 The men of IlluMENate hosted their 2012 Condom Fashion Show on Thursday evening at the Collins Living-Learning Center on the Campus of Indiana University in Bloomington. Designers representing a variety of organizations created condom-based outfits that were then modeled and judged during the show. We are happy to say that the Spencer Pride outfit, designed by volunteer Jacob Balash, won the contest!
All of the designs submitted and modeled for the show were created with hundreds of condoms and had to fall into one of four categories. Jacob’s creation was submitted for the ‘Men’s Evening Wear’ category. There were approximately 8 designs that were modeled during the event.
Our model was Bobby Burnette, who is also one of our Spencer Pride volunteers. Bobby represented the organization well with his professional and sexy presentation of the outfit during the fashion show.
When the overall winner was announced for the contest, one of the other designers was named in error. Thankfully, she – along with the judges – supported a “recount.” This second-look at the scores revealed that the numbers had accidentally been grouped with the wrong contestants for the ‘overall’ score. With it clear that Jacob’s design had been the judges’ favorite, he was then presented with the award and accepted it happily.
The membership of Spencer Pride Inc. would like to thank Jacob for his hard work and dedication to creating a spectacular outfit for the show. We would also like to thank our model Bobby for his fabulous presentation of the outfit at the show. Condom Fashion Week was sponsored by the Indiana State Department of Health HIV/AIDS Division and B Condoms.
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Spencer Pride Participates in Condom Fashion Week (updated)
 THIS POSTING WAS UPDATED ON 15FEB WITH BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOS OF THE SPENCER PRIDE CONDOM CREATION DESIGN. CHECK OUT THE PICTURES TO SEE DESIGNER JACOB BALASH FITTING MODEL BOBBY BURNETTE WITH THE OUTFIT.
The Men of Illumenate in Bloomington, Indiana, will host their very first Condom Fashion Week February 12-17, 2012 to coincide with National Condom Week.
Condom Fashion Week will host events aimed at young gay/bisexual/transgender men to help increase
condom use and reduce HIV/AIDS infections in South Central Indiana. The crown of Fashion Week will be
the Illumenate Condom Fashion Show, where designers will create attire featuring condoms. Condom
Fashion Week is sponsored by the Indiana State Department of Health HIV/AIDS Division and B Condoms.
Spencer Pride will be participating in the Condom Fashion Show on February 16th at the Collins Living-Learning Center on the Campus of Indiana University in Bloomington. The event takes place at 8:00 PM. We encourage you to attend the event and show your support for Spencer Pride and the excellent cause of reducing HIV/AIDS infections in South Central Indiana throu
gh responsible condom use.
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