Atlantic City Fashion Week
{{Short description|Recurring fashion event in New Jersey}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Atlantic City Fashion Week
| logo = File:Logo_of_Atlantic_City_Fashion_Week.jpg
| status = Active
| genre = Fashion
| frequency = Semiannual
| location = Atlantic City, New Jersey
| country = United States
| established = 2011
| founders = Lamont Bowling, Jeana Bowling
| last = 2023
| website = {{URL|http://www.atlanticcityfashionweek.com/}}
}}
Atlantic City Fashion Week (ACFW), is a semiannual fashion event held in both the spring and fall seasons.
The event features activities that include fashion shows, seminars, celebrity appearances, retail events, networking opportunities and industry parties.{{cite web |last=Kabaivanova |first=Silvia |date=5 February 2015 |title=New custom bespoke suit model from LeGrand Leseur |url=http://made-to-measure-suits.bgfashion.net/article/10426/44/New-custom-bespoke-suit-model-from-LeGrand-Leseur |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625174416/https://made-to-measure-suits.bgfashion.net/article/10426/62/New-custom-bespoke-suit-model-from-LeGrand-Leseur |archive-date=2023-06-25 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Be Global Fashion Network}} Atlantic City Fashion Week features an eclectic group of designers, national retailers, boutiques and novice design students. Designers from England, Hungary, Russia, Australia, Haiti, Trinidad, Senegal, the Dominican Republic and all parts of the United States have showcased their collections at our runway event. Retailers have included Michael Kors, Tommy Bahama, OshKosh B'Gosh, Invicta, Brooks Brothers, Tiffany's and Abercrombie and Fitch.{{cite web |last=Brierly Bush |first=Susan |date=2014-04-11 |title=Mark Your Calendar: Atlantic City Fashion Week Is Coming |url=http://njmonthly.com/articles/style-shopping/susan-on-style/atlantic-city-fashion-week-february-26-28/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625174607/https://njmonthly.com/articles/style-shopping/susan-on-style/atlantic-city-fashion-week-february-26-28/ |archive-date=2023-06-25 |publisher=New Jersey Monthly}} Atlantic City Fashion Week has also been a showcase for designers from the hit television series Project Runway.{{cite web|title=Hamilton Mall hosts prom 'Catwalk Jam'|date=8 April 2015 |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/hamilton-mall-hosts-prom-catwalk-jam/article_6b6daf29-b301-541c-b5b0-008d6d77027d.html|publisher=The Press of Atlantic City}} Those designers have included Dom Streater, Helen Castillo and Lantie Foster, as well as Philadelphia's men's designer LeGrand Leseur.{{cite web|title=Atlantic City Fashion Week: LeGrand Leseur men's coats collection|url=http://made-to-measure-suits.bgfashion.net/article/10794/56/Atlantic-City-Fashion-Week-LeGrand-Leseur-mens-coats-collection|publisher=Be Global Fashion Network}} Atlantic City Fashion Week has held its events at a variety of venues on the world-famous Atlantic City Boardwalk including "The Pier Shops at Caesars" (now "Playground Pier"), Bally's Atlantic City, and the Claridge Hotel.
History
Atlantic City Fashion Week was Founded in 2011, by Lamont and Jeana Bowling, the founders of {{Proper name|fashionSTYLE Magazine}} and KingBee Media LLC.{{cite web|title=Hamilton Mall to host prom fashion show|url=http://www.shorenewstoday.com/events/hamilton-mall-to-host-prom-fashion-show/article_4730a600-da26-11e4-8c83-f7e28ec775b8.html|publisher=Shore News Today|access-date=2015-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050852/http://www.shorenewstoday.com/events/hamilton-mall-to-host-prom-fashion-show/article_4730a600-da26-11e4-8c83-f7e28ec775b8.html|archive-date=2017-12-22|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last=Matt |first=Chimento |title=Atlantic City Fashion Week brings red carpet swag to the beach city |url=http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/entertainment/2015/02/27/atlantic-city-fashion-week-brings-red-carpet-swag-beach-city/24105357/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625174921/https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/entertainment/2015/02/27/atlantic-city-fashion-week-brings-red-carpet-swag-beach-city/24105357/ |archive-date=2023-06-25 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Courier Post |publisher=Courier-Post}} In 2022 the event celebrated its 10th anniversary. {{Cite web |last=Vazquez |first=Selena |date=2022-02-12 |title=Atlantic City Fashion Week celebrates 10th anniversary |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-fashion-week-celebrates-10th-anniversary/article_577d80f4-8b8c-11ec-acfe-bf00d828e91b.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625174210/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-fashion-week-celebrates-10th-anniversary/article_577d80f4-8b8c-11ec-acfe-bf00d828e91b.html |archive-date=2023-06-25 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Press of Atlantic City |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.atlanticcityfashionweek.com}}
Category:Annual events in New Jersey
Category:Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Category:Fashion weeks in the United States
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