<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span><strong>Designer Call :: Fashion Week Cleveland<br></strong>The most significant fashion industry event between NY and LA <em>(Womens' Wear Daily)</em><br><strong></strong></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span><strong>Saturday, February 16</strong> </span> </span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span></span> </span> </div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva;">By Appointment Only</span><br><br><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0,
0);">Contact</span></strong><br><a href="mailto:edodson@fashionweekcleveland.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:edodson@fashionweekcleveland.com"><font color="#0066cc">Erin Dodson</font></a> <span style="display: none;">This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it </span> <br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Designer Relations Coordinator</span></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Designers will receive hair stylists, makeup artists, models, volunteers, venue, runway, sound and lighting, pr and marketing package, and VIP tickets to the event. </span><a href="http://www.fashionweekcleveland.com/content/view/23/51/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><font color="#2862c5">http://www.fashionweekcleveland.com/content/view/23/51/</font></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana,
geneva;"></span> </div><div> </div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><b>About the 9th Annual Fashion Week Cleveland</b></span><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style='font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif";'>Fashion Week Cleveland (FWC) is a week-long series of fashion shows, style events and educational programs held the first week </span></span></span> </div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style='font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif";'>of May in Cleveland, Ohio. The event has become a highly anticipated vehicle for introducing the work of American designers to</span></span></span> </div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style='font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif";'>a wider
public.</span></span></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style='font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif";'>Fashion Week Cleveland is known as the "educational fashion week" and has become the most significant industry event between </span></span></span> </div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style='font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif";'>New York and Los Angeles (<a href="http://www.fashionweekcleveland.com/content/view/42/87/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><i><font color="#0066cc">Women's Wear Daily</font></i></a>). In addition to traditional runway shows, the event incorporates exhibits, films, industry tours, seminars and workshops at cultural institutions, universities, and museums. Central to fashion week in Cleveland, these educational programs present informative and insightful perspectives on the topics of fashion design, merchandising,
manufacture, education, consumerism, and retail growth.</span></span></span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style='font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif";'>This deepening of the strategic vision of Fashion Week Cleveland makes Fashion Week Cleveland absolutely unique and truly innovative and we believe those who sponsor and partner with FWC will share our success.</span></span></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style='font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif";'>Cleveland is known for its 3M’s; music, medicine, and museums. Educational partners have included the Chisholm Halle Costume Wing, Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland Museum of Natural History,
Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Public Theatre, Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, Hard Rock Café-Historical Costume Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum, Inter-museum Conservation Association, Kent State University Costume Museum, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ohio International Film Festival, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Tuskegee Airman, and Ursuline College. These prominent institutions join Fashion Week Cleveland in building awareness and support for our city's rich past and promising future in the American fashion industry. They recognize that our city is one of museums and educational institutions on a Great Lake.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <br></span></span><var
id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> </div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Mission</b><br></span><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Fashion Week Cleveland (FWC) exists to inform consumers and industry leaders about the cultural importance and economic importance<i> </i>of fashion design, manufacturing, marketing, and merchandising. In addition to classic and creative runway shows, </span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><b></b></span> </div><div><span style='color: black; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>FWC incorporates exhibits, films, industry tours, seminars, and workshops in partnership with a diverse group of <br> cultural institutions. </span> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a
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