To emphasize eco-responsible fashion, stage independent designers, and draw national attention to Portland’s unique intersection of Art, Commerce, and Sustainability.
As a longtime hotbed of creativity for modern art, design, and urban development, Portland is being unveiled as fashion’s best-kept secret. On the runway since 2003, Portland Fashion Week is the second-longest running fashion week on the West Coast. PFW stages the freshest designers’ collections of the upcoming season through a week-long series of high-production runway shows at the hippest venues in downtown Portland, and exposes independent designers to style-savvy consumers, as well as buyers, and regional & national press.
WE ENERGIZE CITY LEADERS & POLICIES: PFW staged a green runway show of nationally-acclaimed sustainable designers at Portland City Hall with Portland's Mayor, City Council and press in attendance, to educate policy-makers on eco-friendly practices in fashion and gain wider attention for this talented field --the first such initiative in the nation. PFW supports the city's sustainable economic development mission regarding the thriving fashion industry. We are honored to win "Mayor's Spirit of Portland" award for "Bringing National and International Attention to Portland's Fashion Industry".
Portland is honored with "The Country's #1 Sustainable City" status at multiple leading forums, and we are proud to announce that several sustainable designers launch their collections at Portland Fashion Week.
We make fashion week affordable for independent designers. By utilizing a business model based on corporate sponsorship, Portland Fashion Week transfers the benefits directly to designers. For a nominal fee, we produce and stage their entire show. We move fashion forward for a sustainable future. For the first time in the nation, since 2007, Portland Fashion Week has been making the production of the event itself sustainable - from construction of the actual runway with eco-friendly materials, to eco-safe styling products on models, to even using sustainable-certified hotels for our guests. PFW continue to lead by example
PFW Productions LLC is a full service events production and promotions company specializing in fashion. Its flagship event is Portland Fashion Week, which is the biggest fashion week in the Pacific Northwest. PFW Productions and its Principals Prasenjit Tito Chowdhury, Christopher Cone and Tod Foulk have produced other major shows and events. PFW Productions provides total solutions for a high-end fashion event including runway and installation show production, set design and setup, audio-visual and entertainment, event management services, and promotions.