And the Winner is….
The competive internship is starting to take on a literal sense as described in the Inc. article Want great interns? Hold a Contest by Shivani Vora. In the chance to win a $4,000 scholarship, free clothes, a mention in the magazine Teen Vogue and fashion internship with the popular surfer clothing line O’Neill, high school students were given the opportunity to showcase their designing skills. The challenge, to create an outfit for the clothing line. After a runway show, the winners are picked via text message by their peers.
The program was implemented in 2007, and has been successful since. Students work with designers everyday after school for about three to four hours.
One high school senior describe the contest as a rewarding experience. Even though she wasn’t the winner, she’s able to walk away from the experience will a portfolio of work. She also credits the fashion show contest as changing her mind about her future. Instead of staying in her home state of California for college, she attends a fashion school in New York.
