Carmen Marc Valvo

Carmen Marc Valvo (born July 3, 1963) is an American designer who specializes in evening wear and high-end cocktail dresses for a line of the same name, founded in 1989.

[4] Sometime in December 2008, rumors emerged that the then recent economic news would affect the upcoming New York Fashion Week in February, showing Fall 2009.

[citation needed] Valvo's designs have graced many notable and glamorous women such as HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Queen Latifah, Beyoncé Knowles, Katie Couric, Leona Lewis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vanessa Williams, Kate Winslet, Eva Longoria, and Mary J. Blige, to name a few.

His designs are regularly stocked at Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Bergdorf Goodman, and other specialty stores nationally and internationally.

[4] Carmen is an Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) Ambassador and has given both his time and money to the organization, which has helped raise millions of dollars for colorectal cancer research.

Valvo and his long-time friend Vanessa Williams also recently appeared in a national print and broadcast campaign to bring awareness to the importance of early screening.

For the Spring/Summer 2005 fashion week in New York City, Valvo joined the "Be Seen, Be Screened" campaign with Katie Couric, the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA), the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Olympus, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Anna Wintour, Fern Mallis, Iman, Nia Vardalos and Patrick McMullan.

The printed material appeared in fashion and lifestyle magazines while the videos were aired in March during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

He donated a blue gown from his Black Label for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance to auction off, and designed a limited edition women's T-shirt for the event.

"[1] The Red Dress Collection has shown at New York Fashion Week yearly since its inception in 2003 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.