Project Earth Day 2008 will again be held at the environmentally sleek Teknion showroom and will be organized by Emerging Green Builders of New York (EGBNY) and the local chapter of USGBC with a still to be announced list of co-sponsors. Organizers are looking for fresh talent to explore the theme of ‘how green are you?’ as well as the concept of how the built (green) environment inspires cutting-edge eco-fashion design. Designs chosen for the runway presentation will be judged based on the designer’s aesthetic sensibility, the execution of design, and the clever incorporation of one or more ecological design principles.

Each winning design will make its eco-fashion debut on the Project Earth Day catwalk by a professional model. The student designers and the judging panel will be given the opportunity to discuss the winning designs with the media after the fashion show in a press conference.

The event’s green prizes are as follows:

First Place
$1500, a profile of you and your design in a major publication, and a gift bag from event sponsors

Second Place
$750, a Teknion Contessa Chair, and a gift bag from event sponsors

Third Place
$350 and a gift bag from event sponsors

Honorable Mention (2 recipients)
$50 and a gift bag from event sponsors

Though the submission deadline of March 14th, 2008 has already passed, we encourage you to visit Project Earth Day’s official website to see how you might become involved. Stay tuned for more coverage from Inhabitat’s Sustainable Style team!

+ Project Earth Day 2008
+ Project Earth Day Student Eco-Fashion Competition 2007 article by Inhabitat
+ Inhabitat Flickr Feed from our 2007 coverage

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