Page Parkes Corporation
&
m. Bellish
Date: July 11, 2007
To: Fashion Designers
From: Naima Singletary, m.Bellish
RE: Showcase Competition
Page Parkes (www.pageparkes.com), the largest talent and modeling network in the Southwest, and m.Bellish, a cutting-edge fashion show production company is hosting Experience Out Loud Fashion Extravaganza, a charity fashion show on Saturday, October 20, 2007 for over 300 of Houston's most affluent movers and shakers at the cutting edge design showroom of Bo Concept. Hosting Fashion Week Live in March 2007 and the first U.S. destination to showcase Chrisitan LaCroix Haute Couture, Houston is prime for introducing up and coming designers. Ticket sales for the event benefit Spaulding for Children, a national nonprofit organizationthat provides help to children who wait the longest for permanency and support services for their adoptive, foster and kinship families. (http://www.spaulding.org)
This event will showcase the fall/winter collections of cutting-edge up and coming designers from around the country. High-profile local media, buyers, editors and trendsetters will be in attendance. Media include: Gloss Magazine, Modern Luxury, Icon Magazine and several others. Designs desired include, formal, casual, urban, chic, cocktail, and avant guarde. Collections will be selected by a team of fashion professionals from Page Parkes and m.Bellish. If your collection fits what is needed for the show, you will be accommodated including: roundtrip airfare to Houston TX, transportation to and from the airport and hotel accommodations. Upon completion of the event, one designer will win an award of $2,000 based upon judging by local buyers and editors. You must be able to travel at your own expense to Houston, Texas for a fitting in early to mid-September. If you would like your collection to be considered, submit questions and images of your fall/winter collection to singletaryns@aim.com
.
Your email should include:
§ Your name and telephone number
§ Seven to ten images of your collection
§ How you found out about Experience Out Loud Fashion Extravaganza
§ Whether you are a student or an alumni
§ What city and state you reside in
Do not forward your designs if you cannot travel to Houston, TX in September for the fitting. Your email will be denied if it does not include the information requested above.
All images submitted will not be returned to the designer. Thank you for your submissions and good luck in your journey!