Voting has begun for the designs of five wounded veterans which were made in cooperation with artist in Bate's Fashion Has Hear (FHH) Hero Series. Which one is your favourite? ... "Five veterans visited Grand Rapids for a week in May to design and manufacture their ArtPrize® entry as part of the local nonprofit, Fashion Has Heart. The project named HERO[series], pairs a Hero with an Artist. Together, the two parties collaborate in order to share that hero’s story through the medium of art and design. Each veteran was paired with artists and designers to create two pairs of Bates boots - one for themselves and another to be included in ArtPrize® in September 2013. The veterans returned to Grand Rapids unveiled their ArtPrize® entry, 'HERO[series],' on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The entry can be found at the Fashion Has Heart venue, 144 E. Fulton St, Grand Rapids, MI. Voting begins September 18, 2013."

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