http://www.fabsugar.com Have. Want. Need. en http://www.fabsugar.com/2693209 <a href="http://www.fabsugar.com/2693209"><img width=126 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/0/3987/03_2009/c7d40357f5fe2fee_Gen-Art.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>Calling all budding fashion designers: <a href="http://www.genart.org/index.htm?cacheid=1231883444.3716&amp;origin=&amp;genart=c3qfeu01dmqmqtfn11i5u2of85" target="_blank">Gen Art</a> will start taking submissions for its International Design Competition come Monday, Jan. 19. The winner in each category - women’s ready-to-wear, eveningwear, avant-garde, menswear, and accessories - will be gifted a $5,000 Award for Design Excellence. Eligible participants include student designers and those with less than seven years experience designing under their own name. <a href="http://www.wwd.com/business-news/boss-confirms-brashear-waterford-wedgewood-cuts-staff-1920989#/article/business-news/boss-confirms-brashear-waterford-wedgewood-cuts-staff-1920989?page=3" target="_blank">According to sources</a>, past competitions bolstered the careers of Peter Som and Laura and Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte. Deadline for submission is March 17. </p> <p><span style='font-size:10px !important;'><a href="http://community.livejournal.com/foto_decadent/1911968.html" target="_blank">Source</a></span></p> http://www.fabsugar.com/2693209#comment On Our Radar gen art Gen Art International Design Competition Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:00:22 -0800 FabSugar http://www.fabsugar.com/2693209