The Little Black Dress Designer fashion competition pits 10 student designers from around Dallas and Houston against each other, with every finalist being awarded a portion of a $30,000 Texas scholarship fund. 

The Dallas 2013 finalists include:
• Christine Bullard (University of North Texas)
• Jose Castellanos (Houston Community College)
• Kelse Clements (University of North Texas)
• Kesia Knowles (Wade College)
• Lauren Perdue (University of North Texas)
• Kim Pham (University of North Texas)
• Andre Redar (Houston Community College)
• Jose Reyes (Houston Community College)
• Nicholle Terry (Houston Community College)
• Cheryl Vick (Art Institute Houston)