House of Waris Design Competition

Fashion Incubator inductee, the House of Waris, is heading for the Highline.  What this means for you is that Waris Ahluwalia needs a designer for his pop-up shop to house his jewelry collection.

Your budget will be $5000.  The winning designers will be responsible for building and installing the set-up for Building Fashion, a premier NYC cultural event this fall.  You will be working closely with Mr. Ahluwalia to collaborate on the perfect design.

Judges consist of luminaries from architecture, fashion and design.  Winners will be featured in a multitude of design websites and magazines.  

Miss this one?  The Building Fashion project is a series of design challenges with different fashion designers.  Subscribe and see which project is for you!

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NY Fashion Week Ticket Giveaways

I know it, some intern mixed up your name at Marc Jacobs. Anna Wintour invited her sister-in-law instead of you for the Alexander Wang show. No worries, there are many ways to score your VIP access to NY Fashion Week events.

Fashion Show invites:

For the ultimate in VIP treatment, you want to win the CBS Fashion's #1 Fan contest. It includes round trip airfare to NYC, a 5-night stay at the Mandarin Oriental, exclusive tickets to Fashion's Night Out, Broadway tickets and a $500 shopping spree. Upload a video of yourself expressing your passion for fashion.

The AAU show always showcases the best graduating fashion students from the Academy of Art University. This show attracts top editors, a few celebs and always a few representatives of Bravo's "Real Housewives of..." series. They have a Facebook/Twitter contest on their webpage for you to score your invitation.

StyleList also has a great giveway. $500 shopping spree AND $500 spa certificate along with your trip to NY AND VIP access.  Enter here.

Fashion Week Events:

Martha Stewart Live is doing a special series of Fashion Week themed shows. Win tickets to be part of the live audience for your favorite designers. Diane Von Furstenburg, Tory Burch, Donna Karan to name a few. There is also an episode for fans of vintage and thrift shops. To snag your tickets, write in why YOU deserve to be there in your request.

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