Memphis Fashion Week Special Section

The Emerging Memphis Designer Project Presented by Memphis Fashion Week

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he Emerging Memphis Designer Project was created by the director of Memphis Fashion Week (MFW), Abby Phillips, to encourage growth of the fashion industry in Memphis. MFW had more than 30 submissions for the Emerging Memphis Designer Project from applicants as young as 9 years old. Applicants ranged from art teachers to design students and costumers, all from the Memphis area. The MFW advisory board had a tough time making a decision, but narrowed the finalists down to 14 designers with 31 looks based off sketches they submitted for Spring/Summer 2013, which are shown on the following pages.

Those chosen designers will see their final garments on models walking the runway on Friday, April 5, at the historic Cadre Building downtown.

This will be a great experience for the designers to see their works through, from conception to production. Audience members will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite designer, and the audience choice winner will be announced on April 6 at the runway shows held at Memphis College of Art. Proceeds from the official event will benefit the Emerging Memphis Designer Project and ArtsMemphis. Visit MemphisFashionWeekend.com for more information.

Photography: Marta Felix Special thanks to: Stash and the Levitt Shell

zabeth Crider, Tara Skelley, Brittany Jones (designer not pictured), and Mari Givens d Les Lumieres (Madison Miller and Adair Smith)