Fashion Games
By Jillian Bietz

During the summer months, it's easy to find yourself stuck inside with nothing to do but play a game. But are you sick of the same old games you played as a kid? If so, stop searching for the missing Scrabble tiles, round up your fashionista friends and pour into one of these fun activities. Keep your mind sharp, explore your creative side and be entertained with these fashion-forward picks.

Project Runway Fashion Design Runway Collection

If you are an aspiring designer, interested in fashion or simply like to be creative, this is a great activity for a boring day. Modeled after the challenging fashion design show Project Runway, this kit, which includes four sturdy cardboard "dolls" comes with patterns for dresses, jackets, tee shirts and more. The kit is chock full of materials of fabric swatches, sequins, ribbons, beads, glitter pens, etc. Make your designers your very own.

Gossip Girl: Never How I Ever game

Okay, so this game isn't solely focused on fashion, but it's a major part. From style to school, and boyfriends and best friends, all things gossip is the main objective in this game. With the help of your favorite Upper East Siders like Blair and Serena, players compete to win the title of Queen Bee via question cards, "money" and a roll of the dice. Be prepared for lots of juicy details as you pawn your way towards the top of the popularity ladder in this make believe society.

Sephora Monopoly

Monopoly receives a makeover; literally. The major cosmetic retailer has transformed the classic board game into one that's very chic. The rules and objectives of the game are the same as the original, but the cards, houses and taxes are given stylish details. The fashion police runs jail; a bad hair day can put you in the slammer! Instead of the original car, top hat, etc., the tokens in this version include a mirror, powder brush, compact, mascara, blow dryer and a lipstick.

Fashion Rules Boardgame

This game is certainly no "Mall Madness!" Fashion Rules contains over one thousand trivia questions dealing with fashion, style, designers, and stylish celebrities of the past and the present. Of course, Fashion Rules is very sleek; a shiny black box contains the board, which is adorned by stylish photos as well as various figurines including miniature shopping bags, high heels, mirrors and metallic dice. This game is a must-have for high fashion fanatics.