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Cute dress, yes?

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So Glam.com held a contest in conjunction with MSN.com asking aspiring designers to come up with an oh-so-girly, flirty, yet classic fun dress.
The on-line fashion web site announced the winner Monday. And... it's local designer, Kate Spray. Spray, 25, is a design assistant at Anthopologie. (Right here we want to say that as a designer at Anthropolgie she had to be a finalist for any job in fashion. Like duh... Have you seen this year's spring dresses? Sooo cute. We're digressing again.)
Spray beat out 450 designers nationwide. Her judges were industry heavyweights: designers Monique Lhuillier, Adam Lippes and Tina Knowles. (Mother of the bride, Beyonce Knowles and founder of the House of Dereon. Lord & Taylor merchandising manager, Vanessa Lefebvre, was also a part of the team.
Spray will go to New York in July to spend a day at Adam Lippes design studio and she'll also pocket a $500 gift certificate to Lord & Taylor.
We like the dress because it's minty and airy and boasts a deft use of pockets. Another of the eight semifinalists was another Philly-native, Jessica Gonzalez.
Sketches and photos of Spray’s winning design, along with a gallery of finalists’ designs and profiles can be viewed here. All of the finalists’ dresses will be auctioned on eBay beginning Monday, May 5, and proceeds will go to benefit Dress for Success.

Who says real fashion isn't in Philly? (SPOILER ALERT: Look for a story about that soon.) Do you all like the winning dress?

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The Mirror Image team consists of Inquirer and philly.com writers with a passion for fashion and an eye for the trends. We live to shop and shop to live, but always appreciate a good sale. We know that “What I am going to wear?” is a serious question, possibly requiring consultation and multiple outfit changes. We believe beauty treatments can be a necessity instead of a luxury, and consider awards shows required viewing. Above all, we strive to bring style into our daily lives – and have fun telling others about it.

Contributor Elizabeth Wellington has been the Inquirer's Fashion Reporter since 2003 and writes the Mirror, Mirror column for the Sunday Image section. She is a bargain shopper who hates buying pants and rarely meets a dress she doesn’t like.

Contributor Chris Gray is the editor of the Image section, and has been a reporter and editor at the Inquirer since 2001. She believes you are never too tall for heels and considers text messaging a vital form of communication.

Contributor Karen Heller covered fashion for several years, nationally and regionally, and has an enduring interest in style and fashion. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, she reports on popular culture. Her column appears in the Wednesday Daily Magazine.

Contributor Kristen Graham is a Philly.com producer and columnist. She is still recovering from her mother dressing her in homemade cotton plaid bell-bottoms as a toddler, and regards religious Project Runway and What Not To Wear watching as the only way to make amends.

Contributor Jodie Chester Lowe is a Philly.com Entertainment producer and a member of the Great Expectations project team. By college, she knew she needed to expand her wardrobe beyond casual shirts and jeans. She’s branched out with the tops, but denim still gets its own drawer (or two) in her dresser.

Contributor Ellen Dunkel is the Philly.com Entertainment channel manager. She was almost literally born to shop, having grown up in Paramus, N.J., the No. 2 ZIP code in the United States for retail sales. She often serves as a personal shopper for family members who are missing the fashion gene.


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