Press Release GBMI official shoe sponsor for dcFashionWeek
(PRWEB) September 3, 2004 -- GBMI, creator of the popular Nautica, Diesel, XOXO, PONY and Dry-Shod shoe lines, will be the official shoe sponsor of dcFashionWeek, to be held Sept. 13-19, 2004.
"GBMI is one of the most popular shoe manufacturers in the world," notes dcFashionWeek producer Ean Williams. "They are on the cutting edge of footwear fashion and are a welcome addition to dcFashionWeek."
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 nations 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 6 p.m. at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, Va.
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.).
GBMI will be showcasing its unique line of footwear throughout the weeklong event. The company, which produced more than 10 million pairs of shoes last year, distributes its products in more than 130 countries around the world.
For more information, please contact Ean Williams at (202) 271-7235 or submit your request via e-mail to info@dcfasionweek.org
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Ean Williams, (202) 271-7235 (outside the metro area, 1-866-CORJOR2)
info@dcfashionweek.org
www.dcfashionweek.org