One-of-a-Kind Student Fashion Show: Where the Rubber Meets the Runway

              Student Designers Get in Gear for IMAGINE 2008

   WHO/
   WHAT:     IMAGINE 2008, the International Academy of Design and
             Technology's 29th annual student fashion show, promises some of
             the season's most innovative and memorable fashion moments -
             including the unveiling of winning designs from an exclusive
             General Motors-sponsored competition in which students created
             garments based on GM's hottest concept and new production
             vehicles.  Winning entries will be modeled alongside the cars
             that inspired them, including the Hummer HX Concept, the Saturn
             Astra, the Pontiac G8 GT, the award-winning Chevrolet Malibu,
             and the Saab 9-3 Turbo X.

             A dress rehearsal, open to media, will be staged prior to the
             Thursday evening show.

   WHEN :    Thursday, May 15, 2008

             11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  IMAGINE 2008 Dress Rehearsal

             6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.    Pre-Show Photos/Interviews
                                      Student designers and GM-inspired
                                      garments on models, by corresponding
                                      vehicles.

             8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.    IMAGINE 2008 Fashion Show

   WHERE:    Union Station's Great Hall
             210 S. Canal Street, Chicago

   CONTACT:  Bonni Pear or Rachel Madden, Miller-Pear Public Relations
             office (312) 674-4566; cellular (312) 520-0175