Who knew fashion could be this powerful? Fashion Week Cleveland 2010, armed with the creations of a wide array of talented designers, will bring together a dizzying array of organizations within the city during the first week of May. These include the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hosptial, Cleveland Public Library, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Intermuseum Conservation Association, Kent State University Museum, Hard Rock Cafe - Costumes Collection, and the Western Reserve Historical Society.
What is it about Fashion Week Cleveland (FWC) that compels such a diverse group of organizations to participate in the event? The answer has a great deal to do with FWC’s main focus as "the educational fashion week”, a driving force that has made FWC one of the top industry events in the United States.This annual convention does not limit itself to runway shows; it also incorporates exhibits, films, lectures, and workshops at cultural and educational institutions. FWC serves to inform consumers and industry leaders of the cultural importance and economic contributions of the fashion industry. That is why leading industry publication Women’s Wear Daily calls us “…a regional phenomenon that’s become the nation’s third largest fashion week after New York and Los Angeles”.
The vast selection of learning opportunities include a talk and book signing by Eco-Chick author and style editor/columnist Starr Vartan, a screening of the film documentary “Head Over Heels” at the Cleveland Public Library, an exhibit hosted by Hard Rock Café featuring rock and roll costumes, a seminar covering the form and function of space suits at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Glenn Research Center, a history of fashion lecture, film, and exhibit at the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Costume Wing, and a program covering garment preservation at the Intermuseum Conservation Association.
There are several inspirational runway shows to be enjoyed during FWC. unclothed: A Mixed Media Runway Event is a nationally acclaimed wearable art show. It is an underground, edgy event with special effects and one-of-a-kind creations. Celebrity Style Cleveland – retail showcase features celebrities wearing the hottest trends in retail.The Cleveland Fashion Show – black tie gala is FWC’s grand finale featuring top American designers.
Cleveland is a city of collegiate, cultural, and medical institutions. Our fashion week is a reflection of the city it represents. Something that is uniquely Cleveland…reserved, educational, and intelligent.This deepening of Fashion Week Cleveland’s strategic vision has made us absolutely unique and truly innovative, and we believe those who sponsor and partner with Fashion Week Cleveland will share in our success. See you at Fashion Week.
WCPN - National Public Radio Interview with Miss America Kirsten Haglund, designer Tad
Boetcher, and FWC Executive Director Donald Shingler.www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/11894/
WKSU
– National Public Radio
Fashion Week Cleveland showcases Kent State
graduate's new line.Tad Boetcher's "tad b" line will be
at Dillard's and Lord and Taylor in the fall.www.wksu.org/news/story/21999
