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Follow on Google News | The First Sussex Fashion Awards 2011 including Brighton & Hove - Finalists AnnouncedDedicated to raising the profile of regional fashion, The Fashion Trust, is staging the first Sussex Fashion Awards, 2011. More than 700 public nominations have been received and now the finalists have been announced.
By: The Director A vibrant welcome to all attending was provided by Alexandra Turchyn followed short speeches by Mike Weatherley MP representing Hove & Portslade, and Jake Leith, President Elect of the Chartered Society of Designers, lead Business & Professional Practice in Fashion & Textiles at Brighton University, Trustee of Fashion Sussex, and a judge for the first Sussex Fashion Awards 2011. Mike Weatherley MP stated that he was “a supporter of the creative industries across Brighton & Hove”… His particular expertise involvement too, with intellectual property rights, he saw “equally as important for the fashion world for designers to protect their designs as other creative areas such as music”… More of Mike Weatherley MP in conversation talking about Intellectual Property Rights can be heard http://fashionsussex.co.uk/ Jake Leith stated that he felt it was “a great opportunity as a Trustee” … “This project is timely for Sussex fashion”… “chance & opportunity to look at fashion right across the region”… “A fantastic platform to generate the fashion business locally”… More of Jake Leith can be heard in conversation at http://www.fashionsussex.co.uk/ 12 Awards are up for grabs including coveted ‘Sussex Fashion Emerging Talent Award 2011’ and ‘Sussex Fashion Designer of the Year Award2011’ Finalists include a host of Sussex finest fashion designers, retailers, models, photographers fashion ambassadors, and more. For the full list of finalists, please go to http://fashionsussex.co.uk/ http://fashionsussex.wordpress.com http://www.facebook.com/ About The Fashion Trust has been created to link both academics and professionals alike, its primary focus of the UK regional fashion industry, creativity and design, business mentoring, and associated industries linked to it. Its current primary emphasis being on helping designers to start their businesses, manufacturing, and exporting from the Brighton & Hove and Sussex region. Contact TheTrust Director Email info@fashionsussex.co.uk Call 07864971662 Website http://www.fashionsussex.co.uk # # # Fashion Sussex , The Fashion Trust, The Sussex Fashion Awards. New fashion event recognizing the very best of fashion & its talent, influential people in fashion today across Sussex. Nominations by the public - judged by fashion professionals and VIP's End
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