Kyoung Eun Bae (Senior Certificate), Tedi Hughes(Junior Certificate), Shannon Glasheen (Senior Certificate), Linda Elaz (Junior Certificate), & Jiminie Hayward (Junior Certificate)

This year's Rendering Style Competition for high school students discovered some new fashion talents just starting out here in New England. Kayla Kelley (Milford High School) & Gillian Wright (Ipswich High School) each won a scholarship for the SFD High School Prep Program this summer. Honorable mentions went to Billy Crisafi (Triton Regional High School) & Laura Taylor (Milford High School).

<Check out selections from their entries to the left!

Jay Calderin, Jayne Avery, Daniel Faucher, Louise Cushing, Betty Riaz

Carol Flynn-Rice, Waheeda Ali Salaam, Denise Hajjar, Sirvart Mellian

Every year the School of Fashion Design invites faculty, alumni and industry professionals to serve as judges. This distinguished group decides what goes into the annual show by putting every student's work through the jury process. They take time out of their busy schedules to ensure that the very best makes it onto the runway!

Cecelia Hermawan, Randy Price

& Ashley Papelbon

Linda Elaz & Erin O'Malley

Tedi Hughes & Tiffany Ortiz

Charles Cross & Jo Somers

Student designers from the School of Fashion Design participated in the first annual Paws for Pride. They designed and created outfits for some of Boston's celebrity dogs. Cecelia Hermawan designed for Ashley Papelbon, wife of Jonathan Papelbon, of the Boston Red Sox. Tedi Hughes designed for Tiffany Ortiz, wife of David Ortiz, of the Boston Red Sox. Kieran Wong designed for Erica Corsano, fashion writer. Linda Elaz designed for Erin O'Malley, Mix 98.5 Radio personality and won the contest! Her design will be submitted for consideration to a manufacturer for production. The event was hosted by Channel 7 WHDH's Randy Price. The judges of the competition included Jo Somers - SFD Board member and owner of Copley Seven Models, Charles Cross - production manager for Alfred Fiandaca and Deirdre DePrisco Radler.

modelBOSTON's 2007 program has been developed by Kristie Babbin and Tracy Bennett Stewart of Viewfinder Productions. Two open calls in May earlier this year brought out model hopefuls in droves. The first cut focused on thirty new faces. The public cast over 5,000 votes online and selected the top ten! Then five leading local photographers - Fabrizio Cacciatore, Michelle Joyce, Bob Packert, Anthony Rugnetta and Tanit Sakakini - voted on the two that would go on to be the subject of photo shoots by the same team of image makers. The results of that process as well as a documentary by Goldilocks Productions will be featured during Boston Fashion Week. Learn about the winners below!

Kristen Kish was born in Seoul, Korea but grew up in Grand Rapids, MI. When she was 19 years old she moved to Chicago to continue school. Two and a half years later found herself in Boston and has been here for a year and a half. She is currently a chef at a Back Bay restaurant.

She was scouted at the age of 13 in a Kentwood, Michigan mall. She did a few jobs and when she turned 18 she signed with an international agency and continued to work while in college. When she moved to Boston, Kristen signed with Dynasty Models and has since participated in several School of Fashion Design's projects.

"I hope this experience affords me great opportunities to grow and develop in the fashion/modeling industry. I really look forward to working with the great people associated with this project. I'm taking the industry for what it's worth. If I end up modeling all over the world that would be great, if not, I am having a blast doing what I'm doing. In this industry it's difficult to see too far down the road."

Chris Hanly grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts and is 27 years old.
He currently works in real estate and graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York. He got started in modeling when a rep from Abercrombie and Fitch noticed him on the street and asked if he would be a greeter model for one of their stores. He is now with Maggie Inc.

The most important thing to Chris about winning the modelBOSTON competition is the opportunity to work with five amazing photographers doing work that he would not have been able to do otherwise. He also thinks the documentary on the five shoots will be exciting and give his friends and family a look at what its like to be involved in every aspect of this business

"I cant say exactly where this business will take me, which to me is exciting because you don't know what tomorrow will bring. I just hope to take advantage of every opportunity in front of me, be professional, work hard, and have fun along the way. As far as acting goes I have been involved in two movies this past year and really enjoyed doing them and would like to pursue that more."

For more information visit modelBOSTON.com

Photos: Tracy Bennett Stewart/Viewfinder Productions

Boston Fashion Week 2007 is shaping up to be an exciting time for New Englanders with a passion for fashion!

Fashion Boston Magazine will be hosting opening night festivities.

The Boston Center for Adult Education has scheduled several stylish events that include a fashion show by Daniel Hernandez and the Style Summit - an educational event featuring a panel of leaders who will explore how both seasoned professionals and newcomers must navigate the fashion industry today to be successful.

The Boston Public Library will be home to a variety of fashion projects including a talk for teens about fashion education and what a career in this field will mean to them.

Fashion Group International's Boston chapter will host an evening of new industry honors called the Ladder Awards.

These are just a few of the opportunities and experiences you can expect during Boston Fashion Week. Designers, schools and retailers throughout the region are busy preparing to play their part in this eagerly anticipated Boston tradition that returns on September 7th and runs through the 14th!

For more information, visit: BostonFashionWeek.com