Kansas City Fashion Week Explained
| Kansas City Fashion Week |
| Status: | Active |
| Genre: | Fashion |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| Location: | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Country: | United States |
| First: | 2010 |
| Founders: | Philip Willoughby, Teisha Barber |
| Last: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2023 |
Kansas City Fashion Week (KCFW), is an annual two week fashion event that showcases emerging local designers as well as established designers. The event typically includes kick-off parties, in-store shopping and runway shows.[1]
History
The event began in 2010 and held its first full week of shows in spring 2012,[2] Teisha Barber who had served as KSFW's executive director and later president, purchased ownership of the event for an undisclosed amount.[3] In 2021, Kansas City Fashion Week won a partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America as part of CFDA Connects, one of fifteen fashion organizations in the program.[4] The event's most recent season was in 2022,[5] with the next show planned for 2023.
See also
References
- Web site: Lodos . Rebekah . 2019-03-21 . What to know about Kansas City Fashion Week, which starts this weekend . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629203346/https://www.thepitchkc.com/kansas-city-fashion-week-starts-this-weekend-heres-what-to-know/ . 2023-06-29 . 2023-06-29 . The Pitch . en-US.
- Web site: Hernandez . Joseph . 2022-04-14 . Kansas City Fashion Week is in full swing. Here's what you need to know about the shows . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629201726/https://account.kansascity.com/paywall/subscriber-only?resume=260434212&intcid=ab_archive . 2023-06-29 . 2023-06-29 . The Kansas City Star.
- Web site: 2023-06-08 . New CEO for KC Fashion Week; transition keeps an industry champion on the runway . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629195855/https://www.startlandnews.com/2023/06/teisha-barber-kansas-city-fashion-week/ . 2023-06-29 . 2023-06-29 . Startland News . en-US.
- Web site: CFDA Connects . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629201011/https://cfda.com/programs/designers/connects . 2023-06-29 . 2023-06-29 . cfda.com.
- Web site: Strader . Hannah . 2022-09-07 . Kansas City Fashion Week 2022 was a spectacular make out sesh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629200307/https://www.thepitchkc.com/kansas-city-fashion-week-2022-was-a-spectacular-make-out-sesh/ . 2023-06-29 . 2023-06-29 . The Pitch . en-US.
