People's Choice voting ended at midnight EST Nov 11, 2008. Sarah Hunter of The Art Institute – Hollywood, California, won our 2008 People's Choice award.
You may still enjoy seeing the finalists in the slide show below. Sarah Hunter's dress is on slide 8.
Our celebrity judges for Cool vs. Cruel were:
For a fourth year, staff from The HSUS traveled to Art Institutes schools around North America to talk to fashion students about the problems with animal fur, ranging from cruelty to misleading labeling. The students were asked to design a garment free of cruelty, fashion-forward and animal friendly.
The People's Choice winner was announced at the 2008 Cool vs. Cruel awards ceremony on Nov. 12, 2008, along with the official third-, second- and first-place contest winners. See last year's winners and learn more about the contest. Then, learn more about the Art Institutes.
