I had the pleasure of attending the Seventh Annual Supima Design Competition. Hosted by Coco Rocha along with guest judges Bryanboy of BryanBoy.com stylist Isabel Dupre, Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez of TomAndLorenzo.com, Natalie Joos of TalesOfEndearment.com, W Magazine’s Fashion Market & Accessories Director Karla Martinez, Phil Oh of StreetPeeper.com, consultant Roopal Patel, fashion designer Marcia Patmos, stylist Mary Alice Stephenson and stylist Anya Ziourova. The live runway event featured music by DJ Mad Marj (Marjorie Gubelmann).
Six recent graduates representing the “best of the best” in American design schools squared off for a $10,000 first prize to jump-start their careers in design.
The winner, Anastasia Iafrate of Kent State University, was chosen by the panel of guest judges. This year’s finalists were Jenny Hoang from the Academy Of Art University, David Lee from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Ou Ma from the Fashion Institute of Technology, Anastasia Iafrate from Kent State University, Sharon Moon from the Rhode Island School of Design, and Yuxi Bi from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Launched in 2008, the annual Supima Design Competition was created to give runway exposure to emerging talent and was modeled after the legendary 1954 Wool Secretariat competition that launched the careers of the then-teenaged Yves St. Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. Since its start, former Supima Design Competition winners have gone on to launch their own labels, show at New York Fashion Week and secure jobs with top international labels.
Congrats to Anastasia!
Photography by Christine Shepherd and Elle Jota/BFANYC
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The winner, Anastasia Iafrate of Kent State University, was chosen by the panel of guest judges. This year’s finalists were Jenny Hoang from the Academy Of Art University, David Lee from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Ou Ma from the Fashion Institute of Technology, Anastasia Iafrate from Kent State University, Sharon Moon from the Rhode Island School of Design, and Yuxi Bi from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Launched in 2008, the annual Supima Design Competition was created to give runway exposure to emerging talent and was modeled after the legendary 1954 Wool Secretariat competition that launched the careers of the then-teenaged Yves St. Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. Since its start, former Supima Design Competition winners have gone on to launch their own labels, show at New York Fashion Week and secure jobs with top international labels.
Congrats to Anastasia!
Photography by Christine Shepherd and Elle Jota/BFANYC
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