Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Columbus, OH)-Imajin Studios & Management LLC presents: 1st Annual Columbus Fashion Week ™ 2007 “Indulge in Fashion”.

Local industry partners have collaborated to bring Fashion Week to Columbus. The 1st Annual Columbus Fashion Week™ takes place March 13th through March 17th at BoMA (Bar of Modern Art www.barofmodernart.com), located at 583 E. Broad St.

This momentous fashion event is an inspiration of “Fashion for CHARITY”; Proceeds from Columbus Fashion Week will go to http://www.ninemillion.org/ a campaign to raise awareness and funds for youth education and sport programs. (TICKETS are on sale http://www.columbusfashionweek.com/ or contact 614-561-9240)

Columbus Fashion Week™ is the collaborative effort put forth by individuals from all aspects of the fashion industry in Columbus, Ohio. Fashion industry business supporters include Fashion Stylist: Michelle Washington (of Style-ology LLC www.styleology.net), BoMA (Bar of Modern Art), Arden B., Sephora, G&Co, Marengo Institute, Haircolorxperts, and Aveda.

Artistic talent of Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist include: Chenese Bean, Kellie Keck, Abby Roads, Donatella Imparato, Angela Holmes, Kathleen Hawkins, and Vasilios Vassilakis.

The Columbus Fashion Week™ will be held at BoMA (http://www.barofmodernart.com/) which includes a state-of-the-art facility, fully equipped backstage area, Parisian style high-fashion runway lighting, and a sound system balanced to provide fully equalized coverage for music playback.

Marketing and promotional benefits for participating designers and sponsors include: signage throughout the venue, inclusion on the official Columbus Fashion Week website, logo placement in the program booklet, mention in advertising, and placement in copies of the registered press list.

“It is time to put the Columbus fashion scene on the map, we have really talented designers right here that need our support…” said Ed Kavishe of Imajin Studios & Management LLC, creator of Columbus Fashion Week™.
The 1st Annual Columbus Fashion Week™ “rolls out the red carpet” for its kick-off event Tuesday night 8:00pm (March 13, 2007) with a showcase of trendy fashion-forward garments from retailer “G&Co” of the Short North at BoMA (Bar of Modern Art) featuring models from local modeling agencies. Other featured designers (showing at 10:00pm) during Columbus Fashion Week include:

March 14th—Avant-garde fashions of designer “Hassan” (from Dayton)
March 15th—The elegant fashions of designer Samara Collins (from “Elite Studios” of City Center)
March 16th—Fabulous high-fashion garments of retailer “Arden B.” (from Easton Town Center)
BoMA (Bar of Modern Art) will host the “Grand Finale Show” with an elaborate fashion show from renowned European designer “Silva”, to be hosted on Saturday night 10:00pm (March 17, 2007) followed by an “After Party” at the same venue.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available as well opportunities for designers, makeup artists, hair salons, boutique owners, volunteers, and interested buyers. For the event schedule, information, and tickets…please contact Ed Kavishe at 614-561-9240 or visit http://www.columbusfashionweek.com/ for details.