Fashion Awards MD Announces the 2013 Awards Nominees

BALTIMORE - March 18, 2013 - PRLog -- The 2013 Fashion Awards MD is proud to announce this year’s Nominees.  After reviewing close to 11,000 nominations, the Fashion Awards MD has made its final selections for the 2013 Awards Nominees.  Please visit http://fashionawardsmd.com/?p=785 to see the complete listing of the nominees. The general public is encouraged to give their voice and vote for the top nominees using the FAMD website http://www.FashionAwardsMD.com starting on April 1, 2013.  A panel of diverse industry experts have been selected as guest judges to deliver a portion of the final scores. The 2013 Fashion Awards Judges are listed below.

Ø  Beverly Hill- Personal/ Wardrobe Stylist for Nordstrom

Ø  Christopher Schafer- President, Baltimore Fashion Alliance

Ø  Danielle Baker- Founder/Owner Girls GLAM Program, Signature Ink Models

Ø  Ean Williams- DC Fashion Week

Ø  Ella Pritsker- Creative Director, MD Center of Fashion Design

Ø  John Blassingame- Publisher of Hype Hair Magazine, Today’s Black Woman Magazine and BlackMen Magazine

Ø  John-John Williams- Fashion Editor, The Baltimore Sun

Ø  Kyle Haggerty and Kelly Ann Clay- Executive Producers and pageant coaches, Haggerty & Associates

Ø  Sally DiMarco- Program Coordinator, Fashion Design Program at Stevenson University

Ø  Teronce Styyles- Internet Radio Host of The Styyle Chronicles and Wardrobe Stylist

Ø  Tykesha Reed and Chanell Jones- Curves Rock Fashion Weekend

On Wednesday May 8th, FAMD will present Awards to the recipients of the “Emerging” categories and the “Rising Star” category at the Tremont Plaza, located at 225 N Charles Street in Downtown Baltimore. In conjunction with The Baltimore Fashion Alliance, The Tremont Plaza and Bonneau Caprece, this event will also double as an industry networking event and fashion showcase prior to the awards ceremony.  The networking portion of the event starts at 6:30PM on the 3rd Floor, with fashion showcases and a host of fashion vendors. At 8PM, attendees will transition to the 2nd floor for a live fashion showcase and awards presentation. Attendees are encouraged to bring new or gently worn business attire for men and/or women to be donated to the Sharp Dressed Man program.  Tickets for this event are $25 in advance and are currently available at http://www.WearItOutBaltimore.com.

The main category event will take place on Saturday June 15th, with a fabulous awards ceremony featuring fashion shows, live performances, special guests and more, taking place at the Brown Center at MICA, 1301 W. Mt Royal Avenue in Baltimore.  This fashionable affair starts at 6PM with a Red Carpet Hour, VIP arrivals and media interviews. Guests will be seated at 7PM, and the Awards show begins promptly at 7:30PM. “I’m extremely excited for this year’s event, and I can’t wait to see all of the pieces come to life!  This year’s Fashion Awards MD is definitely going to be the must-attend fashion event of the year.” stated FAMD producer and founder, Lana Rae.  A very limited amount of tickets at varying price levels will go on sale to the public starting on April 1, 2013 at 9AM at http://www.FashionAwardsMD.com.

For more information about Fashion Awards MD visit http://www.FashionAwardsMD.com (http://www.fahionawardsmd.com/).  For media inquiries or interviews contact Nika Watkins Nika@NikaWatts.com or call 410-497-4181. For sponsorship information or Fashion Programme advertising space contact Info@FashionAwardsMD.com or call 443-604-8464.