Christian Fashion Week

Christian Fashion Week (R) (USPTO Registration Numbers 4456872 & 4494390)[1] is an annual fashion show that celebrates fashion from a Christian worldview. It is the first fashion week to claim faith as a basis. The organization and event was founded by entrepreneurs Jose Gomez, Mayra Gomez, Wil Lugo, and Tamy Lugo, all from Tampa, Florida.[2] The first annual event, Christian Fashion Week 2013, was held on February 8, 2013, and featured 8 designers from around the US.[3] The event attracted over 300 attendees and over 2,000 online viewers.

The event attracted an international audience after a syndicated story by the Associated Press was published on February 7, 2013.[4] The article cast a spotlight on designers debuting at the show such as Julia Chew and Alma Vidovic. Executive Director, Jose Gomez, was stated:

"Modesty is the right thing to do," he said. "The fashion industry operates under certain assumptions, but there is an alternative."

Author and Speaker, Shari Braendel, was a featured quest and speaker.

Expansion

In 2014, the organization expanded the event from two days to an entire week.[5] The event started with the first International Day of Prayer for Art and Fashion.[6] The week continued with various workshops and shopping days, culminating in two days of fashion shows in Tampa, Florida.

The event was covered by over 40 media outlets, including:

The event attracted over 10,000 online viewers and, according to the organization's Facebook page, has led to a Retail Edition of the show in Atlanta during the 2014 International Christian Retail Show, held by the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) [11] in partnership with Christians In Fashion.[12]

References

  1. ↑ http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4804%3A7ehqhq.1.1&p_search=searchss&p_L=50&BackReference=&p_plural=yes&p_s_PARA1=&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA1%24LD&expr=PARA1+AND+PARA2&p_s_PARA2=christian+fashion+week&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA2%24COMB&p_op_ALL=AND&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Query&a_search=Submit+Query
  2. ↑ http://www.christianfashionweek.com/About-Christian-Fashion-Week
  3. ↑ http://www.christianfashionweek.com/Christian-Fashion-Week-2013
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  5. ↑ http://www.christianfashionweek.com/Christian-Fashion-Week-2014
  6. ↑ http://www.christianfashionweek.com/Prayer
  7. ↑ https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/61-things-i-saw-at-christian-fashion-week
  8. ↑ http://perezhilton.com/cocoperez/2014-02-26-christian-fashion-week-2014-tampa-florida-2nd-annual-show
  9. ↑ http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-fashion-week-2014-kicks-off-in-tampa-a-celebration-of-modesty-and-christ-live-stream-113801/
  10. ↑ http://tbo.com/faith/christian-fashion-week-returns-20140202/
  11. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/ChristianFashionWeek
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
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