On January 23, Faith Anderson, a design student from Philadelphia University, was named winner of the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market’s Project OR.

According to the judges, Ms Anderson's insulated outerwear jacket, ‘Pretty Straight’, reflected the design brief's charge to build a fashionable piece that could take an ‘on-the-go’ female outdoor enthusiast from the mountain to a dinner appointment. Inspired by the straight lines of architecture, the garment features a fitted waist, high-lined collar and removable hood.
 
"Being able to participate in this type of competition and work with this calibre of fabrics is a dream," Ms Anderson said. "I never expected to win, but did come ready to work hard and represent my school well."

The jacket featured a Cordura nylon outer layer, a glow-in-the-dark accent fabric from Schoeller's spirit collection, a Polartec Polar Shield-lined collar, 3M Thinsulate anti-microbial filler, Duraflex pull tabs and double zip and JRC Reflex pull tabs.

"The passion, creativity and execution of the student designers never ceases to impress our panel of judges," said Pam Theodosakis, co-founder and design director at yoga and climbing apparel company prAna and head judge of Project OR. "This cycle was especially challenging because each of the student's designs directly answered the design brief challenge. The judges were impressed by each student's creative approach."