Style battling

Style battling

Style battling is a rising art form originating in New York City, where young designers go head to head, live on stage to create fashion outfits in less than 5 minutes, from vintage material and unusual items.

In a standard Style battling event, 8 designers or design teams compete in one-on-one battles through three knockout rounds (the round of eight, the semi-finals, and the final), designing on professional models, who then walk the catwalk. A panel of style VIP judges and/or the audience determine the winner of each battle based on three criteria: innovation, performance, and It-factor.

A national tour of this sport/art--called STYLE WARS: The Style Battle Championships--hit NYC, LA, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, in the fall of 2007. A Grand Finale in NYC in May 2008 crowned Miami designer Karelle Levy (of the krelwear label) as the first US Style Battle champion. Numerous other 'style battles' have been staged in cities, predominantly on the East Coast.

House of Diehl are considered the originators of Style Battling, and were the producers of the STYLE WARS tour.

Tag lines for this event include 'the 8-Mile of Style' and 'WWD meets WWF.'

External links

* [http://www.showstudio.com/project/politicalfashion/movies/2008-03-19 Showstudio video of Style Battling]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/12/nyregion/0512-FASHION_index.html New York Times, May 12, 2008]
* [http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-stylewars9dec09,1,5656058.story?track=rss LA Times, Dec 09 2007]


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