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[2], all from Tampa, Florida.[3] The first annual event, Christian Fashion Week 2013, was held on February 8, 2013, and featured 8 designers from around the US.[4] 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.[5] The article cast a spotlight on designers debuting at the show such as Julia Chew and Alma Vidovic. Executive Director, Jose Gomez, 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.[6] The event started with the first International Day of Prayer for Art and Fashion.[7] 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:

  • BuzzFeed.Com - 61 Things I Saw At Christian Fashion Week[8]
  • PerezHilton.Com - If You Didn't Know Christian Fashion Week Was A Thing, You Do Now![9]
  • ChristianPost.Com - Christian Fashion Week 2014 Kicks Off in Tampa; A Celebration of Modesty and Christ[10]
  • The Tampa Tribune - Christian Fashion Week Returns[11]

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) [12] in partnership with Christians In Fashion.[13]

In 2015, the fashion event was covered by the New York Times.[14] At the time, Christian Fashion Week issued a statement saying that 2015 would be its last season.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-12-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Jacobs, Alexandra (2015-04-01). "At Christian Fashion Week, Modesty Is One Policy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  3. "About Christian Fashion Week". Christianfashionweek.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. "Christian Fashion Week 2013". Christianfashionweek.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Christian Fashion Week 2014". Christianfashionweek.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. "International Day of Prayer for Art and Fashion". Christianfashionweek.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. "61 Things I Saw At Christian Fashion Week". Buzzfeed.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. "If You Didn't Know Christian Fashion Week Was A Thing, You Do Now! - Perez Hilton". Perezhilton.com. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. "Christian Fashion Week 2014 Kicks Off in Tampa; A Celebration of Modesty and Christ (LIVE STREAM)". Christianpost.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. "Christian Fashion Week returns". Tbo.com. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. "Christian Fashion Week". Facebook.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. Jacobs, Alexandra (2015-04-01). "At Christian Fashion Week, Modesty Is One Policy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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