Christian Fashion Week | |
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Status | Inactive |
Genre | Fashion |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Tampa, Florida |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2013 |
Founders | Jose Gomez, Mayra Brignoni, Wil Lugo, and Tamy Lugo |
Most recent | 2015 |
Christian Fashion Week was an annual fashion show that celebrated 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 Brignoni, Wil Lugo, and Tamy Lugo, [1] 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, stated: "Modesty is the right thing to do.... The fashion industry operates under certain assumptions, but there is an alternative." Author and speaker Shari Braendel was a featured guest and speaker.
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, 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] In 2015, the fashion event was covered by the New York Times. [13] At the time, Christian Fashion Week issued a statement saying that 2015 would be its last season.
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