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Future fashion stars of iD Dunedin January 7, 2011Fashion shows0 Comments

Opening doors into fashion careers from iD Dunedin’s runway to catwalks in Milan and New York, 31 finalists including 13 New Zealanders have been selected to show at the 2011 iD International Emerging Designer Awards, to be held on 7 April in Dunedin…

Now in its seventh year, the 2011 iD International Emerging Designer Awards attracted more than 120 entries from 20 countries, representing some of the most prestigious fashion schools in the world. The finalists are from nine different countries and despite increasing global competition, the number of New Zealand and Australian finalists up from previous years.

Pictured left: Lucy McIntosh of Massey University. Photographer Daniel Batten and Luke Doig. Model Jessica Duxfield and makeup by Kerry Taylor.

The finalists’ collections represent the best of emerging fashion design, with creative and inspirational uses of textiles and new fabric technologies.

From New Zealand, the finalists are:

· Auckland University of Technology: Sarah Atkins; Lucie Sutichunta; Renuka Pana.

· Massey University: Marie Kelly; Lucy McIntosh; Greer Sharrock Osborne; Aihua Wei.

· Otago Polytechnic: Amelia Boland; Natasha Johnston; Yue Hui (Faye) Ma; Roxanna Zamani.

· Whitecliffe College of Art and Design: Julia Campbell; Nour Hassan.

From Australia, the finalists are:

· Queensland University of Technology: Shenaz Engineer.

· Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology: Renee Bock; Kate Bolzonello; Takahiro Kunitoshi; Jo Templin. Picture below: Taka Kunitoshi, Photographer Vikki Wong and model Crystal Dunn.

· University of Technology, Sydney: Alexandra Kenworthy; Sarah Mok; Laura Poole; Hui Vivien Zhang.

From the United Kingdom, the finalists are:

· Royal College of Art, London: Miyoko Kamijo; Marielle Van De Ven.

· University of East London: Bunmi Olaye.

From Belgium, the finalist is:

· Royal Academy of Fine Arts: Michael Kampe.

From Croatia, the finalist is:

· School for textile, design and art, Osijek: Tomislav Durdevic.

From Germany, the finalist is:

· ESMOD, Berlin: Fibi Wiebke Truebner. Pictured below. Photographer Dominik Wilkowsk.

From Israel, the finalist is:

· Shenkar College of Engineering and Design: Hadas Katz.

From the Netherlands, the finalist is:

· ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, Arnhem: Sarah Petersen.

From Spain, the finalist is:

· Escuela Superior de Diseno y Moda: Ariadna Rovira Lorente.

The selection panel comprised of renowned New Zealand fashion designers Margi Robertson (Nom*D), Tanya Carlson (Carlson), Charmaine Reveley (charmaine reveley).

The iD International Emerging Designer Awards is the only fashion competition of its kind in New Zealand offering rising national and international fashion design talent their first foray into the world of professional fashion events. For many, this experience serves as their rite of passage into the fashion industry.

The sought after prizes include NZ$5,000 for first place winner, $3,000 for second place, $1000 for third place. Other special prizes to be announced.

Winners from the 2011 iD International Emerging Designer Awards will show their collections at the iD Dunedin Fashion Show on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 April 2011.

A number of quality entries for the jewellery design section were received however not a sufficient number to make the category competitive on an international scale.

See behind the scenes with the iD Awards selection panel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q4tuZQcQLo

Tanya Carlson of Carlson said, “We are pleased to see so many New Zealand and Australian finalists alongside entries received from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Israel, India, USA, Croatia and Estonia. It’s exciting for finalists to gather in Dunedin, experience this competition and meet other graduate designers from other institutions across the world. The fabric technology, skills and new methods of making clothes alongside the textiles designers are embracing is really inspiring. It’s a huge achievement to get into this fashion competition as the calibre of entrants this year has been very high compared to previous years.”

Margi Robertson of Nom*D said, “What’s really incredible for emerging designers is to be able to present the whole spirit of their creativity on a runway. There are very few opportunities for new designers to be able to do this outside of their learning institutions. As a fashion designer you never stop being judged. Alongside a highly credible judging panel these collections will also be judged by a discerning audience including the people of Dunedin.”