New York Spring 2006 Fashion Week Kicks Off With Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Awards.
More than one hundred fashion luminaries, including Peter Som, Doo Ri, As Four, Mary Ping, and Richard Chai turned out this week to celebrate five years of the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation (EDFF) and to honor the industry leaders that make up its esteemed panel of judges.
Since Ecco Domani Wines founded EDFF in 2001, these experts from the media and fashion retail world have awarded $450,000 to 21 emerging designers to help showcase their collections at New York's (NY) fall Fashion Week.
The honorees were a stellar line-up of industry experts including Michael Bastian, Men's Fashion Director at Bergdorf Goodman; Jay Bell, Senior Buyer of Men's Designer Collections at Barneys New York (NY); Ruth Finley, Publisher of The Fashion Calendar; Julie Gilhart, Vice President and Fashion Director at Barneys New York; Kim Hastreiter, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Paper; Joan Kaner, Senior Vice President and Fashion Director at Neiman Marcus; Marylou Luther, Editor of The International Fashion Syndicate; Sally Singer, Fashion News/ Features Director at Vogue and Madeline Weeks, Fashion Director at GQ.
Each EDFF judge received an award in recognition of his or her outstanding contribution and commitment to the fashion community. Judge Marylou Luther, Editor, International Fashion Syndicate, stated, "The EDFF awards expose young designers to key figures in themagazine, newspaper and retail world - the judges who spend hours studying and critiquing their work. I feel privileged to be a part of this influential group and to be able help these emerging designers break into the industry."
EDFF awards six up-and-coming designers the chance of a lifetime – a presence at Fashion Week with $25,000 each to be used towards showcasing their fall collections in New York City. Five women's wear designers and one men's wear winner receive awards. The deadline for 2006 entries is October 15, 2005.
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