Released on = June 6, 2006, 8:02 pm

Press Release Author = Victoria Fennell

Industry = Apparel & Fashion

Press Release Summary = Boutique Owner Mariam Heydari Partners With NYC Avant-Garde
Designer/Entrepreneur Grace Edwards To Show "Hot Cities / Hot Spices" Collection.

Press Release Body = (Washington, D.C. June 7, 2006) - Mariam Heydari, owner of
Heydari and Helias Boutiques in the Washington, D.C. area, announced today that
Grace Edwards' collection "Hot Cities / Hot Spices" will be available at her two
boutique locations beginning Friday, June 9, 2006.

The collection, "Hot Cities / Hot Spices", designed by Ms. Edwards, is a
colorful, exotic, and ethnic focused collection that can be described as
strictly fun, flirty looks for the woman who not only is daring but also young
at heart.

Ms. Edwards, who is an avant-garde designer, and one of three entrepreneurs
featured on the AOL/Entrepreneur.com online reality series, The Startup (AOL
Keyword: startup), is thrilled to be associated with two boutiques that
specialize in trendy, high-end and eclectic collections. Ms. Edwards states,
"This is another exciting opportunity to introduce my fashions to a new
audience, and at the same time creates a greater awareness for the Grace
Edwards brand".

Ms. Edwards will be making an appearance to launch the collection on Friday,
June 9, 2006 at Heydari Boutique in Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Avenue in
Washington, D.C. from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and later that afternoon at
Helias Boutique on 1338 Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m.

For more information on this event, please contact Mariam Heydari at Heydari
Boutique at (202) 682-2030 or (202) 333-1241.

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Grace Edwards New York, Inc. specializes in custom designed ready-to-wear and
couture fashions for women, with a showroom located at 155 8th Avenue (between
17th & 18th Streets) in New York. She also maintains an online presence at
www.graceedwards.com.


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