Style Wars: The Style Battle Championships 2009, New York
Presented by House of Diehl
Tickets will be available online at www.houseofdiehl.com this week
Video link: www.houseofdiehl.com/reel/Reel.html

House Of Diehl Announces STYLE WARS:
The US Style Battle Championships 2009

Nov 4 LIV @ Fontainbleu, Miami
Nov 7 Don Hill’s, New York City
Nov 13 Opera, Atlanta
Nov 18 Cinespace, Los Angeles
Nov 21 Mezzanine, San Francisco

“Like an old-school MC Battle, [but] these guys spit out style.”
— THE NEW YORK TIMES

“Raising fashion’s already quick pulse to a New York-minute.”
— THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

“A huge phenomenon. High in suspense and fun.”
— THE LONDON TIMES

“Battle of the most fashionable kind”
— VOGUE.COM

Forget Ready-to-Wear; Get Ready to Rumble!

STYLE WARS IS BACK! The 2009 Style Battle Championship Tour hits America’s most stylish cities this fall to find the best undiscovered design talent in the country. You saw it on Make Me A Supermodel. Now come witness the fitness live.

Called “The ‘8-Mile’ of Style,” House of Diehl’s STYLE BATTLING™ is pulse-racing live design, fusing the intensity and spontaneity of a rap battle with the glamour of fashion. Born in the basements of New York, Style Wars is blowing up all the way from San Francisco to South Africa, LA to London, Atlanta to Argentina. Check out the video: www.houseofdiehl.com

AFTER a runaway first US campaign, a 5-continent World Tour, support from Banksy, Bravo, and Ashton Kutcher, the original style battle competition returns.

DESIGNERS apply to battle at www.houseofdiehl.com. Of those hopefuls, 8 per city face off in knock-out rounds of rapid design—working against the clock, on models, LIVE on stage. Cut, tape, burn, drape: competitors innovate to dominate the runway, using vintage garments and household objects to make fierce new fashions in 5 minutes! The crowd and a panel of Style VIPs choose which battler bites the dust, while top DJs shred the decks.

PAST judges include Catherine Malandrino, V.V. Brown, Jenny Shimizu, Joe Corre, Jody Watley, Casey Spooner, Mick Rock. 2009 invitees include MGMT and Lady Gaga.

CREATED by House of Diehl as an opportunity for fresh young designers to prove their chops, the incredible designs in style battling offer an edgy vision of future style.

Press & inquiries: hello@houseofdiehl.com / 212.358.8915

Tickets: www.houseofdiehl.com

“The epitome of fashion, glam, beauty, fun and booze. It has to be experienced.“
- Cool Junkie

“The start of one designer’s rise to stardom…they my just rip the clothes off a model, and transform it into a jaw-dropping art piece.”
- San Francisco Chronicle

“Imagine if Project Runway had one less supermodel and twice as much edge”
- Timeout Chicago