Jeannie Vianney of ByJeannie Jewelry is Texas' Next Top Designer 2011

July 5, 2011 - PRLog -- Jewelry designer Jeannie Vianney of ByJeannie Jewelry was chosen as the 2011 winner of the prestigious annual Texas’ Next Top Designer competition. The winner was announced on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Dallas, TX during the Announcement Gala.

The Gala featured a fashion show with looks from the top twenty finalists, speeches from previous finalists that have gone to sell to the likes of Neiman Marcus and Saks, and a speech by previous winner Megan Summerville who also hails from Austin.  Geoffrey Henning, Vice President of Design at JC Penney, was also awarded with a Career Achievement award. The evening culminated with the Texas’ Next Top Designer award being given to Jeannie Vianney by Henning, who described the line as “innovative.”  In her newest Dentelle Collection, she uses various vintage laces to create sterling silver and gold-plated jewelry in a process that results in very detailed and textured pieces.

The grand prize is valued at $40,000 which includes financial and business development assistance, a trip to New York or Los Angeles Fashion Week, subsidized showroom or work space, and the opportunity to network with Texas based industry leaders.

Jeannie is the first jewelry designer to be chosen as Texas’ Next Top Designer and was one of only three finalists from Austin during this year’s competition. She started her line in 2005 and has sold in retailers such as Anthropologie and boutiques throughout the US, Australia, and Japan. She has also been featured in publications such as Lucky Magazine, the Washington Post, DailyCandy, and California Apparel News. Her designs are available in Austin, TX at Eliza Page, Mana Culture, Cypress Vanguard, and online at http://www.byjeannie.com.

About Texas’ Next Top Designer - TNTD   http://www.texasnexttopdesigner.org
Texas’ Next Top Designer competition is an annual competition that awards a grant to the best emerging designer in Texas. TNTD is run 100% by volunteers and judged in Dallas, TX. The Texas' Next Top Designer's Board of Directors includes Geoffrey Henning, Vice President of Design at JCPenney; Gianna Madrini, Style Editor of Global Fashion News; Elaine Raffel, Vice Chairman and Marketing Director of Stanley Korshak; Diane Reeves, President and owner of D. Reeves Productions; and Teresa Nguyen, President of RED iD agency, among others.

About ByJeannie Jewelry
Designer Jeannie Vianney designs adornments made from semi-precious metals, gemstones, carvings, and other natural elements. She gains her inspiration from art and architecture from around the globe to create a line that spans from fun and flirty to modern and edgy.

Her newest Dentelle Collection features timeless jewelry cast from vintage lace pieces that she has collected throughout the years. These elegant and classic pieces are made from sterling silver and gold-plated metal accented with freshwater pearls and semi-precious stones.