Ecco Domani photo
Robert Verdi, center, with the 2011 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation designers, from left, Kyle Fitzgibbons of Native Son, Maayan Zilberman and Nikki Dekker of The Lake & Stars, Tara St. James of Study NY, Mandy Coon, Marcia Patmos of M. Patmos, Bibhu Mohapatra and jeweler Pamela Love.
The Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation is giving designers the opportunity to join the ranks of some of fashion's biggest names by showing at New York Fashion Week
Since 2001, Ecco Domani Wines of Italy has helped to launch the careers of more than 60 renowned designers including Zac Posen, Proenza Schouler, Derek Lam, Rodarte, Erin Fetherston, and Alexander Wang. This year, a new class of seven talented emerging designers will be selected to each receive a $25,000 grant to show their collections during New York's Fall 2012 Fashion Week.
In 2012, seven designers (four womenswear, one menswear, one accessories and one sustainable design) will be selected and given the opportunity to present their work on fashion's biggest stage, New York Fall Fashion Week. Award recipients will be chosen by a panel of fashion experts who comb through hundreds of applications each year to identify the industry's future stars.
In addition to the application forms and recommendation letters, entrants will be asked to submit a 2- to 3-minute video describing their design aesthetic and why they deserve to be an Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award recipient.
Interested candidates can find out more and download an application form at www.eccodomani.com. Closing date for submission is 5 p.m. EST on Oct. 14, 2011. Finalists will be announced in January 2012. Complete requirements and official rules are available online.
You can see previous winners' work on the website.
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