Thomas McClure, Runway Show Producer

 Thomas McClure is the founder & executive director of the Columbus Fashion Council, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide scholarships to fashion design students, while providing a platform for local and emerging fashion designers. The organization oversees Fashion Week Columbus while developing additional programs that help elevate and develop Central Ohio’s fashion industry and community. Since 2010, the organization has provided almost $40,000 in scholarship funds to Central Ohio fashion design students, provided a platform for over 150 Ohio based designers and over 2000 models, and has produced over 130 fashion shows. WWD ranks Columbus #3 in the nation for the number of resident fashion designers, behind LA and NY. 

Thomas McClure has been featured in the bestseller “Our Towns” as well as The Atlantic, Buckeye Lifestyle, Business First, Columbus Monthly, Columbus ALIVE, City Pulse, 614 Magazine, Who’s Who GLBT Columbus, Good Day Columbus, 10TV, ABC6/Fox28, NBC4, Power 107.5, and The CW Columbus.

Thomas McClure joined the Columbus Weddings Show team as the Runway Show Producer in 2022 bringing his vast fashion show knowledge and his own team of professionals to transform the Columbus Weddings Show runway experience.