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Finalist from Seattle Announced in Nationwide Fashion Design Contest

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(Oct. 20, 2009) - Local student, Cindy Marlatt, will represent The Art Institute of Seattle in The Humane Society of the United States' fifth annual Cool vs. Cruel Fashion Design Competition. Cool vs. Cruel challenges students enrolled in The Art Institutes Fashion Design programs throughout North America to improve a runway look by Burberry, Thakoon, Michael Kors or Alexander McQueen, by finding creative ways to replace and reinterpret the use of animal fur.

A Kent, Wash. native, Marlatt designed a three-piece outfit consisting of a jacket with faux-fur cuffs and decorative metal trim and a detachable faux-fur collar and a dress with matching faux-fur trim. The three pieces can be worn as an ensemble, or integrated into a wardrobe and worn with other garments.

"Cindy's impressive command of construction and patternmaking skills coupled with her creative use of faux fur and complementary animal friendly fabrics made her the clear winner in the Seattle competition" said Dominique de Give, Academic Director, Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing, The Art Institute of Seattle.

Marlatt is among the 16 local finalists who were chosen out of more than 100 entries to compete for the top prize nationally. Their entries will be judged by a panel of fashion industry judges including designers Marc Bouwer, Charlotte Ronson, Victoria Bartlett, Nick Friedberg and Elizabeth Olsen; magazine editors Dana Wood, Mickey Boardman and Shelly Vella; and renowned fashion photographer Nigel Barker. The grand-prize winner will receive a trip to New York City for the award presentation on Nov. 11, as well as an expense paid, weeklong internship during NY Fashion Week with celebrated fur-free designer Victoria Bartlett.

"This contest allows future professional designers to show major designers like Michael Kors or Alexander McQueen that not only is fur unnecessary, but that there are more creative and aesthetically pleasing design options on the table for those with an innovative eye and a compassionate fashion philosophy," said Sarika Reuben, deputy manager of the HSUS' fur-free campaign.

Learn more at humanesociety.org/coolvscruel or http://www.artinstitutes.edu/pr.aspx?ID=ai1007.

Media contact: The HSUS - Heather Sullivan: 301.548.7778; hsullivan@humanesociety.org

The Art Institute of Seattle - Mark Livingston, 206.239.2562; mlivingston@aii.edu

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