4th Annual Fur Free Fashion Competition
Independent designers were invited to enter their fur free fashions for a chance to win cash prizes, boost their fashion careers, and help promote the ethical and environmental benefits of foregoing fur fashion. The deadline to enter was April 15, 2012.
This was an extraordinary opportunity for emerging fashion designers to showcase their talent and contribute to a worthy cause.
The 2012 entries will be judged and winners selected by two-time Emmy Award-winner Julia Barr, longtime star in "All My Children" and an outspoken animal supporter; Brita Belli, editor of E/The Environmental Magazine; Marina Draghici, an award-winning Broadway, film and television costume designer and celebrity fashion stylist; Elizabeth Emanuel, an international designer perhaps most famous for creating Princess Diana's wedding dress; Kelly Osbourne, singer, actress, fashion designer and host on the E! program Fashion Police, Sharon Osbourne, television personality, talk show host, manager, producer, author and philanthropist; Devon Poer, a fashion stylist, journalist and consultant who works with movie and TV stars, musicians, and others; Victoria Principal, legendary star of "Dallas" and a best-selling author who is active in charitable causes; and Melissa Rivers, a televised red carpet icon and an executive producer of E! Online's "Fashion Police." Summer Rayne Oakes, eco-model, activist and green living expert, will select a winner of the Green Award.
 Julia Barr |
 Brita Belli |
 Marina Draghici |
 Elizabeth Emanuel |
 Sharon & Kelly Osbourne |
 Devon Poer |
 Victoria Principal |
 Melissa Rivers |
 Summer Rayne Oakes |
Prizes:
1st Prize: $750 cash, your design professionally modeled, photographed, and featured in an ad in E/The Environmental Magazine, and a feature profile of you and your design on the fffashion website and in related media exposure.
2nd Prize: $500 cash, recognition in E/The Environmental Magazine, and a special profile of you and your design on the fffashion website.
3rd Prize: $250 cash, recognition in E/The Environmental Magazine, and a special profile of you and your design on the fffashion website.
Finalists: The top 10 participants and their designs will be recognized on fffashion website.
Special Awards:
The Green Award: for the designer with the best environmentally conscientious design.
The Student Award: recognizing the highest ranking entry from a fashion design student.
See previous fffashion design contest winners!
 2011 Winners |
 2010 Winners |
 2009 Winners |
Find out more:
Find out more about compassionate green fashion, the cruelty of the fur trade, and what retailers and consumers can do to help.
- Read: Compassion Is the New Green
- Visit: Consumers for a Fur Free Society
- View: The fur industry's eco-nonsense ad at Greenwashing Index
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