Released on: October 8, 2008, 11:30 am

Press Release Author: The Art Institute of California - San Francisco

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: The Art Institute of California - San Francisco is looking
for high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in the fashion industry to
enter The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition.

Press Release Body: [SAN FRANCISCO, CA, SEPTEMBER 2008] - The search is on! The Art
Institute of California - San Francisco is looking for high school seniors
interested in pursuing a career in the fashion industry to enter The Art Institutes
Passion for Fashion Competition.

The Passion for Fashion Competition was created to encourage and reward young
fashion talent.

One grand prize winner in each of the two categories (i) Fashion Design and (ii)
Fashion Marketing & Merchandising and Retail Management will be selected to receive
a full tuition scholarship to study at a participating Art Institutes location.


To be eligible to enter, students must be a high school senior scheduled to graduate
in 2009. In the Fashion Design category, entry requirements include submission of
an original evening wear design. In the Fashion Marketing & Merchandising and
Retail Management category, entry requirements include a finished product or plan.

"We recognize that an interest in fashion has to start somewhere, and for many young
men and women, that passion is nurtured right in high school," said Bo Breda,
Academic Director for Fashion for The Art Institute of California - San Francisco.


In addition to a full tuition scholarship, the grand prize winning student in each
category will receive an all-expense- paid trip to New York City for Fashion Week in
February 2009, a "meet and greet" at Seventeen Magazine's offices and lunch with
staff at Seventeen Magazine.

The deadline to submit entries to The Art Institute of California - San Francisco is
November 21, 2008.

For complete rules and entry requirements on how to enter The Art Institutes Passion
for Fashion Competition, visit www.artinstitutes.edu/pr.aspx?ID=p4f093 or contact
Lorraine Woodcheke, Public Relations Coordinator, by phone at (415) 276-4019 or by
e-mail at lwoodcheke@aii.edu.

The Art Institute of California - San Francisco is one of The Art Institutes
(www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 education institutions located
throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts,
fashion and culinary arts professionals.


Web Site: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/sanfrancisco/

Contact Details: Lorraine Woodcheke
Public Relations Coordinator
(415) 276-4019
lwoodcheke@aii.edu