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Last night the winners of the Fashioning the Future Awards were announced at a ceremony on the top floor of London City Hall looking out over the Tower Bridge and the London skyline. The event was hosted by fashion commentator and broadcaster Caryn Franklin and the awards were presented by Centre for Sustainable Fashion ambassador Jo Wood, BBC 1 ONE show presenter Lucy Siegle and Duncan Goose CEO of charity ONE Water.
Zoe Fletcher won the Enterprise & Communication Initiative for a Future Fashion Industry Award (Highly Commended: Ruby Hoette – WORN_RELICS© and Julia Crew).
Varun Gambhir won the Role of Materials in a Sustainable Fashion Industry Award (Highly Commended: Karina Micheal).
Mary Hanlon won the Systems for a Sustainable Fashion Industry Award
Miriam Rhida won the Design for a Thriving Fashion Industry Award (Highly Commended: Eleanor Dorrien-Smith and On Ying Lai).
Emma Rigby won the Water – The Right for All Citizens of this Planet Award (Highly Commended: Anne Prahl). It was a lovely evening which continued on with champagne and celebrations.
All these designers will meet again in spring 2010 for a collaborative design workshop organised by the Centre for Sustainable Fashion.
Congratulations to all the winners and a special thank you to Clare McNally, Lane Gry and Hanno ten Hoor who have contributed so much to WORN_RELICS©. For more images and info about some of the winning designers visit...
www.guardian.co.uk
* Zoe Fletcher's knitwear accessories. Photograph Sean Michael
- on 2009-11-26 20:32:49
- by Ruby Hoette
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