Congratulations to 2023 Fashion Prize Winner Frank Robertson!
About Fashion Prize
The Fashion Prize was born out of a collaboration between the Agora Borealis, a local artist marketplace, art gallery, and its event Fashion Project and the nationally recognized Prize Foundation. Fashion Prize is our newest addition - comprised of a year-long, design competition in Northwest Louisiana and culminating during Prize Fest the first week of October.
In this design competition, designers are handpicked and curated to produce a collection of 5 to 10 looks from initial conception and design to the final runway. Designers are provided with a series of workshops, professional critiques, and peer support.
During the Fashion Prize each designer will film and compete in a runway show in front of judges and a digital audience to determine which designer will take home the Audience Choice Award and which designer will be crowned this year's Fashion Prize Winner who gains the $5,000 cash Grand Prize!
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Fashion Prize Winners
2023 Winner: Frank robertson
Frank Robertson (H.I.M. Studios)
Frank is a fashion/handbag designer, engineering technologist and a sheet metal fabricator. He is committed to sustainability and ethical practices. The approach revolves around using unconventional materials like tarp, bike tires, and vintage fabrics/textiles to redefine eco-conscious fashion as well as upcycling and repurposing. By using unconventional materials he breathes new life into overlooked materials to create visually striking, avant-garde designs.
Frank’s creative process involves extensive research and collaboration with like-minded artists and organizations like bike shops, coffee shops and clothing mills. He takes pride in designing functional and durable handbags/garments that make bold fashion statements while representing responsible consumption.
This dedication to reducing environmental impact drives Robertson to envision a future where sustainable fashion becomes the norm. Through his designs, Frank aims to lead the way towards a conscious and ethically-driven fashion landscape, inspiring others to embrace sustainability and ethical practices.
2022 Winner: Sophia Omoro
Sophia Omoro (odAOMO)
Dr. Sophia Omoro is a practicing Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck surgeon, philanthropist, founder of the Blooming Lily foundation and owner/designer of odAOMO. Born and brought up in Kenya as one of eight siblings where her father strictly pushed education as the only way out of poverty, Dr. Omoro thrived, acquiring a scholarship spring-boarding her journey from Kenya to North America. Omoro knew from a young age that she had a special life calling, and this purpose was to be a three-pronged. Her experiences, hardships and perseverance prepared her for what she now does, surgeon by day & designer by night.
2021 winner: Jessica Hall
Jessica Hall
Jessica began sewing by hand at age 8 and by age 12 had moved onto sewing by machine. She attended Arkansas Tech University on a costume scholarship and continued at LSU in Baton Rouge, where she was the first fashion designer ever displayed at the Womens Center. Jessica received an apprenticeship as seamstress to the University of Colorado at Boulder for the 2002 Summer Shakespeare Festival. Relocating to Shreveport, she began designing for local Mardi Gras Krewes and shipping masks to The French Quarter.
