14th Annual Supima Design Competition Scheduled for New York Fashion Week – WWD

Supima, a non-profit organization that promotes the use of Pima cotton grown in America, will sponsor the 14th annual Supima Design Competition, hosted by Law Roach. Students from design universities across the US will showcase a capsule collection of eveningwear made with Supima cotton fabric on September 9 during New York Fashion Week.

This competition gives students visibility and the opportunity to earn a $10,000 financial prize awarded to the winner. Roach, a style and image consultant, will return for his second year as host. She will host the fashion show and join a panel of 17 judges this year that includes Nicola Formichetti, Fern Mallis, Edward Barsamian, Luke Meagher, Kelly Augustine, Avril Graham and 2016 SDC winner Jeffrey Taylor.

Six students will have the opportunity to show their designs during a runway presentation at 608 Fifth Avenue in New York.

“Given some of the challenges we still face, we are very proud of this year’s group of finalists. They are all very talented and able to understand the true meaning of SDC with their creativity and innovation. After last year’s switch to a completely virtual format, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be streaming it live once again,” said Buxton Midyette, Supima’s vice president of marketing and promotions.

This year’s finalists are Cat Pfingst, University of Drexel; Jiarui Cai, Institute of Fashion Design and Merchandising; Yitao Li, Institute of Fashion Technology; Alana Tolliver, Kent State University; Yuki Xu, Rhode Island School of Design, and Bora Kim, Chicago Art Institute School.