we're glad you're here!

We are just 24 days from the 1st Annual White Out Lung Cancer Fashion Show. 

My name is Jordan Jaked, and I am the chair for this exciting event! 

That's me there on the left! :)

I developed a true appreciation for fashion in my teens when I first saw a Badgley Mischka gown; it was breathtaking, and I knew that I wanted to create. I began college as a fashion design major but ended up discovering that my passion was in costume design. Needless to say, I still have a healthy obsession with fashion.

In February 2011, I lost my mom to lung cancer. I was a senior in college preparing to graduate, and she had only been diagnosed five months before she passed. Lung cancer steals more lives each year than breast, ovarian, and uterine cancers combined. It is an 'invisible' killer, often sneaking up on patients and only being discovered once it has progressed too far for treatment.

Me and my mom in the summer of 2009

I began to volunteer with the North Carolina Lung Cancer Partnership in the fall of 2011, as I was applying to graduate schools and discovering was post-graduate life could be like! I enjoyed the events that the partnership was holding, but I wanted to start something new that would honor my mom and raise awareness amongst a new demographic.

The Pam's Pearls Team from the 2011 Free to Breathe 5K in Raleigh, NC

The idea to produce the White Out Lung Cancer Fashion Show sprouted in my mom's memory and grew as I talked about it with fellow designers and lung cancer warriors. I hope that this will be an event that inspires hope and brings awareness this year and for many years to follow. I have a wonderful team of designers, artists, and local women (and my dad!) with help from many great local sponsors! We have spent the last few months creating the fashion show, which will be held on June 15th at Burning Coal Theatre featuring local wine, treats, silent auction items, boutiques, and local designers, and we hope to see you'll join us as we WHITE OUT LUNG CANCER.