From a beautiful and motley crew of seven, only one could win the golden ticket that is the 2010 LMFF Designer Award presented by Woolmark, supported by VOGUE Australia. Appropriately shrouded in a set of black and gold cleverly designed by local company Moth, over 300 industry folk gathered to give praise to the ‘new’, best and brightest fashion designers that Australia has to offer.
Dhini, Gail Sorronda, Therese Rawsthorne, Lui Hon, Dion Lee, Konstantina Mittas and Gary Bigeni all showed us the potential of our industry last night by presenting confident and cohesive collections with distinctive and original signatures.
DJ Leigh Irwin added a moody flavour to the event. A highlight for me was the choice of Melbournian songstress New Buffalo – what a sweet charmer.
When Dion Lee was announced as the winner a cheer went up from the crowd including the nominees who showed a cheeky level of friendship and mutual support of each other. They made this event a pleasure to work on.
Congratulations to the nominees, the humble winner, the presenting partner Woolmark and supporting magazine partner Vogue Australia for their involvement in helping to conjure a strong, creativity led industry. And to all at LMFF – we’ve earned that champagne! Cheers, till the next one!
Author, Karen Rieschieck, Project Manager, LMFF 2010 Designer Award
Dion Lee
Winner Dion Lee with a model wearing his design alongside Chairman Walter Merriman and Scarlet Hill from AWI.
Photos by Lucas Dawson www.lucasdawson.com.au
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