"Iconic Power" Nominated for Best Public Entertainment Production

We're very pleased to announce that our 2009 Design Competition, "Iconic Power," has been nominated for a Canadian Event Industry Star award for Best Public Entertainment Production.  This is the second year in a row that Art of Fashion's annual show has been nominated.  The 2008 show, "Between the Lines," was a winner!

AOF's own Michelle Planche, President of Paradigm Events, has also been nominated for Event Professional of the Year.

The winners will be announced at an "Oscar style" black-tie gala at Atlantis Pavilions on March 26th.  We're looking forward to the big day, but as the saying goes, it's an honour just to be nominated! 

To see the list of nominees, visit Canadian Event Perspective Magazine here.  You can buy tickets to the award ceremony online here.

Behind the Scenes Shoot with Mikhail Moudrakovski

If you loved the pictures from the Mikhail Moudrakovski photo shoot we posted about last week, then check out some more of the Projected Life Photography photos that were put up on the studio's Facebook Fan Page, here.  There's a great little behind-the-scenes album from the shoot.

To find out more about Projected Life Photography, you can visit their website at www.projectedlife.com.

For more information about Art of Fashion's 2009 "Most Promising Designer," Mikhail Moudrakovski, visit his website at www.mikhailmoudrakovski.com.  We're confident that you'll love his collections - drawing inspiration from such wildly diverse concepts and sources as human anatomy, straight jackets, court jesters and the upper class after the end of the world - as much as we do!

Photoshoot: Art of Fashion's Winning Designer, Mikhail Moudrakovski

Here are some of the amazing photos taken by Taha Ghaznavi of Projected Life Photography, for Art of Fashion's 2009 "Most Promising Designer", Mikhail Moudrakovski. To see the full set, please visit the Projected Life Photography Facebook page.

And if you love Mikhail Moudrakovski as much as we do, be sure to check out his website at http://mikhailmoudrakovski.com!

Photo Credits: Projected Life Photography | http://www.projectedlife.com

Call for Volunteers

Art of Fashion is looking for volunteers! Do you love fashion? Interested in gaining worthwhile experience working for a recognized not-for-profit organization? Art of Fashion is completely volunteer-run, and we are looking to fill several positions, including:

• Grant Writer

• Web Developer

• Graphic Designer

• Entertainment Coordinator

• Freelance Videographer

• Trunk Show Coordinator

• Event Curator

• Documentary Coordinator

…And more! Besides volunteering as a coordinator on our Board, we also need lots of volunteer help to run our annual Design Competition and Trunk Show – our signature event that’s held every year during Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche in October.

Volunteering for Art of Fashion is a great way to round out your skill set, learn about the industry first-hand and make valuable contacts.

For more information, or to submit your resumé, contact us by email at coordinator@artoffashion.org.

The Art of Fashion is a not-for-profit organization committed to fostering the careers of emerging Canadian apparel and accessory designers by creating platforms for exposure.

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