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Cracow Fashion Awards is a ceremony held annually in Cracow to present awards to those young designers who have made the most outstanding collections.
The show is organized by Polish academy - Szkola Artystycznego Projektowania Ubioru {Cracow School of Art and Fashion Design} and has become one of major fashion events in Poland.
Sponsored by Polish company Cropp the competition's main aim is to promote young designers into their further carrier.
On the 5th of April nearly seventy people presented their collections to over 1500 audience.
The rewards included significant cash prizes, internships with leading designers and companies as well as promotion in numerous fashion magazines.
The Council of Fashion Designers has awarded first prize to Peggy Pawlowski for her collection "Gavroche".
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As part of the on-going Year of Eco-Exhibitions, and in conjunction with the exhibition Fashion Conscious, curators Susan Taber Avila, UC Davis design professor, and Julia Schwartz, freelance writer, designer and UCD Design alum, present Designing with Conscience, a speaker symposium looking into the fashion industry and the move towards eco-consciousness.
The dynamic line up of speakers includes Elissa Loughman, environmental analyst at Patagonia, Lynda Grose, consultant for the Sustainable Cotton Project, and Sasha Duerr, director and founder of Permacouture Institute.
The final presentation will be a moderated panel discussion; four designers from the exhibition will address the compromises necessary to promote responsible design.
With all the contradictions and conundrums in the sustainable realm, this exciting afternoon will help everyday fashionistas make informed decisions.
The Design Museum's concurrent exhibition, Fashion Conscious, will display modern and wearable designs by established and up-and-coming green designers.
This exploration will focus on the two most salient points prevalent in contemporary eco-fashion: the use of new materials that claim to be better for the environment and the reuse of existing materials.
The exhibition will also examine the raw materials, their production methods, and question ethical consumption.
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The diverse cultural melting pot of Durban has spawned a wealth of design talent - with the likes of Gideon, Karen Monk Klijnstra, Vino, Leigh Schubert, Gavin Rajah, Lindiwe Khuzwayo and Craig Native having roots in this city.
Firmly established as the cradle of emerging talent, MTN Durban Fashion Week will again in 2008 provide young designers with a platform to exhibit their work to an international audience.
"The vibrancy, colour and passion of Durban are the inspiration for the deep well of young creativity in the city.
We recognise that South Africa has an abundance of design talent and have focused on developing and growing this talent.
Our spotlighting of budding talent on our national and international fashion platform has proved to be extremely successful," said director and convener of MTN Durban Fashion Week, Vanashree Singh of VShe Promotions.
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The Crafthouse Gallery announced a solo show of new jewelry by Colleen Baran entitled "Like Wearing a Love Letter". The opening is, Thurs, March 27th at 6:00 to 8:00.
The jewellery is handmade from diverse materials such as silver, paper, custom made rubber stamps, plastic, recycled gold, and textiles using new, recycled and vintage supplies.
In conjunction with this show is an ongoing project "Share Your Love"; an open call collecting stories of love.
Baran says: "In the 'Like Wearing a Love Letter' series I wanted to make jewellery that was like a love letter. Like wearing a daydream, a memory or a thought of love."
The final pieces include: rings with multiple parts, with multiple layers, for multiple fingers, with little compartments for hiding love stories, with hearts emerging and growing from bands and a ring with a stamp set into it that allows imprints of love to be left behind.
Colleen Baran is a Canadian artist who has exhibited, published and been collected internationally.
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The Modern Amusement creative collective has redefined the idea of wearable art.
In a constant search for inspiration they always look to the world of contemporary art, architecture & interior design as well as their own colourful California culture, to offer images and techniques not before seen in this category.
The premium tees are finished with their sheer enzyme wash to assure the softness hand possible.
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