Los Angeles Fashion Awards to debut on October 21

07 Sep '05

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Presented to an accomplished LA designer/brand.
Marketing Excellence Award
Presented to a brand exhibiting exceptional marketing savvy.
Fashion Retailer Award
Presented to an innovative or accomplished LA retailer.
Fashion Communication Award
Presented to a TV, film, or print stylist, editor or company of
influence.
Inspiration Award
Presented to an individual or group who lent particular vision,
inspiration or support to the industry.

Several fashion and business not-for-profit membership organizations, including the California Fashion Association (CFA), Fashion Business Incorporated (FBI), Fashion Group International of Los Angeles (FGI), LA Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) and the World Trade Center Association endorse the event. Angeleno Magazine, California Apparel News, and LA.com are among the media sponsors. Cocktail reception sponsors include Smartwater, Vox Vodka, Plymouth Gin, El Tesoro, Jim Beam and Starbucks Coffee Liqueur.

An invitation-only nominating committee consisting of editors, stylists, retailers and market makers who are known for having a pulse on the LA fashion industry will select nominees and award recipients. Nominees in select award categories will be announced in September. The full slate will be announced in early October.

The event creators and producers are LA Fashion Awards, LLC partners Jennifer Üner & Mary Hill. The partners met while working together at the California Market Center where Üner was the Executive Director of Marketing Communications and Hill was Executive Director of Events & the Fashion Office.

The first Los Angeles Fashion Awards will happen on October 21 at the Orpheum Theatre and is intended to reward labels that appear on the runway of LA Fashion Week as well as names that have penetrate the industry simply through sales or trends.

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