Noxzema girls Brigid, Zoe and Monique need new outfits, and their designer will win a trip to New York Fashion Week to mingle with fashion royalty and rising style stars.

The Noxzema Fashion Design Contest allows aspiring fashion designers to choose which character they want to clothe based on an online profile about her personality, geographic area and hobbies.

For example, Monique’s profile on noxzema.com describes her as a “coffee-shop barista (when she’s not auditioning for her big break)” with an “urban Bohemian” style and a pet dog. Zoe and Brigid both have their own unique profiles as well.

THE NOXZEMA FASHION DESIGN CONTEST
Submissions due by Jan. 5, 2007. Winners announced March 2007.
More Information:
www.noxzema.com

Fashion merchandising major Brenton Brown has big plans for Monique’s outfit.

He said he could see her wearing an airy tunic top and skinny pants with “definitely a scarf around the head, Jackie O-inspired, and white tear-drop sunglasses.”

He wanted to put her in high heels, but then decided, “We could put her in flats because I forgot about the dog.” Contestants should submit drawings of their designs online or by mail by Jan. 5.

The best submissions will be posted online and voted on by visitors to the site.

The grand prize winner, announced in March of next year, will travel to New York for three days and two nights during the Fashion Week glamour and shows.

“Fashion Week is so huge because that’s where the trends are set for the upcoming season,” said Brown, a senior from Locust Grove, of the contest’s top prize.

“I would probably cut off my right arm to get in because it is just so amazing,” he added. “That is where fashion starts for the rest of the country. Whatever we’re wearing starts at Fashion Week.”

Designers, start sketching and accessorizing, and soon you could be packing and planning a trip to Fashion Week.

Related Link: Fashion Design Colleges in Florida at Design-Training.com