Aspiring fashion designers will once again battle it out as the third annual Irish Fashion Innovation Awards take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Galway city on Thursday April 5. These awards are a contest for aspiring designers and students from fashion colleges throughout Ireland, and showcase the highest expression of creativity from the most innovative and enthusiastic young designers of Ireland.
Categories include – ‘Student Designer of the Year’, ‘Accessory Designer of the Year’, ‘Jewellery Designer of the Year’, ‘Milliner of the Year’, ‘Designer of the Year’ and ‘Ones to Watch’.
Tickets for this year’s Irish Fashion Innovation Awards include pre-show drinks and canapés and each guest will receive a goodie bag upon arrival. For more information or to buy tickets for the event, log on to www.goldenegg.ie/events or search ‘Irish Fashion Innovation Awards’ on Facebook.
Pictured is celebrated milliner Mark T. Burke, winner of ‘Accessory Design of the Year’ 2010. Since his win, Mark has been commissioned to design pieces for numerous weddings and race meetings, most notably he designed the headpiece for winner of Best Dressed Lady at the 2010 Punchestown Festival. Mark returns to this year’s awards as special guest as he presents a specially commissioned collection for the event’s finale.
