WHERE: Thompson Hotel -NYC
WHEN: Thursday, Nov 20th, 4pm to 9pm and on Friday, Nov 21st, 10am to 1pm
WHAT: The 2nd Supima Emerging Designer Competition in New York for Supima®, the world’s finest cotton is looking forward to igniting creativity and supporting the fashion industry’s emerging talent, at time when there is a lot of uncertainly due to the economy.
During this Open Call- for the selected 25 designers, Supima will be reviewing portfolios and garments from young talented fashion students, designers starting out in their career as well as seasoned designers all eager to showcase their work in a live runway show January 14th Gotham Hall... for an audience of buyers, editors, retailers and other industry heavyweights.
INFO WEBSITE FOR DETAILS: SUPIMA.ORG
THE JUDGES:
Patrick Groenendaal, VP Design / Creative Director, Hampshire Group
Glen Hoffs, Men’s Design Director, Brooks Brothers
David Leung teaches design at Parsons and at the Kent State Program
Lisa Santandrea, teaches fashion history at Parsons and has a fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute
Tim Yap, Fashion Editor, Sportswear International
Hitha Prabhakar, Fashion Editor, Stylist