Arts & Entertainment
Photos: Galleria Hosts 'Style-Off'
Five contestants strut their stuff in a "style-off" at the South Bay Galleria.
Los Angeles-area fashionistas—and one fashionisto—showed off their style at the on Saturday as part of Project Style, a competition that challenged contestants to put together an outfit that reflected their personal style. Hosted by former Project Runway contestant Nick Verreos, the competition awarded a $1,000 Galleria gift card to the winner, and a $250 Galleria gift card to the contestant voted the "fan favorite."
West Hollywood resident Nikoleta Panteva, who blogs at LiveLoveLA.net, won the judges' approval and the $1,000 gift card with her 1970s-inspired orange and brown outfit purchased from and . West Torrance High School senior Kristy Gail Hargrave won the text-messaging vote to become the fan favorite.
The five contestants—Panteva, Hargrave, Fabian Cabrera, Caryn Lee and Jennifer Barbour—each received a $200 gift card to the Galleria on Saturday morning so they could buy their outfits for the final challenge.
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The contest was judged by Verreos, designer and stylist Chelan Gabor and fashion show producer Warren Chaumont.
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