Fashion contest

Do you dream of becoming the next popular designer of the United Arab Emirates? Are you are a budding designer or master of the craft? Do words like original, wacky, extravagant, haute couture, audacious describe your design style? Then the Runway Art fashion contest organised by BurJuman, is for you!

Participants can enter the fashion contest in any one of the two categories: the Amateur Category, which is open to all emerging talent, or the Professional Category for designers with at least 3 years of fashion experience.

This year, the competition theme is 'Freedom' and all interested participants will have the opportunity to create a design that is inspiring, unconventional and quirky. The last day to submit entries is November 2, 2008.

A panel of judges will determine the finalists who will be notified by November 6t. The short-listed entrants will then have seven weeks to complete their entries which will be showcased at fashion shows to be held at BurJuman on December 18 and 19, 2008.

A rigorous selection procedure by the best in the fashion business in Dubai will identify the winners who will be judged on their creativity, uniqueness, craftsmanship, material & fabrics used, and the overall presentation.

There will be two winners in each category with the winner and runner-up of the professional category walking away with cash prize of Dh20,000 and Dh10,000 respectively and the winner and the runner-up of the Amateur Category taking home Dh15,000 and Dh7,500 respectively.

For further information and application form, email marketing@burjuman.com or call 04-352-0222/ 04-409-3174.