- The country’s oldest fashion event will take place at Centro de Convenciones de Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica. The Costa Rica Fashion Week (CRFW), the first official event of clothing and tailoring industry of Costa Rica, will have its 18th edition from August 2 – 4. This edition, which will take place at the Centro de Convenciones de Costa Rica (CCCR), has a set goal: to promote and give visibility to the clothing and tailoring industry of Costa Rica, both for the local consumer and for potential buyers from abroad.
The event will develop an educational process Costa Rican companies, small and medium-sized shops, seamstresses, fashion design students and graduates, both public and private.
“From our very beginning we have trusted in Costa Rican fashion creation: innovative, creative, with social responsibility and friendly with nature. We also make a great effort to have fabric, consumables, machinery and technology providers come despite our small market,” explained Juan José Jiménez, General Manager of the CRFW.
The 2019 edition of the CRFW will have four main pillars: the SME Expo; fashion shows; talks, trainings, and workshops; and social and cultural interest activities.
“The SME Expo will be a textile fair, conducive for business, where exhibitors can offer their products and services, machinery, technological tools, shoe items, jewelry, clothes, personal and care. We will have free educational lectures and trainings, always with an entrepreneurial focus. We will also have artistic enrichment segments for everyone, without forgetting the most important and striking event: fashion shows, which are an ideal showcase for emerging designers, fashion design graduates, and national and international consolidated designers,” added Jiménez.
Among the aspects that differentiate the CRFW from other fashion events is that regular buyers and public are invited to participate, and they are usually excluded.
The CRFW will have special guests and national and international designers, like Ellie Guesa (Mexico), Aline Moreno (Mexico), Abimael Trejo (Mexico), Ayax Melara (El Salvador), Miguel Chong (Honduras), Harry Garay (Nicaragua), Rolando Torres (Panama), José Reynaldo Flores (Puerto Rico), who already confirmed. The national closure will be led by Priscilla Delgado, and the international closure will be led by Jaime Luna (Panama).
For the first time in 18 editions, the CRFW will be held at the Centro de Convenciones de Costa Rica, a place that meets all the needs and conditions to keep making our event an environmentally friendly activity.
“It is important for the Centro de Convenciones de Costa Rica to support this kind of initiative that promote the development of the fashion industry nationally and internationally, offering exposure opportunities to the textile sector and generating training and networking spaces for independent professionals and SMEs,” affirmed Álvaro Rojas, General Manager of the CCCR.
Those who wish to assist to the SME Expo may do so free of charge. Both the trainings and lectures will also be free of charge, but reservations must be made in advance. The only activity that has a payed entrance will be the four fashion shows that will happen between Friday and Sunday. The only activity that will be charged is the four fashion shows that will take place from Friday to Sunday. The price for the entrance ticket, as well as where to buy them and the activity schedule, will soon be announced. It is important to highlight that there will be discounts for fashion design students and special prices with BAC Credomatic.
For more information on the Costa Rica Fashion Week, visit the Facebook page @costaricafashionweek or the Instagram account @crfashionweek.
