The beloved heroine Alice tumbles out of the Rabbit-Hole and into the magical and engrossing world of “Nine-to-Five” work. “Curiouser and curiouser,” she thinks to herself, her attention drawn to the rabbits rushing past her, exclaiming “Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting” as they pile through the turnstiles and jump aboard the trains towards the big city! Alice prepares for her first day working, perhaps for a publishing company that prints books with only pictures, or as a personal assistant to a queen who has more irrational dislikes than the devil that wears Prada. Either way, before Alice can start working, she’s in need of a new wardrobe, and BurdaStyle members are the designers she’s been looking for!

We are looking for a total of 14 garments inspired by the theme of Alice in Workingland. What do you think she would wear- and better yet, what do think everyone else in Workingland would wear? We are accepting contributions to our Women’s Trend collection, a new Menswear collection, and a much-demanded Women’s Plus Size collection! There are two collection periods, each with 2 deadlines. The first is quickly approaching, and the second is towards the end of the year. You can submit your idea either as an illustration only, or an illustration with a pattern and muslin, and we will feature you and your design on the site as part of our collection! (Here’s a hint- designs submitted with patterns are especially smiled upon!) Think about how great it will feel to know that a pattern designed by you is being downloaded and sewn by thousands of people around the world! You’ll be grinning bigger than the Cheshire Cat…

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