New categories added to Marie Claire fashion awards
Winners will be announced in the following categories:
Best big retailer supporting local design
Best online fashion retailer
Best emporium supporting local design
Business savvy accessories designer
Business savvy fashion designer
Business savvy emerging fashion designer
Proudly SA will give free membership to the three winning local designers, which will give them access to the support and promotional activities launched by Proudly SA to promote locally manufactured goods and services.
The local jury for this year's awards includes:
Dion Chang, trend analyst and forecaster
Amanda du Plessis, retail consultant
Lucilla Booyzen, founding director of SA Fashion Week and board member of World Fashion Council
Angie Hattingh, iFashion on-line editor
Jacqueline Myburgh Chemaly, editor of VISI
Sharon Becker, Marie Claire fashion director
Adam Levin, fashion consultant
Felipe Mazibuko-Kunene, style architect
Stefanie Vieira, executive director of Cape Town Fashion Council
Deon Redman, creative director of African Fashion International
All the international and local winners will also be profiled in the October issue of Marie Claire, on sale from 15 September.