Her Universe Brings Fashion Week Flair To SDCC With Design Contest

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As if Her Universe wasn’t fabulous enough, they’ve gone and announced a “Geek Couture” fashion show and design competition to coincide with Comic-Con International in San Diego this summer. “Fangirls are already using the halls of San Diego Comic-Con International as their runway to showcase custom fashions. We wanted to give these designers a bigger stage to share their talent and also provide an educational experience in the fashion industry,” said actress and Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein. Here’s some creative work by designer Doug Dunnam to inspire you.

And some more details:

What makes this inaugural Her Universe Fashion Show during San Diego Comic-Con even more special is that Her Universe is offering fans and amateur designers, male or female, the opportunity to submit their own women’s fashion designs based on anything that is celebrated at Comic-Con, original or inspired by popular media. Designs must be fashions, not costumes, and can be “geek couture” or ready-to-wear outfits. Designers, 18 years and older, can submit designs to be considered for the fashion show starting today at HerUniverse.com. Thirty contestants will be chosen to participate in the show. The chosen designers can wear their own fashions on stage or opt to use their own model for the runway. The deadline for submissions is April 4th, 2014 and contestants will be selected by April 18th, 2014. Two prizes will be awarded: one prize to be chosen by a panel of judges which will feature experts from the world of fashion and the second prize to be chosen by the show audience.The Her Universe Fashion Show will be hosted by Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein. There are no tickets for this event. Entry will be first come-first served and admission is free with a San Diego Comic-Con 2014 badge.

You can also check out this behind-the-scenes video provided by Nerdist, another partner in crime for this super-exciting event! According to the release, “Fashion retailer Hot Topic, a Her Universe partner, will be providing two grand prizes for the winning fashion designers – an opportunity to co-design, with Ashley Eckstein, an exclusive HerUniverse fashion collection for Hot Topic. In addition, event partner, Nerdist Industries, will produce all video and media distribution of the event.”

You can find the submission form and other details on how to enter at HerUniverse.com.

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