The buzz surrounding the
first ever Christian Fashion
Week in Tampa, Florida is getting louder and gaining more momentum. Christian Fashion Week recently announced the
event’s official
sponsor last month. Since the
announcement, ears within the Christian entertainment industry have been tuning
in, and they are not breaking loose. The
official sponsor for Christian Fashion Week is Zondervan
Publishing. Zondervan has published
the works of more than 1,500 distinguished pastors and influential leaders.
Christian Fashion Week is
a platform for sacred and secular designers to rise to the challenge of
creating modest fashion for the Christian community without sacrificing
modern-day style and fashionable authenticity.
Among the roster of innovative designers is international fashion
phenomenon, Franco Montoro. Montoro is known for his exquisite formal
collection. Evelyn Lambert, Julia Chew, and Sandra Hagen top Christian
Fashion Week’s roster of top-notch fashion innovation.
One of the absolute most
intriguing things about Christian Fashion Week is the hushed controversy that
still exists around the event’s swimwear segment. The Swimwear Fashion Show is for the viewing
eyes of ladies, only. (Don’t worry,
gents. The Christian Fashion Week Crew
promises to make fellowship and food available to you
during this segment.) In her blog,
Mercury on Design, Elizabeth Mollo
showed no mercy about her initial opinion of models in bikinis. Mollo later admitted, though (a very wise
choice so), that the concept of Christian Fashion Week promises to serve a
mainstream market craving for relevant fashion entertainment.
Throughout its marketing
efforts, Christian Fashion Week has done a rock-solid job of brand
management. Its daring voyage to merge a
secular-based presentation (the swimwear segment) with the sacredly-influenced
event theme will prove to be timeless.
Contrary to popular belief, the Christian community is craving to know
how to do fashion and how to do it right!
Like WIP the Runway,
the Christian fashion show tour, Christian Fashion Week is serving as a
trailblazing fashion teacher.
WIP the Runway and
Christian Fashion Week are similar
in purpose. Both have a heart for lost
souls and both use mainstream fashion and entertainment to capture the
attention of the world. Both dare to
challenge the world while sharing Jesus on the runway. The boldest evangelism move yet. Look out world. Once these two (WIP the Runway and Christian
Fashion Week) join forces, the fashion and entertainment industries will be
changed forever.
Christian Fashion Week
will take place in Tampa, Florida February 8-9, 2013 at the LSA Hall (4810 N.
Howard Ave. Tampa, FL 33603). Additional
detail may be found on the event’s homepage. The WIP the Runway Christian
Fashion Show Tour is the place where faith meets fashion on the runway. It
is a one-of-a-kind Christian fashion show featuring legit Christian clothing
collections and its shows are full of live entertainment.