beautiful jacket by Ruth Wilson.
THE FASHION SHOWDOWN: Gen Art’s fashion competition Styles 2004 has narrowed down 650 contestants to a field of 30. With its runway walkoff slated for May 18 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, a Gen Art spokeswoman said the organization has lined up a panel of judges, including Patricia Field, Shoshanna Gruss, Kimora Lee Simmons, Kal Ruttenstein and Julie Gilhart, who will review looks by the finalists in a runway show and determine the recipients of $35,000 in prize money.
The finalists for eveningwear are Martin Lim, Natalie Anne, My Phuong, Catherine Leung and Michael Kaye; for accessories, Nicole Landaw Jewelry, Thickskin, C Label, Gretchen Julius Jewelry and I. Ronni Kappos Jewelry; for ready-to-wear, Lim, Katie Zorn, Mackage, Jerr Beck and Ruth Wilson; for men’s wear, Dimmer/D’Vrsi, Oliver Helden, Morgan d’Alessandro, Egami and Kapadia, and for avant-garde, Wilson Tjuatja Widjaja, Selma Karaca, Dragovoja Van Horn, Sculpt Messyah and Plie. In a special category sponsored by Perrier, which includes a $10,000 grant to the winner, nominees are Melesa D. Lorett, Angela Theresa Kettler,, Christiane Manthey, Sonia Agostino and Jay McCarroll.
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