Tonight! Project Runway Alumni host Orphans Charity Party November 19, 2008

ORPHANS INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE PRESENTS “DESIGNED TO A TEE”, A DESIGN COMPETITION JUDGED BY NY CELEBRITY STYLISTS AND FASHION INDUSTRY EXPERTS

Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW), an NGO affiliated with the United Nations Department of Public Information, will host a t-shirt design competition fundraiser and networking party in New York City. Photographers, stylists and professional designers are offering mentoring opportunities and prizes.
Up and coming designers can enter a t-shirt design to be judged by a panel of NY stylists and fashion industry experts, which includes:

• Alison Kelly of Dahl by Alison Kelly, Project Runway, Season 3
• Fashion Designer Raquel Urriola of Lola’s Rags, 1920's-1950's inspired clothing sold in the NYC boutique Apollo Braun.
• Tomaas, High Fashion Photographer, who works with top modeling agencies and has been published in European magazines.
• Polina Raygorodskaya of Polina Fashion LLC, who specializes in fashion coordination and public relations, will add her savvy business sense to the panel.
• Celebrity Photographer Ken Browar, his impressive portfolio includes the likes of Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep, Enrique Inglesias, and Mathew Fox, among others.
• Fashion houses MadisonHarding, Helena Fredriksson, The Hazel Brown Collection, Sol de Ibiza and JFandson are contributing items for an auction. Eileen Fisher has given a $250. Gift card. USAtees are offering PR support. Thesmashsite.com is helping with promotion

This event will be held on
Wednesday November 19, 2008 from 6 to 9:30 pm:
Ultra Lounge NYC
37 W 26th St (btw 6th & B’dway)
New York, NY 10010

The winners will receive prizes and have their t-shirt design showcased in the NYC Boutique Apollo Braun.
The top prize also includes one month of PR/marketing services offered by Polina Fashion LLC. Stussy has offered product sponsorship for this event. We welcome additional NY businesses to join as sponsors.

Orphans International Worldwide
540 MAIN STREET # 418
NY, NY 10044
For Event ticket: $15. paid in advance, $20.00 at the door PAYPAL: fashion@oiww.org
For up to date event info visit: www.oiww.org/events

About Orphans International Worldwide: OIWW has established a network of legal, locally incorporated projects to house and educate children orphaned and abandoned after the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, and Hurricane Jeanne in Haiti. In 2009 OI will be caring for AIDS affected orphans in Moshi, Tanzania. OI was founded by former investment banker Jim Luce in 1999 as a direct response to the dire circumstances facing orphaned children. OI is a New York state incorporated 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation and is associated with the U.N. Department of Public Information. Our Haitian orphans project suffered during the recent hurricanes, and the severe inflation and food shortages that followed.

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=42231296954