Enter The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion 2009 Competition

The search is on! The Art Institute of Philadelphia is looking for high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in the fashion industry to enter The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition. 

The Passion for Fashion Competition was created to encourage and reward young fashion talent. 

One grand prize winner in each of the two categories (i) Fashion Design and (ii) Fashion Marketing & Visual Merchandising will be selected to receive a full tuition scholarship to study at a participating Art Institutes location.      

To be eligible to enter, students must be a high school senior scheduled to graduate in 2009.  In the Fashion Design category, entry requirements include submission of an original evening wear design.  In the Fashion Marketing & Visual Merchandising category, entry requirements include a finished product or plan. 

"We recognize that an interest in fashion has to start somewhere, and for many young men and women, that passion is nurtured right in high school," said Crystal Shamblee, Academic Director for Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Philadelphia.   

In addition to a full tuition scholarship, the grand prize winning student in each category will receive an all-expense-paid trip to New York City for Fashion Week in February 2009, a "meet and greet" at Seventeen Magazine's offices and lunch with staff at Seventeen Magazine.

The deadline to submit entries to The Art Institute of Philadelphia is November 21, 2008. 

Click here for complete rules and entry requirements on how to enter The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition.