Fashion Week Cleveland Explained

Fashion Week Cleveland
Status:Inactive
Genre:Fashion
Frequency:Annual
Location:Cleveland, Ohio
Country:United States
Established:2002
Founders:Donald Shingler
Last:2017

Fashion Week Cleveland was an annual fashion industry event held in Cleveland, Ohio which began in 2002[1] and ran 15 years until 2017.[2] [3] The event was founded to promote downtown development by Donald Shingler and was run in conjunction with the Cleveland Fashion Institute.

History

The first edition was a private event organized by the cosmetic dentist Donald Shingler.[4]

The event is the third-largest fashion show of its kind in the United States behind only New York Fashion Week and Los Angeles Fashion Week.[5] As such, this event is recognized as the showcase for emerging American fashion designers.[6] Designers such as MoMo Falana (designer for Sex and the City) and Wendy Pepper have been featured in past events.

In the midst of the subprime mortgage crisis, the 2010 edition was much lighter to adjust to the decrease in fashion spending.[7] In 2014, Nichole Reed was named artistic director of the event.[8] In 2017 after a 15 year run, the Fashion Week Cleveland series of shows was discontinued in favor of the new one-night event GlamJam Fashion & Music Festival.

A few Kent State University Fashion School students were also selected to display their creations.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of Fashion Weeks by country . Cosmo Girl . 2008-09-11 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080911192204/http://www.cosmoworlds.com/fashion_weeks.htm . 2008-09-11 .
  2. Web site: Fashion Week Cleveland Unveils Schedule . Global Press Release Distribution . 2008-09-11.
  3. Web site: Carey . Allison . 2017-05-03 . Fashion Week CLE ends, replaced by GlamJam festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628070040/https://www.cleveland.com/style/2017/05/fashion_week_cleveland_has_end.html . 2023-06-28 . 2023-06-28 . cleveland . en.
  4. Web site: Meiser . Rebecca . Behind the scenes at Fashion Week, Cleveland-style. . 2024-09-05 . Cleveland Scene . en.
  5. Web site: Hall . Cecily . May 22, 2008 . Fashion Week Cleveland to broaden cultural programs . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628071515/https://wwd.com/feature/fashion-week-cleveland-to-broaden-cultural-programs-1556547-1647696/ . 2023-06-28 . 2008-09-11 . Women's Wear Daily.
  6. Web site: Cleveland Fashion Week : Fashion Week Event Summary . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628071756/https://www.apparelsearch.com/fashion/week/usa/cleveland/cleveland_fashion_week.htm . 2023-06-28 . 2008-09-11 . Apparel Search.
  7. Web site: Crow . Kim . 2010-06-16 . Fashion Week Cleveland pares down events but shows off designers' talents . 2024-09-05 . cleveland . en.
  8. Web site: Nutile . Alaina . The Fashion Maven: Nichole Reed . 2024-09-05 . Cleveland Scene . en.

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