Fashion Designers Open Call

Are you a fashion designer in need of a boost?  Here's a round-up of fashion shows, competitions and projects that can help get your buyers, publicity, fame, fortune, etc.

Henri Bendel is legendary for it's open-see day for new designers.  Now they're having an online contest for accessories.  Enter your sketch and have it voted on by your peers.  Winner will have the piece produced and sold in the stores.

Lower East Side Runway is a crowd-sourced project by husband and wife team Cheryl and Marc Maleh.  They conceived a way to give back to the fashion community by producing an event for new designers living in NYC along with a pop-up shop.  They have already drawn the attention of Mashable and BlackBook magazine.  To apply, click through to the application.  

On the West Coast, the Orange County Fashion showcase is looking for both new, emerging designers as well as established designers for their show.  Models will be provided, as well as many opportunities for publicity.  Applications can be downloaded here.

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L.E.S. Runway - Crowdsourcing Fashion Designers

Cheryl Maleh has a dream to bring indie designers to the runway and fashion fans to see them.  She is crowd funding a project on Kickstarter to fund a series of fashion shows with selected up-and-coming designers during fashion week, as a well as a pop-up shop to sell their collections.  This series will also be an opportunity for fans that aren't invited to the main shows to attend events as well.  

Ms. Maleh has long term goals to make this an annual event and add more cities across the country.  You can donate as little as $5 and be kept up to date of all events.  Donate in larger increments for guaranteed tickets to shows, your application fee waived if you are a designer, or received fabulous jewelry from Gemma Redux if you are a true patron of the LES catwalk.  To learn more or contribute, click here.

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