IIDA Northland

Hosted by the IIDA Northland Chapter, the 11th annual FUSION fashion show event took place on Friday, October 15, 2010 at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis. Once again designers squared off against each other in a Project Runway type competition, where models showed off their creations on the runway and were judged by our esteemed panel of jurors. This year's competition introduced a new category, Zero Landfill Initiative, where designers were challenged to use discarded samples from Zero Landfill to create their look.

Introduced in 2000, FUSION unifies charity and design as a social event to raise money for a local charity. This year, IIDA has proudly chosen to benefit People Serving People, a local homeless shelter for families.

Thank you to our esteemed judges:

More about our judges:

Allison Hamzehpour

Allison Hamzehpour is owner of Ignite Models Inc., Model Management and Event Production Company. She graduated from the College of Saint Catherine with a degree in Economics and Finance and has been working in the fashion and modeling industry for 8 years, producing large scale fashion events, supporting local designers, and developing models for local, national and international work.
www.ignitemodelsinc.com

Anna Lee

Anna Lee is a Minneapolis based milliner and designer with a heart for community and a mind for industry development for independent fashion design in the Twin Cities. Anna founded MNfashion in response to the success of Voltage: Fashion Amplified, the Midwest's premier rock-n-roll fashion show and design incubator. Along with over 8 years of apparel development and manufacturing experience, Anna has been designing for more than 15 years and producing events for over 10 years. She has also worked with the Walker Arts Center, Minnesota Historical Society, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Fashion Group International, the Textile Center and the Plains Art Museum.

Mary O'Regan

Mary O'Regan is the fashion editor of METRO magazine and editor-in-chief of Minnesota Bride, Wisconsin Bride and Arizona Bride magazines. In addition to writing for publications such as City Pages, Utne Reader, Time Out New York and Southwest Journal, she¹s also an accomplished fashion stylist. Check out her latest projects on her fashion blog, ArtOfWore.com.

Christopher Straub

Twin City's own Christopher Straub is a fashion designer and competed on Season 6 of Project Runway. He doesn't stop at just creating fashionable dresses he also has a thriving handbag and accessories collection available on ShopNBC as well as www.christopherstraub.com.

2010 Winners

Best overall