The seventh annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show to lead the national conversation about prostate cancer

The seventh annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show to raise prostate cancer awareness will be broadcast live from Moonlight Studios in New York City on Wednesday, February 1st.

Sponsored by Johnson Oncology, part of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical companies, the show benefits the nonprofit advocacy group. zero – Ending Prostate Cancer by funding the prostate cancer community to raise awareness and reduce early detection and mortality. The show will be streamed live from ZeroCancer.org.

Founded by fashion designer Frederic Anderson and marketer Laura Miller, the Blue Jacket Fashion Show unites the worlds of fashion, entertainment, sports, health care and media to create an open conversation about the impact of prostate cancer with a strong focus on racial diversity. and marginalized communities.

For the first time this year, as part of this event, community members, event attendees, and guests can get tested for prostate cancer with a quick and easy prostate-specific antigen test at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. The screening will be held from 8:00amET – 11:00pm ET outside the Schomburg Center for Black Culture and again at Moonlight Studios at 330 Hudson St, New York, NY from 2:00pmET – 4:30pmET.

The show’s participants include actor Mario Cantone; CNN’s Don Lemon, comedian Bill Nye, chef Marcus Samuelsson; actor Dominic Fumusa; Supermodel Clinton Lord; supermodel Dawn Hood; actress London Brown; actor Eric West; NY1’s Frank DiLella; model Alex Lundqvist; Journalist Carlos Greer and others. Stylists/Designers like Arjona Collection; Thom Browne; Michael Core; Ben Sherman; Lewis: Men’s Clothing Stephen F.; Bruno Magali; Carlos Campos; And Tommy Hilfiger reimagines the traditional “blue jacket” worn by its models on the runway.

Through fashion partner Fashion Group International, emerging designers will debut a one-of-a-kind collection of blue jackets on the runway. Featured designers include Carlos Campos, Eppers, Peyman Umai, Don Morphy, Niyi Okuboyejo, Loris Diran and Terry Singh, all former. FGI Rising Star Award winners and finalists. Now in its 27th year, The Fashion Group’s signature Rising Star Awards ceremony is a critical and highly visible platform for professional recognition and celebration of emerging talent in fashion, beauty, business, retail and related categories.

In addition to broadcasting the event live FGI.org, FGI It hosts locally hosted “watch parties” across the country. FGI Chapters in Dallas, St. Louis and Atlanta. The Dallas event is hosted by FGI Rising Star Don Morphy, Daphne Benzaquen will host the St. Louis event, and Jerry Baker will host the Atlanta viewing party. Attendees wear blue jackets to support the cause.

By Nature Skincare will be the only skincare company from New Zealand to join the Blue Jacket fashion show. The Natural 2% Hyaluronic Acid Sheet Mask and some of their best selling products will be available to celebrity attendees and guests. Natural Skin Care is a pure natural skin care line that combines powerful and highly concentrated ingredients with globally sourced plant and fruit activators to create simple and effective daily skin care at an extremely affordable price.

After the event, there will be an after party for participants and guests hosted by Tao Group Catering and Lodging by Moxy. NYC Lower East Side.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among American men and the second leading cause of cancer death. In fact, 37 percent of new cancers in black men are prostate cancer. In addition, black men in the US are 2.1 times more likely to die from prostate cancer than white men. The priority is to encourage men to act and start regular prostate cancer screenings and understand the importance of staying healthy to help them become the best version of themselves, their families and their communities. It may take a village to instigate measures such as annual screenings and prostate-specific antigen screening.PSA) experiment

zero – End Prostate Cancer is committed to eliminating racial and health disparities in prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Racial Disparities Task Force focuses on raising awareness of prostate cancer among men at high risk, focusing on education and early detection, clinical trial advocacy and funding, and patient advocacy. For donations made between January 25, 2023 – February 28, 2023, Janssen Oncology will match those donations up to $10,000. The fashion team has established a foundation FGI Rising Stars and Blue Jacket Fashion Show will support the Zero Cancer Fund.

“Janssen Oncology is proud to support the Blue Jacket Fashion Show. zeroTyrone Brewer, president of Johnson Oncology, a Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company, highlighted efforts to raise awareness about prostate cancer and expand conversations among families and the wider community. “This is a cornerstone initiative for Johnson Oncology that advances our shared goal of reducing health disparities as part of Johnson & Johnson’s larger commitment to health equity.”

“Black men are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer as white men. Racial disparities in money, knowledge, power, and important social relationships contribute to perpetuating these disparities over time,” said Dr. Reggie Tucker-Seeley, vice president of Zero Health Equity. We can’t stop cancer without addressing race- and location-specific differences in prostate cancer.”

“Fashion Group International is proud to partner with Blue Jacket Show to showcase our talent. FGI took off The stars Raising awareness and money to prevent prostate cancer zero and Janssen Oncology with our global network FGI Chapters,” said Marian Gries, president of Fashion Group International and General manager.

The latest American Cancer Society Cancer Facts and Figures 2022 guidelines suggest that black men and those with close relatives diagnosed with prostate cancer before age 65 should discuss prostate-specific antigen (PSA).PSAScreening with a health care provider starting at age 45 and for men at higher risk (those with multiple close relatives known as infants and those with the disease). BRCA Mutation carriers) This discussion should have from 40 years.

Visit zero – Learn more about Ending Prostate Cancer – and donate – to the Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Initiative, which provides direct assistance to black and brown communities who are at high risk for prostate cancer and are experiencing additional financial and emotional stress. covid-19.