The Art Institute declares winners of Passion for Fashion

The Art Institutes schools are pleased to announce Mary Lum of Cornelius, Oregon and Jessica Lazarus of Boca Raton, Florida as the grand prize winners of The 2012 Passion for Fashion Scholarship Competition. The competition, sponsored by The Art Institutes, provides the opportunity for fashion-savvy teens throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico to submit an entry to compete for the chance to earn up to a half-tuition scholarship to study Fashion Design or Fashion Marketing & Merchandising and Fashion Retail Management.

Lum's "Vintage to Runway" evening gown entry takes the Victorian Era to the edge. Her dress has 19th century underpinnings that convert into an innovative urban eveningwear garment made out of an exceptionally lightweight microfiber taffeta. As grand prize winner in the Fashion Design category, Lum earns a half-tuition scholarship to study at The Art Institute of Portland.

Lazarus' entry, entitled, "TimeLine," is a business concept for vintage fashion merchandising. TimeLine offers a visionary way to shop for vintage and vintage-inspired looks. In Lazarus' concept, items are chosen from thrift shops all around the world to satisfy her customers' unique styles. As grand prize winner in the Fashion Marketing & Merchandising and Fashion Retail Management category, Lazarus earns a half-tuition scholarship to study at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.

In addition to the half-tuition scholarship, the grand prize winner in each category receive a VIP trip to New York City including a "meet and greet" at the Seventeen magazine offices, lunch with a Seventeen Style Pro, a $500 shopping spree at DKNY with a Seventeen Style Pro, and a $500 gift card to shop in New York City.

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