Top: -Sly Guild, Left to Right: Chad Konik,Blair Konik and James Konik
Bottom – Left: Lucy McIntosh, Right: Georgia Alice
In its seventh year, the DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship is designed to identify New Zealand’s hottest up-and-coming fashion exporters and assist them in achieving international growth with this years finalists a step closer to being awarded the highly coveted DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship.
Vying for the 2014 title is Georgia Alice, Lucy McIntosh and Sly Guild, with the successful designer taking away a scholarship package which includes international freight to the value of NZ$10,000, as well as coaching in freight and logistics from DHL Express, a tailored export mentoring package from Fashion Industry New Zealand (FINZ) and an annual FINZ membership.
The other two finalists will also receive freight from DHL Express to the value of $1,500 (runner up) and $500 (third place).
The scholarship has become an early identifier of young talent in New Zealand, with previous winners such as Stolen Girlfriends Club, Lonely Hearts, twentysevennames and I Love Ugly going on to significant international recognition.
In a first for the competition, inaugural winner Dan Gosling, director and part owner of Stolen Girlfriends Club, has returned to the DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship as a judge.
Gosling will join an esteemed panel that includes John Kelly, MAX Fashions CEO, Paul Blomfield, chairman at FINZ and Megan Wildermoth, fashion and textiles specialist at DHL.
The winner of the DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship will be announced on Wednesday 12 November.
For more visit: www.dhlfashionscholarship.co.nz