(CFDA) FASHION WEEK COLUMBUS FEATURES LOCAL TALENTS IN 12TH SHOWCASE

Fashion Week Columbus’s annual showcase is now under way. Since 2010,  the event continues is mission to grow the fashion industry and community in Central Ohio. The week kicked off with the 12th Annual High Fashion Tea Runway Show on Sunday at Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph, and will conclude this Saturday with the 12th Annual Finale Runway Show at 6pm at Gravity.

The season marks the first production of Fashion Week Columbus as a founding member of CFDA Connects. According to labor market research company EMSI, which conducted a study in 2016, Columbus ranks third in the number of resident fashion designers — trailing New York and Los Angeles, respectively. From its debut, Fashion Week Columbus (the flagship program of the Columbus Fashion Council founded by Thomas McClure) has impacted the Central Ohio community by platforming and developing over 135 emerging fashion designers, providing more than 1,300 models exposure to prominent agencies, awarding over $32,500 in scholarships to fashion design students, creating networking opportunities for and upwards of 2000 volunteers, and producing 135 fashion shows with emerging and local designers.