CONTACT
INFORMATION:
Ean Williams, (202) 271-7235 (outside
the metro area, 1-866-CORJOR2)
DCFASHIONWEEK@corjor.com
www.corjor.com
Mayor Anthony Williams Proclaims DCFASHIONWEEK
District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams issued
“We are delighted with the mayor’s recognition,”
said DCFASHIONWEEK producer Ean Williams, “as this
event will benefit tourism, bring increased tax revenues, attract national
businesses, voter’s registration awareness, clothing for the homeless and
increase food bank supplies for the DC metropolitan area.”
A partnership of independent fashion designers,
producers and models, DCFASHIONWEEK was created to increase economic
development in the area of fashion design, clothing merchandising and modeling,
and to enhance the visibility of the nation’s capital as a center of
international fashion. All of the events are open to the public, but there is a
$50 admission charge to the Grand and Final Show, which will be held Sunday,
Sept. 19, at
Shows sponsored by DCFASHIONWEEK include
Ready-to-Wear collections, hosted by Troy Artis of
USA WEEKEND Magazine (McLean, VA), which will feature a question-and-answer
session for fashion journalists; an industry networking show, which will
include a voter registration drive (Club H20 on the D.C. waterfront); an urban
collection show, which will include a clothing drive (sweaters and coats) for
the homeless (Doubletree Hotel, Crystal City, Va.); and a couture collections
show, which will feature a donation drive of supplies to local area food banks
(Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel, Alexandria, Va.).
For more information, please contact Ean Williams at (202) 271-7235 or submit your request via e-mail to
DCFASHIONWEEK@corjor.com.
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