The Heshima Kenya 2011 Fashion Challenge

The Heshima Kenya 2011 Fashion Challenge was hosted by The Maisha
Collective. Ten of Chicago's up-and-coming designers participated in the
Fashion Challenge, event inspired by Project Runway. The designers were:
Jade Nguy, Crystal Simms, Concetta Cipriano, Kahindo Mateene,
Shalini Sharma, Martha Brummett, Miriam Cecilia Carlson,
Anastasia Chatzka, Amy Marie Fenderson, and Malika Lor. The event
was emceed by Lara Miller and Marcus Riley, and judged by Billy Dec,
Bianca Alexander, Matt Lorenz, and Christina Hanson. The winner of
the Fashion Challenge was Jade Nguy and the People's Choice want to
Miriam Cecilia Carlson.

The Heshima Kenya 2011 Fashion Challenge supports the development of
the Maisha Collective, a program of Nairobi, Kenya-based Heshima Kenya
that trains and empowers young refugee women from Somalia, Ethiopia,
Sudan, and the Congo to design, produce, and market a unique line of
hand-dyed scarves. Founding members of the Collective will be honored for
their strength and hope, and for sharing their skills with so many.

To learn more about Heshima Kenya visit: www.heshimakenya.org
Additionally, if you were unable to attend but would like to purchase a scarf
to celebrate the work of the Maisha Collective, please click here to visit
their Etsy shop.