Fashion In Detroit Announces Local Fashion Designer Competition
Michigan’s premier fashion event – is giving one talented Michigan-based fashion designer a grant to showcase his or her fall/winter 2010 collection to buyers and fashion industry insiders at the March 2010 FID event.
In addition to a confirmed time slot at the March 2010 shows, the $2,500 designer fee will be waived.
The contest is open to both students and established designers. To enter, send a cover letter, resume and photos of five different designs (showing both full-length and details for each design) to info@fashionindetroit.com by midnight, Sept. 1, 2009. The winner will be announced on Oct. 2, 2009 during the Fashion In Detroit spring/summer 2010 event.
Fashion In Detroit is a biannual, two-day fashion event created by Project Runway’s Joe Faris to put a fashion spotlight on Michigan and create a venue that fills the needs of many locally based designers and the Michigan fashion community. The first FID event will take place October 1 & 2, 2009 in a tented, high-end setting at the Detroit Zoo, in Royal Oak, Michigan.
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