Call for Entries

Teatro ZinZanni presents the

Haute Kitchen Couture Design Competition

Caesar and Liliane invite emerging designers, to compete in the creation of cutting edge kitchen wear namely tasty couture aprons and sweet hats. These fantasy fashion statements will be worn by our servers in our June show during the Bottega ZinZanni Runway Show...where Love, Chaos and Dinner climax in dessert performance art.

Create:

  • Couture Aprons & Matching Dessert Headwear
  • Designs may suit female or male servers, or both!
  • Each applicant may submit two designs for apron & hat ensembles
  • One submission per applicant
  • Submissions are due Friday, May 15th!
  • Submissions may be paper or electronic
  • Application must include:
    • black/white technical design per piece
    • fashion sketch per design
    • shopping list and estimated cost per design
    • short bio (150 words max) and contact info
    • S.A.S.E. for returned materials

Winners will receive:

  • Credit on 10,000 printed programs
  • Inclusion in Press Release
  • Blog Adventure participation
  • Professional photograph of winning Haute Kitchen Couture in action
  • 4 Tickets to Bottega ZinZanni

Special Notes:

  • Teatro ZinZanni will retain the creations and copyright
  • Applicant's team (with up to 3 hand-picked members) creates their winning fashions
  • You must be available June 1-20 to produce the pieces

Submit applications to:
Teatro ZinZanni, Haute Kitchen Couture,
222 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109
kitchencouture (at) onereel.org

The Story of Bottega ZinZanni

Following his meteoric rise and fall in the European fashion world, Caesar (Frank Ferrante), once clothier to the Stars, has retreated to Seattle. Now wildly successful as a hip club owner, he lures his former muse and lover, Liliane (Liliane Montevecchi), to witness his new life. Caesar convinces Liliane to unveil her fall collection at Teatro ZinZanni (renamed in her honor Bottega ZinZanni) instead of in Milan. A living legend and true fashion icon, Liliane believes that everyone can be fabulous and accepts Caesar's invitation with relish. Embodying her philosophy that fashion is not something you put on but, a lifestyle, she looks forward to the challenge of awakening the sleeping fashionistas of the Great Northwest.