Fashion Designers and Craft makers (FDC) Young Designer Show takes place on Saturday 26th March at the Nobel Suite of the Novotel London Hotel St Pancras at 100 -110 Euston Road London NW1 2AJ the event starts at 4pm - 9pm. The gala evening will be hosted by Annaliese Dayes from Britain's Next Top Model and Chyna Desveaux.
Selected young designers from all over the UK who have excelled creatively and have the potential to be the next big stars of the international fashion stage will be competing for the coveted Young Designer Award and the Radical Collections Award any age over 21 years. A very special showcase at Seattle Fashion Week USA is being offered to one of our 2011 winners.
This year the young designer show participants have also been offered the fantastic opportunity to debut a collection in The Fashion Designers Expo Week based in Florida. Fashion Designer Expo Florida” is an exciting Fashion Week designed to show the world new fashion superstars, showcasing the best emerging talent from all over the world, FDE Florida offers the excitement and exposure that the emerging fashion talent need from extravagant runway shows to lavish parties.
Joanna Marcella the founder of the show and awards says “Our unique selling point is that our events recognises young multicultural design talent and catapults young fashion designers right on to the international fashion stage.”
The judges this year are Jacqueline Hancher, Young Business Woman of the Year award recipient (1984) and stylist to the stars, Caroline.Gladstone from IMG the worldwide sports, fashion and media business, Liliana Sanguino Subject Leader BA (Hons) FDT Womenswear London College of Fashion and Sue Mee Maudsley Fashion Designer & Style Advisor.
Some on the designer names participating are: Leeanne Ripley-Garrett, Hannah Bloxham, Teresita Auguste, Gabriele Bernotaite, Keni Magma Puplampu, Kanyinsola Onalaja, Temila Jones, Jessy Sakala, Alexander St Claire, Karen Jonga, and Antoinette Oshodi.
Joanna continues “The FDC Young Designer Show and Awards has been growing from strength to strength and our reputation has reached all corners of the globe, this event provides a platform for young designers who have the potential to be future icons like: Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Julien McDonald or Alexander McQueen.”
Fashion Designers and Craft makers (FDC) Young Designer Show