Christian Fashion Week
| Christian Fashion Week | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| 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 | May 25, 2024 |
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.
Growth
[edit]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:
- BuzzFeed.com[7]
- PerezHilton.com[8]
- ChristianPost.com[9]
- The Tampa Tribune[10]
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.
Return
[edit]In 2024, after a 8 year hiatus and change in ownership, an event using the same name and branding as Christian Fashion Week returned, in Martinsburg, West Virginia.[14] The new ownership includes Miss Uganda 1997, Lilian McClung and one of the founders, Mayra Brignoni.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Jacobs, Alexandra (2015-04-01). "At Christian Fashion Week, Modesty Is One Policy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "About Christian Fashion Week". Christianfashionweek.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Christian Fashion Week 2013". Christianfashionweek.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Christian fashion show to be held in Tampa". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "Christian Fashion Week 2014". Christianfashionweek.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "International Day of Prayer for Art and Fashion". Christianfashionweek.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "61 Things I Saw At Christian Fashion Week". Buzzfeed.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Christian Fashion Week 2014 Kicks Off in Tampa; A Celebration of Modesty and Christ (LIVE STREAM)". Christianpost.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Christian Fashion Week returns". Tbo.com. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Christian Fashion Week". Facebook.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Jacobs, Alexandra (2015-04-01). "At Christian Fashion Week, Modesty Is One Policy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "The Official Christian Fashion Week| A Christian Perspective on the Fashion Industry". Christian Fashion Week. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Tali, Selorm (2024-05-24). "B'KEM headlines Christian Fashion Week in West Virginia, USA". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2024-08-19.