza will run this week, from 9 to 19 October, featuring the best in Men’s and Women’s Prêt-à-Porter, Women’s Couture and Haute Couture labels.

Flying in for Fashion Week 2013 is Los Angeles stylist, make-up artist and wearapist Jeannie Mai, who is back as a digital correspondent. This will mark the third time the international fashion stylist is returning to Marina Bay Sands. Best known for her Emmy-nominated television programme “How Do I Look”, Mai was in town earlier this April to host VIP Fashion Night at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands.

Also making an appearance at this year’s Fashion Week 2013 is fashion model Alex Minsky, who will be featured in many of the Men’s shows. The 24-year-old US marine-turned underwear model, who lost his right leg in Afghanistan after his truck ran over an explosive, has since become a successful underwear model after his recovery. Now an up-and-coming face on the fashion scene, Minsky is sought after by photographers such as California-based fashion photographer Tom Cullis and Los Angeles-based photographer Michael Stokes.No stranger to Fashion Week is regional host UTT, who will be emceeing the event. Credited as one of MTV Asia's longest running hosts, the multi-talented, actor and model will be joined by fellow Thai-American, co-host Taya Rogers.

South Korean superstar, RAIN, will also make an official appearance for the first time in Singapore at Fashion Week 2013 after his two year hiatus.

Marina Bay Sands has played host to numerous celebrities and world-renowned designers this year at its multiple new store openings. This includes Hong Kong actress-singer Linda Chung for Mikimoto, F1 race driver Sebastian Vettel for G Factory, Korean superstar G Dragon for Salon by Surrender, Lana Marks, founder and designer of her eponymous fashion label, as well as international fashion designers Mrs Carolina Herrera and her daughter Carolina Herrera Báez for CH Carolina Herrera.