Ohio Market Week is a Collabetive Collabetation project that is volunteer driven and gives participants an opportunity to organize a jam-packed week of retail and textile focused events designed to bring buyer, corporate decision makers, dealers, wholesalers, and manufacturers to the Gem City. Not to be confused with the concept of a Fashion Week which is comprised of runway shows where fashion designers can showcase their latest collections to retailers and the media. Fashion Weeks are not where buyers sit and meet with designers to place orders or purchase their product. In short Fashion Week is to display designs to get the buyers attention, Market Week is where the deals are made and business grows.
The end goals of this project are to:
- Create an influential platform for buyers, vendors, wholesalers, and textile makers to meet with new clients.
- Create a platform that empowers emerging designers to transition into established designers and scale their business for growth with permanent showrooms.
- Generate passive and residual income for organizers.
- Build an infrastructure that drives significant economic growth for the Miami Valley.
- Make Dayton a Fashion Destination and solidify its position as the Fashion Capital of the Midwest by attracting talent and business.
