Dots Premiere Sponsor at Fashion Week Cleveland

GLENWILLOW, Ohio, May 6, 2011 -- Dots, LLC, the fashion apparel specialty store announces its partnership with Fashion Week Cleveland (FWC), the "educational fashion week" and annual conference and convention held during the first week of May in Cleveland, Ohio.

As one of the only major fashion retail brands based out of the Cleveland area, Dots has united with Fashion Week Cleveland not only as a premiere sponsor to cultivate the talent of local designers, but also to build awareness for the city's growing retail community and rich fashion history. Dots will have an active role at the final Fashion Week Cleveland events this Saturday, May 7th, where Dots will showcase its styles, educate guests on upcoming industry trends, and support designers participating in concluding runway shows at the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum by outfitting models in Dots shoes and accessories.

"As a Cleveland-based business, we are proud to support Fashion Week Cleveland," said Rick Bunka, Dots CEO. "We believe in the importance of helping local designers and emerging talent through community involvement and are thrilled to have a partnership with this great organization."

Differentiating itself from Fashion Week in other major cities across the country, Fashion Week Cleveland prides itself on being an educational tool, where its festivities seek to inform consumers and industry leaders about the cultural importance and economic magnitude of fashion design, manufacturing, marketing and merchandising, through classic and creative runway shows, films, exhibits, lectures, seminars, workshops and more. Fashion Week Cleveland fosters up-and-coming talent by providing collegiate designers with a platform to showcase their creations in a manner that is unprecedented elsewhere in the country.

In addition to various events, Fashion Week Cleveland is working to help fashion school graduates in the area through a partnership with the Cleveland Retail Commission, which will assist matriculating students in finding retail space and display areas in the city.

ABOUT DOTS

Dots is a fashion apparel specialty store that offers fashion trends at exceptional prices and provides the latest high fashion runway trends interpreted for real people. Dots' growth and success was founded on a passion for retail that stems from a belief that looking good shouldn't be expensive. Today, the company is a vibrant growing retailer with more than 400 stores within a 26 state footprint.

ABOUT Fashion Week Cleveland (FWC)

Fashion Week Cleveland (FWC) exists to inform consumers and industry leaders about the cultural importance and economic importance of fashion design, manufacturing, marketing, and merchandising. In addition to classic and creative runway shows, FWC incorporates exhibits, films, industry tours, seminars and workshops in partnership with a diverse group of cultural institutions. Fashion Week Cleveland, "the educational fashion week", is an annual conference and convention held the first week of May in Cleveland, Ohio.