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Sunday, February 15, 2015 • Christian Fashion Week
Today, we've launched Christian Fashion Week 2015 with the International Day of Prayer for Art and Fashion. We are joined on this informal day of prayer by churches, ministries, families, and individuals from all over the world to pray for the fashion industry and those most affected by excesses and abuses within the industry.
Thank you to everyone who is praying for the art and fashion industry today. We want to encourage you to lift this world's fashion designers, textile manufacturers, brands, celebrities, models, stylists, make up artists, event promoters, and marketing and PR firms in prayer, asking God to inspire and touch them in a special way for 2015.
But, more importantly, let's lift the people who work behind the scenes to make our clothing a reality. Pray for workers in the US and abroad who work long hours sewing and building garments, sometimes under less than favorable conditions. Pray for children, sometimes as young as 5 years old, forced to work 10-16 hour days just so that we can buy our children Nikes. Pray for people affected by pollution and the overall environmental impact of textile manufacturing. Pray for the men and women being trafficked under the guise of obtaining work or modeling jobs. Pray for the environmental resources that are exploited, including animals and wildlife.
Pray for the Church to remove the barriers and bondage girls and women are held under by teaching them that they are responsible for the way men view them. Pray for victims of sexual abuse those who would excuse themselves by citing the way a woman is dressed. Pray for our young boys and girls to understand that how they dress should be a reflection of their own self-expression, and that different situations call for different expressions.
Pray that God would lead Christian Fashion Week over the next year as we embark on a new journey and partner with those who share our passion for the issues that mattter within the fashion industry.
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 •
We've waited all year and now we're finally here! Christian Fashion Week 2014 has officially kicked off with the International Day of Prayer for Art and Fashion. Join us in prayer for our fellow fashion industry professionals, the fashion and art industries as a whole, independent artists and designers, and the other fashion weeks of the year, starting with New York Fashion Week.
After receiving international attention for their first annual
event in 2013, Christian Fashion Week returns with a full week of festivities
and fashion shows, starting today with the International Day of Prayer for Art
and Fashion. Over 8,000 supporters from all around the world are encouraged to
pray for the fashion and art communities as a whole -that inspiration and
success would follow them into a new year. The day is also a day of prayer for
the continued success of the world's fashion weeks, starting with New York
Fashion Week, starting next week.
"We felt compelled to set
a day aside to bless the people from all over the world who are involved in creating
the beautiful, creative things we see all around us," said Christian
Fashion Week's Executive Director, Jose Gomez. "The industry is not as dark and sinful as some people believe. There
are people of faith in every aspect of it - from the designers to the retailers
to the consumers. Why not pray for the inspiration and success of an industry
that influences our everyday outward expression? What better what to kick off
Christian Fashion Week?"
On the Christian Fashion Week website, some of the most
recent prayers have been posted. Parallel to the prayers of the founders of
Christian Fashion Week, supporter Kalisa Maxwell writes, "I am praying for reform
in worldwide textile manufacturing practices that promote child and slave labor,
success of talented up-and-coming fashion designers and industry professionals;
Our local designers in Tampa Bay and in other major cities; For modest fashion
consumers to become a recognized market segment for the fashion industry; For
the success of the other fashion weeks of the world Continued innovation by the
world's major fashion brands"
Christian Fashion Week will continue with the full schedule
of events.
- February 3: The Launch of ChristianRunway.Com
- February 4: Righteous Fashionista Workshop
- February 5: Divine Shopping Date: An All-Day
Shopping Spree
- February 6: Christian Fashion Week VIP Party
- February 7: Christian Fashion Week 2014 Day One:
Designer Showcase
- February 8: Christian Fashion Week 2014 Night
Two: Designer Showcase
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013 • Christian Fashion Week
We've set the dates. It's time to begin the journey to Christian Fashion Week 2014. We are so excited about this next year - which will definitely be bigger and better then ever! A full week of modest fashion ending in a two-day, 16-designer event that is sure to rock the fashion industry and retailers around the world.
Christian Fashion Week has set February 2nd - 8th, 2014 as the dates for Christian Fashion Week 2014. The event debuted earlier in the year, presenting a successful and internationally publicized inaugural event last February. It was held in Tampa, Florida in front an audience of over 300 attendees and over 2,000 online viewers from around the world. It received excellent reviews from local and national media, including the Associated Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, The Examiner, the Tampa Bay Times, and many others.
"We are tremendously excited about how well this event has been received," said Jose Gomez, executive director of Christian Fashion Week. "It feels like we've started a movement and we can see it growing every day. We knew that our message would resonate with fashion consumers and it's an honor to be a part of history."
Last year, the organization raised eyebrows with its decision to create separate backstage areas for males and females, and for showcasing a female-only swimsuit segment. The founders have confirmed that there will be a few more surprises this year. The week of fashion will kick off on February 2, 2014 with an International Day of Prayer for Art and Fashion, where churches, ministries, businesses, and individuals will offer prayers for "inspiration, creativity, and success" for the fashion industry as a whole as well as the other fashion weeks. The week will also include workshops, shopping days, VIP parties, and a two-day fashion showcase in Tampa, Florida.
This year, the group aims to showcase of 16 fashion lines from around the world, and is expected to fill the slots quickly. Christian Fashion Week has relationships with over 300 designers, but is still accepting applications.
About Christian Fashion Week
The mission of Christian Fashion Week is to create a series of fashion shows and events around the idea of fashion from a Christian worldview, reflecting common values such as modesty, boldness, and integrity. While the organization acknowledges that these values are not exclusively Christian, their faith is a unifying factor for these ideals, and a viable marketplace for fashion designers who believe in them, regardless of faith. It aims to create a forum for fashion designers and industry professionals to network and increase awareness of a values-based fashion industry that has always taken a back seat to the world's more risqué sense of style. Christian Fashion Week is a mission to stand for dignity on behalf of modest fashion consumers.
Official Christian Fashion Week Website
http://www.christianfashionweek.com
Media Information Registration
http://www.christianfashionweek.com/for-media
Sponsorship Information
http://www.christianfashionweek.com/for-sponsors
About Christian Fashion Week
http://www.christianfashionweek.com/About-Christian-Fashion-Week
About the International Day of Prayer for Art and Fashion
http://www.christianfashionweek.com/Prayer
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Monday, January 14, 2013 • Christian Fashion Week
As February 9th approaches, the Christian Fashion Week team prepares its designers, stylists, volunteers, partners, and registered media for an industry first. While fashion shows are not a new thing to churches, this is the first time in history an organized effort to hold a Fashion Week event from a worldview of modesty and faith has ever been attempted. As a result, the event has begun to take on the form of a movement instead of just another show. With supporters inside and outside of the church community including celebrities and fashion industry professionals, Christian Fashion Week has promised a well-produced event with a strict focus on fashion and buyer participation.
As February 9th approaches, the Christian Fashion Week team prepares its designers, stylists, volunteers, partners, and registered media for an industry first. While fashion shows are not a new thing to churches, this is the first time in history an organized effort to hold a Fashion Week event from a worldview of modesty and faith has ever been attempted. As a result, the event has begun to take on the form of a movement instead of just another show. With supporters inside and outside of the church community including celebrities and fashion industry professionals, Christian Fashion Week has promised a well-produced event with a strict focus on fashion and buyer participation.
"This event is far from what people have come to expect from Christian-led events," said Mayra Gomez, co-founder of Christian Fashion Week. Co-founder Wil Lugo added, "It's not a church service. It's a celebration of fashion from the perspective of our values and tastes as a community of faith and modesty. We've got international and celebrity designers who have spent months preparing fashion lines that are going to wow the crowd."
Designers Alma Vidovic, Carmelita Couture, Evelyn Lambert, Franco Montoro, Julia Chew, Pat Mcghee, Sandra Hagen, and Sumita Bhojwani are making their final adjustments to their stunning collections, showcase for the first time at the February 9th event.
When asked about why she chose to participate in Christian Fashion Week, designer Sandra Hagen said, "I want to reach other markets in the Fashion Industry as well as to show women a new side of elegance and style." Designer Julia Chew smiled as she chimed in, "I am motivated to design garments that promote the femininity, dignity, and loveliness of a lady." A late addition includes a men's line by Fashion Week veteran, Pat McGhee.
About Christian Fashion Week
The vision of Christian Fashion Week is to create the world's first series of fashion shows and events around the idea of fashion with a Christian worldview, considering Christian values such as modesty, boldness, and true style. We aim to create a viable forum for fashion designers and industry professionals to network and increase awareness of a values-based fashion industry that has always taken a back seat to the world's more risqué sense of style. Christian Fashion Week is a mission to stand for dignity on behalf of communities, families, and fashion consumers.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 • Christian Fashion Week
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