Student Designer Challenge 2011
Designers must design and create an original piece that will be sold on styleta.org for charity.
And we have a winner!
Please join us in congratulating the winner of the 2011 Student Designer Challenge, Kelly Tang!
We'd also like to thank all our participants for joining the challenge this year - we hope to see you again in the future!
Due to a bug in the voting system and apparent abuse of the system by certain individuals, a large number of votes were removed. To compensate, the voting deadline has been pushed back until 10/3 (12 AM EDT), so please check to make sure that your vote was recorded correctly. Again, you can cast your vote at http://www.styleta.org/challenge/final/.
The Top 8 Finalists have been selected and the final round of voting is now open!
We are happy to announce that the Top 8 Finalists have been selected! The finalists are:
- Abhishek Anand - Pearl Academy of Fashion, 2012
- Christine Lam - Lasell, 2011
- Eden Abate - Marymount, 2011
- Julie Kontos - Lasell, 2007
- Kelly Tang - Marymount, 2011
- Michelle Batres – UCSB, 2013
- Ninh Nguyen – FIT, 2009
- Rose Oliva - Parsons, 2014
Please join us in congratulating our Top 8 finalists!
The final round of voting is now open! Please cast your votes at http://www.styleta.org/challenge/final/. Voting closes at 12 AM EDT on 9/26 10/3, so be sure to cast your vote before then!
Thanks again for participating, and best of luck in the final round of voting!
Voting has ended!
Voting for the Top 10 Finalists has ended, and the finalists are:
- Molly Mastrandrea - Lasell, 2013
- Christine Lam - Lasell, 2011
- Lauren Dibartolomeo - Lasell, 2013
- Kayla Medeiros - Bay State College, 2011
- Evan Mayson - Washington University in St Louis, 2012
- Rose Oliva - Parsons, 2014
- Eden Abate - Marymount, 2011
- Kelly Tang - Marymount, 2011
- Abhishek Anand - Pearl Academy of Fashion, 2012
- Julie Kontos - Lasell, 2007
And the two wildcards are:
- Ninh Nguyen – FIT, 2009
- Michelle Batres – UCSB, 2013
Thanks to everyone who participated, and congratulations to our Top 12 Finalists! Stay tuned for the selection of the Top 5 Finalists!
ELIGIBILITY:
Contest is open to anyone between the ages of 18-25. Entrants must be a student or a recent graduate from accredited learning institution.
PRIZES:
For the Final Winner:
[x] A featured article in the following magazines: People StyleWatch, College Candy, College Fashionista, College Gloss, [x] Lifestyle, and Charity.
[x] Featured on Styleta.org homepage and have collection sold on Styleta.org
[x] Featured on Styleta's promotional and marketing materials
[x] 10 products from L'Oreal Paris
For Top 5 Finalists:
[x] Featured in the following magazines: College Candy , College Fashionista, College Gloss, Lifestyle, and Charity.
[x] Challenge pieces sold on Styleta.org
[x] 5 products from L'Oreal Paris
For Top 12 Finalists:
[x] Featured in the following magazines: College Fashionista, College Gloss, Lifestyle, and Charity.
[x] Challenge pieces sold on Styleta.org
[x] 3 products from L'Oreal Paris
TIMELINE:
June 1 – June 30: Open registration with design sketch submissions
July 1 – 7: Voting to determine Top 10 Designers, select 2 Wildcards
July 11th - Aug. 6th: Top 12 Finalists create pieces previously designed and shoot “In Action” Videos
Aug. 7th - Aug. 12th: Expert judges pick The Top 5 Finalists
Aug. 12th: Top 5 Finalists announced
Aug. 12th - Aug. 31st: Opening voting for the Final Winner
Sept. 1st: Final Winner Announced
SPONSORS:
If you are interested in sponsoring Styleta's Student Designer Challenge, please contact yifan@styleta.org for more information. Also, please join our Student Designer Challenge Facebook page to keep updated!
