New UK fashion awards to recognize emerging designers

Highlighting the importance of recycled and reused clothing for the homeless, the item will be auctioned at the Awards, with proceeds also going to Centrepoint, which supports 1,000 homeless young people each year.

Online voting for the awards show has already begun, and fashion lovers are invited to log on to support their favourite designers and select who will go through to the semi-finals.

Awards Director Sommer Currie says, “The Sponsor Me Awards were created to act as a progressive funding platform for emerging designers. Our aim is to tap into a pre-existing fashionable market by helping to raise awareness of the industry and the life struggles of emerging designers.

"We call this the retro alternative to the ‘British Fashion Awards’ and we seek to create the same vibe for undiscovered designers. By incorporating a night of glitz and glamour, coupled with fundraising initiatives for our chosen charity Centrepoint, we will be honouring those who seek to create sustainable and eco-conscious designs through their work.

“Congress Centre is an ideal venue for the Awards because of its brilliant position in the centre of London, just around the corner from Tottenham Court Road Underground Station. The venue also meets all our space and technology requirements and, most importantly, it has the contemporary yet retro vibe we were looking for.”

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