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From the architects of one of the most influential fashion organizations in the country, are you ready to experience first-hand the energy and magic of one of the world's most inclusive fashion experiences with an exclusive feel?
Grab your squad, come dressed to slay, and let's show the Fashion World why the 937 is the Fashion Capital for the development and success of raw fashion based talent across multiple disciplines during the ultimate fashion and style fest of the year!
In 2013 (DE-FI) coined the term "The Fashion Experience" a term that is now widely used to describe and promote events. Our signature experiences are unmatched and have inspired similar events both locally and nationwide. Learn more about our signature experiences below and request your invite today!
Est. 2014
#WeekendOfDefiance
We are bringing a fashion and beauty experience as only (DE-FI) can with a weekend full of supporting designers in our incubator, local businesses, community outreach initiatives, networking, education, fun, and the official countdown to Dayton Fashion Week! Join us for a curated evening of crawls, shopping, networking, giving, and of course fashion!
Est. 2015
#ArtWineFashion
Designers from our incubator will share their story and guide guest through creative exercises designed to help them tell their story via the painting process. We'll have a chef on location that will work with guests individually to create a customized entree based on their story and prepare a specialty entree o
Est. 2015
#ArtWineFashion
Designers from our incubator will share their story and guide guest through creative exercises designed to help them tell their story via the painting process. We'll have a chef on location that will work with guests individually to create a customized entree based on their story and prepare a specialty entree on location, complete with a mini-runway presentation. Making this a Fashion Experience like no other!
Designers from our incubator will share their story and guide guest through creative exercises designed to help them tell their story via the painting process. We'll have a chef on location that will work with guests individually to create a customized entree based on their story and prepare a specialty entree on location, complete with a mini-runway presentation. Making this a Fashion Experience like no other!
Due to both the intimate and intricate nature of this event, tickets for this experience are limited
Est.2014
#FashionMeetsFood #TasteTheRunway
Q. What happens when you take one of the hottest Chefs in Southwest Ohio and you team them up with the hottest fashion designers?
A. Well, you’ll get a fashion meets food experience like no other!
Q. So, what exactly is The Taste of (DE-FI)ance?
A. Glad you asked because fashion has never looked
Est.2014
#FashionMeetsFood #TasteTheRunway
Q. What happens when you take one of the hottest Chefs in Southwest Ohio and you team them up with the hottest fashion designers?
A. Well, you’ll get a fashion meets food experience like no other!
Q. So, what exactly is The Taste of (DE-FI)ance?
A. Glad you asked because fashion has never looked or tasted so good–no there won’t be any Lady Gaga inspired meat dresses making their way down the runway! But The Taste of (DE-FI)ance is inspired by Italian Designer and Chef Anna Marconi’s Taste of Runway. We pair a skilled Chef up with fashion designers to create three course meals that not only compliment the origin of the fabric used in the designs but will also draw on artistic skills by using only ingredients and colors that reflects the design. For example, if the main fabric in being used in a design is Silk, then chances are the Chef will create a Chinese inspired appetizer that looks just like the design on the runway.
Q. What else will The Taste of (DE-FI)ance feature?
A. The Taste of (DE-FI)ance will also feature a Designer Trunk Show! So come ready to shop till you drop by purchasing local designers clothing, and then building your energy back up with some awesome food!
Q. Are you ready to #TasteTheRunway?
Est. 2019
#DFWByDEFI
Are you ready for a weekend full of supporting local small businesses, community outreach initiatives, networking, education, fun, and watching the designers from our incubator's careers take flight?
Est. 2019
#FashionMissionMingle
Get ready to Answer the Call of local grassroots organizations who are putting in work to make the Miami Valley a better place to live!
Attendees can expect to participate in an immersive and engaging fashion based outreach experience that includes Collabetive Collabetation, Brain Dayton, mini-charcuterie b
Est. 2019
#FashionMissionMingle
Get ready to Answer the Call of local grassroots organizations who are putting in work to make the Miami Valley a better place to live!
Attendees can expect to participate in an immersive and engaging fashion based outreach experience that includes Collabetive Collabetation, Brain Dayton, mini-charcuterie board party, Headlining Designers, Runway Showcase, silent disco, networking, inspirational speakers, and more.
Est. 2017
#DEFIFashionWeek
It’s easy to get caught up in the hype of lights, camera’s and action BUT the fashion show is just the tip of the iceberg and only makes up 5% of the Fashion Industry. We're bringing you the other 95% and then some. This is the business side and we're (DE-FI)ing Fashion Week.
Est. 2019
#StyleBoss
During the 937 Street Style Festival, we are celebrating Style Boss honorees succeeding in fashion, philanthropy, and business, while inspiring others to join the ride. Our guests will shop their closets, hear their stories, and leave empowered by their powerful pearls of wisdom. 20% of the sales will benefit The Art of (DE-FI)ance.
Est. 2015
#StreetStyle #937StreetStyle
The 937 Street Style Festival is your day to indulge in fun and fashionable moments galore, including:
Est. 2015
#StreetStyle #937StreetStyle
The 937 Street Style Festival is your day to indulge in fun and fashionable moments galore, including:
Est. 2019
#FashionNightOut
Join us for a curated evening of crawls, shopping, networking, giving, and of course fashion!
Est. 2019
#Modelpalooza
Grab your squad and get ready to Bump, Set, and Spike for a little fun competition networking experience as only (DE-FI) can produce! We are bringing a media, retail, creatives, fashion, community outreach organizations and more together for a battle that will consists of a bracket-style round robin format where team
Est. 2019
#Modelpalooza
Grab your squad and get ready to Bump, Set, and Spike for a little fun competition networking experience as only (DE-FI) can produce! We are bringing a media, retail, creatives, fashion, community outreach organizations and more together for a battle that will consists of a bracket-style round robin format where teams compete against one another ultimately resulting in a winner with bragging rights. Grab your squad or sign up by yourself for this coed sand volleyball experience!
Est. 2013
#FashionInTheMysticGarden
Taking place in the ancient and majestic setting of one of the Miami Valley’s hidden gems, Fashion in the Mystic Garden is the hottest fashion event of the summer and the place to see and be seen! Attendees will have the opportunity to mix, mingle, and network with some of the area’s top professionals, c
Est. 2013
#FashionInTheMysticGarden
Taking place in the ancient and majestic setting of one of the Miami Valley’s hidden gems, Fashion in the Mystic Garden is the hottest fashion event of the summer and the place to see and be seen! Attendees will have the opportunity to mix, mingle, and network with some of the area’s top professionals, community leaders, and fashion lovers! The night also includes a fiercely unique runway presentation by designers who will be prepared to take special orders. Then we will dance the night away under the moonlight giving all attendees a night at the museum that they will never forget!! Be a witness.
Est. 2014
#StylishMomRunway
Kick off the Mother's Day Weekend by giving some of the most deserving and inspirational Mothers from around Southwest Ohio, as they receive makeovers and strut their stuff on the runway. Proceeds from the Stylish Mom Runway Show will go to the Art of (DE-FI)ance Fashion Fund.
Est. 2019
Moment of Transparency, this image is not from one of our events. It's from Saks Fifth Avenue's Talk of the Town Fashion Penthouse that (DE-FI) Owner/Director Caressa L. Brown (pictured) experienced while in NYC for Fashion Week in 2018. The Talk of the Town Fashion Penthouse merged fashion, interior design, and retail into a u
Est. 2019
Moment of Transparency, this image is not from one of our events. It's from Saks Fifth Avenue's Talk of the Town Fashion Penthouse that (DE-FI) Owner/Director Caressa L. Brown (pictured) experienced while in NYC for Fashion Week in 2018. The Talk of the Town Fashion Penthouse merged fashion, interior design, and retail into a unique one of a kind fashion experience.
In 2020, our goals was to bring a similar experience to Dayton Fashion Week of course with a signature (DE-FI) twist. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the week before fashion week, Ohio went into lockdown and we had to cancel our festivities. However, our goal is to once again bring this experience to our 2024 Runway Showcases for Dayton Fashion Week and/or Fashion Week of Cincinnati.
Est. 2014
#FirstFlightNowFashion
Come dressed in your favorite vintage attire and help us celebrate the fusion of Dayton's innovations, aviation history and the emergence of our fashion community while benefitting The Art of (DE-FI)ance Fashion Fund.
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Aspiring and Emerging Fashion Designers, are you ready to launch your career or take it to the next level with the Dayton Fashion Week Designer Incubator and The Cincinnati Fashion Incubator? If you are planning to apply for our incubators then attending (DE-FI) Fashion Week is required. We're (DE-FI)ng Fashion Week and for the first time since 2017, the (DE-FI) Fashion Week Experience is set to take flight again. Come tour the fashion industry and explore the hidden aspects July 12th-14th, 2024. There are no fashion shows, it's all business and is designed to help you succeed.