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Friday, January 4, 2013 • Christian Fashion Week
With one month left before the first Christian Fashion Week in history, CFW announces its full designer line up for 2013. The show, scheduled for February 9, will feature an impressive mixture of couture fashions designed with modesty in mind. Featured designers include Carmelita Couture, Evelyn Lambert, Franco Montoro, the ethereal Julia Chew, Sandra Hagan, and Sumita Bhojwani. The latest addition to the line-up also includes a debut bridal collection from celebrity stylist, Alma Vidovic.
With one month left before the first Christian Fashion Week in history, CFW announces its full designer line up for 2013. The show, scheduled for February 9, will feature an impressive mixture of couture fashions designed with modesty in mind. Featured designers include Carmelita Couture, Evelyn Lambert, Franco Montoro, the ethereal Julia Chew, Sandra Hagan, and Sumita Bhojwani. The latest addition to the line-up also includes a debut bridal collection from celebrity stylist, Alma Vidovic.
"The buzz about Christian Fashion Week has grown to what I call a 'heart cry'," said Jose Gomez, co-founder of Christian Fashion Week and President of the Fashion Industry Association. "People are expressing gratitude that an event like this even exists, and that they have hoped for someone to create fashion they could be proud of wearing as modest men and women."
Alma Vidovic is a bridal designer specializing in sophisticated, eclectic, and timeless bridal gowns designed to tell a visual story. Carmelita Couture is a clothing line that is created by Divine inspiration, offering a tantalizing visual that awakens the spiritual. Evelyn Lambert is a New York-based designer who brings classic style with innovative design for women on the go looking for quality clothing and endurance. Venezuelan-born Franco Montoro is a global, fashion trend setting icon. He was nominated for Best Avant-Garde Designer where he ranked third in this category. Dreamy, ethereal dresses are the core of Julia Chew's design aesthetic. Fashion designer, stylist, artist of clothing that is timeless and feminine, beautifully made inside and out, Sandra Hagen's designs are all about the details. A fashion designer from Delhi, India and studied at the University of South Florida, Sumita Bhojwani's clothes and designs derive inspiration from ethnic Indian culture and include a diverse blend of design elements from India with fusion wear also a significant part of her collection.
About Christian Fashion Week
Christian Fashion Week 2013 is the first fashion week ever created to showcase modest fashion and focused on the Christian market. Designers, regardless of worldview or religious affiliation, have been issued a challenge to create a clothing line for the modest woman without sacrificing style. The organization is now in discussion with over 160 designers from all over the world, working to narrow the selection down to just seven designers. There will also be a special woman-only swimwear show prior to the main event.
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Friday, September 21, 2012 • Christian Fashion Week
The first ever Christian Fashion Week in history will showcase fashions from Venezuelan-born designer Franco Montoro. His collections will be part of a Fashion Week targeting consumers and buyers seeking to find fashions that promote stylish modesty and conservative values. In addition, several Tampa Bay boutiques will showcase their ready-to-wear fashions in a special prêt-à-porter segment.
Tampa, FL - The first ever Christian Fashion Week in history will showcase fashions from Venezuelan-born designer Franco Montoro. His collections will be part of a Fashion Week targeting consumers and buyers seeking to find fashions that promote stylish modesty and conservative values. In addition, several Tampa Bay boutiques will showcase their ready-to-wear fashions in a special prêt-à-porter segment.
"When we heard that there would be a Christian Fashion Week happening in the state of Florida we were instantly convinced that we had to be part of the showcase," commented Montoro. "The cause and the purpose of this event could not be overlooked. As a fashion designer, I love the idea of giving a new purpose to fashion and beauty. "
The premise behind Christian Fashion Week 2013 is a challenge to fashion designers worldwide to create garments that can be worn by today's modest woman, but that are still stylish and current.
Designer coordinator and stylist, Tamy Lugo, is excited to see this vision becoming a reality. "We are so excited to have the participation of designers of Franco Montoro's caliber in our show. We want to create an event that is truly of Fashion Week caliber. Yes - it's a Christian Fashion Week. But, the focus is to showcase fashion from a perspective of modesty, not to host a churchy event that is a bad copy of the fashion scene."
Lugo, along with the three other founders of Christian Fashion Week, is no strangers to the fashion scene. They include the President of the Fashion Industry Association, Jose Gomez; the founder of the TruModel mentoring program, Mayra Gomez; and fashion and runway photographer, Wil Lugo.
Christian Fashion Week 2013 will happen on February 8-9, 2013 at LSA Hall in Tampa, Florida. For more information,
contact us. CFW is still accepting designer applications and searching for national and local sponsors for this historic first event.
