A Famous Fashion Designer Wins Award
Ruck Reynolds
A fashion designer from China has won the International Wool Awards. Qiu Hao from China will join in the ranks of these great fashion designers that already won these prestigious awards; they are Yves Saint Laurent, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Karl Lagerfeld, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani and Romeo Gigli. This year Armani is slated in the Woolmark hall of fame for this year.
The goal of this prestigious award is to emphasize the importance of Merino wool in the fashion industry by honouring and showcasing emerging talents with the cutting edge creativity that shows the sensual and beautiful aspects of knit to the fashion world. Today the Woolmark Prize gives the mark of distinction where the original wool awards left off. Still upholding the original foundations on which the award giving body was founded on: such as distinction, excellence and innovation that transcends the boundaries of design. The original wool awards were held in the year of 1954 – 1992 by the International Wool Secretariat (IWS).
Qiu Hao, a 30 year old designer from Shanghai China has first graduated as an interior designer at the Suzhou University in Shanghai. Then he attended the Central Saint Martins College in London to study fashion. His debut in 2006 as a fashion designer in the fashion industry Qiu Hao has consistently made cutting edge tailoring showing his passion and smooth deconstruction in a monochromatic colour palette. His collection emphasizes on curves, texture, softness and fit that greatly defines the sensuality of wool knits.
As the grand prize winner of the 2008 Wool Prize Qiu Hao will receive support amounting to 100,000 euros an invaluable resource for an upcoming designer, AWI will provide assistance and expertise in sourcing out the best materials for his production of knit pieces, promotion and presentation of his collection. These recent current events have given her so much to be proud of. And because of this Qiu Hao’s collection will be seen in high end fashion boutiques in Paris, Collette’s have agreed to carry an exclusive line of limited edition stock of his collection. U.S. Vogue Fashion News Director Sally Singer is one of the judges of the Australia Wool Innovation awards was all praises with the designs of the finalist. She said it reflects the exceptional innovation and the quality of new generations of designers are investing in their field of work. Craftsmanship in the world of fashion will always be associated with knitwear and it is nice to encourage people to buy handcrafted things that are painstakingly made will care and diligence that is synonymous to beauty and luxury. The Australian Wool Innovations, Woolmark Prize represents one of the many events that will promote the use of Merino Wool in the fashion industry. AWI’ initiative focuses on enhancing the presence and portfolio of Woolmark throughout the world. AWI invested over 75,000,000 euro in relaunching and repositioning the Woolmark brand in the world of fashion. And promote Australian Merino Wool as one of the best wool in the market today and the most exciting fibres available in the market, because of it unique qualities for its ecofriendly, biodegradable, natural and sustainable qualities. We can surely lookout in the future for more exciting designs around the fashion scene using Merino wool.
This article is is written by Rewls

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