Atlantic City Fashion Week Struts Through The City
Going Places with Dina Guzzardo
For 14 years, fashion power couple Lamont D. Bowling and Jeana Bowling have proudly led the charge bringing Fashion Week to Atlantic City. This year’s much anticipated Atlantic City Fashion Week will be held from February 10th – 16th. Produced by the couples’ company KingBee Media LLC, ACFW proudly offers a series of fashion events that have been met with much excitement by VIPs, press and fashion enthusiasts alike. These fashion influencers have had very long careers in the industry and have produced many successful fashion events, including Atlantic City Fashion Week and SOHO Fashion Week NY. Their Atlantic City Fashion Week will once again offer a platform for a community of rapidly growing artists, students and designers that are becoming part of the cultural renaissance in Atlantic City. These talented individuals will get the opportunity to showcase their flair for fashion and bring their innovations to the masses. ACFW promises to deliver a high-end, “New York Style’ fashion show presented over a 5-day period. Lamont and Jeana are proud to be leaders and mentors in supporting young talent and encouraging each and every designer, model, and artist to be true to themselves and to listen to that voice inside that will always steer you in a positive direction. Lamont and Jeana understand the importance of taking chances, believing in yourself, and encourage young talent, in a competitive industry, to stay authentic and true to who they are.
When Lamont and Jeana first met with the leaders in Atlantic City, they wanted to stress that they did not want to take anything from the city, but instead they wanted to give back. “It’s an exciting experience and when we met with the people of Atlantic City, we went in and said listen, we want to give something to Atlantic City”, said Lamont. “It’s not American Fashion Week, it’s not USA Fashion Week, we are not going to do like the pageants who came in, did their thing and they ran off somewhere else. We want to give back to the community of Atlantic City and give them something that they can take ownership of and do it annually. We are committed to that”.
ACFW is held twice a year in Atlantic City and offers unique, state of the art fashion experiences that showcase the newest creations of designers and students of design who are local to the area as well as international designers. ACFW fosters relationships with local high schools, secondary and trade schools, Colleges and Universities. ACFW features students from Harcum College, Brookdale College, The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Atlantic County Institute of Technology, Lacey Township High School, Shore Beauty Academy and the Aveda Rizzieri School. By engaging in Atlantic City Fashion Week, students are also receiving credit toward their curriculum.
All the action starts on Sunday, February 10th at 2PM with the fashion kickoff event that will be held in The Quarter in Tropicana. The centerpiece of this exciting event will be a flash mob style dynamic fashion show showcasing local designers and retailers who will display their fabulous swag. The stunning backdrop of Tropicana’s Quarter will only add to the magnificent aesthetics of this well produced show.
Then on Thursday, February 14th at 7PM at the Showboat Hotel, design students will compete for prizes in the student showcase. Come out to support your favorite rising star. Judges for the competition will include industry professionals and executives. This is the show that will determine which talented designer will be on the A list in the fashion world of tomorrow.
On Friday, February 15th at 7PM at the Showboat Hotel, ACFW present their Ready to Wear and Children Designers. You never know who will turn up at this event. In the past there have been celebrity judges from the hit TV series Project Runway.
On Saturday, ACFW will present Couture and Avant Garde creations and present for you an international array of talented designers. These International designers come from all corners of the earth and will allow you to experience the contrast in fashion presented across different cultures. This event is among the most popular and definitely a cult favorite.
High end vendors will be present at every show and will be selling unique on-trend clothing and accessories that will satisfy the shopping urges of even the most discriminating fashionista. Also, there will be a trunk show after each event offering an opportunity for attendees to purchase unique clothing shown on the runway.
Tickets for Atlantic City Fashion Week start at $30 for general admission and can be purchased on their website at www.AtlanticCityFashionWeek.com.
Dina Guzzardo is the President and Executive Promoter of Dina Media Group LLC. Dina Media Group is an innovative cutting edge media and marketing company that produces and promotes events including; concerts, benefits, festivals, fairs and outdoor markets.
