Before you go drawing your design, You must be signed up to do this multi round contest, sign up ends August 1st 2008 @ Midnight EST

We only have room for three competitors left so hurry and join now!

To learn more about this contest and how to sign up please go to my journal: [link]

If you join now you’ll have more time to work on this first challenge!

Challenge One: Through the Ages
Officially Starts: August 1st 2008

The Summary:
Fashion has been around for many eras, so to celebrate the first challenge of this competition is to pick a fashion style from an era and use two elements from that era, and update it to a modern design in today’s fashion world in one complete outfit.

To choose an Era:
Simply respond to this Note with your top 3 era picks. It is first come first serve so quickly respond. You’ll get a responding Note with what era you ended up with! It must be from the list below. You must not start your fashion designing until you get a response with your official era from faith-npp32 (I will respond in less than 12 hours)

The Fashion Era’s to Pick From: (crossed out means they have been claimed for use)
1800s - Regency Era: [link]
1825-1845 – The Romantic Era: [link]
1837-1860 – Early Victorian Era: [link]
1860-1901 – Mid/Late Victorian Era: [link]
1895-1914 - La Belle É poque Era(Edwardian): [link]
1920s - [link]
1930s - [link]
1940s - [link]
1950s - [link]
1960s – The 60s Fashion Era: [link]
1970s – The 70s Fashion Era: [link]
1980s – The 80s Fashion Era: [link]

Quick Note: Use Fashion Era.com to your advantage it has tons of resources for you to find lots of info on each era of fashion.

Review:
1.Send a note with your top three choices of eras
2.Wait for a response on what era you have
3.Create a new design with at least TWO elements from your assigned era (you may use more than two elements if you wish)
4.Must be one complete outfit. Meaning shoes, accessories, and all
5.Be Innovative!

This design is due on: August 14th 2008 – Midnight (EST)
Results will be announced on: August 17th 2008

One Person will be eliminated who doesn’t best execute the challenge.
Winner gets immunity for the next challenge.

*Upcoming Challenge Titles:

Challenge Two: Artistic Inspiration
Challenge Three: Falling for Fashion
Challenge Four: Couture Circus
Challenge Five: Me, Myself, and I
Challenge Six: International Flavor
Challenge Seven: Peep Show
Final Challenge: Compleat Personal Collection Showcase

*Challenge concepts, number of challenges, & order are subject to change at any time