"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."       ~ Coco Chanel

The following designers will be participating in the 2008 IAF Designers Award

1. The Netherlands: Ms. Catta Donkersloot - winnar of the Award "Most Creative Design"
2. Spain: Mr. Frans Baviera - winnar of the Award "Most Commercial Design"
3. India: Mr. Rahul Mishra - winnar of the Award "Best way of working with fabric"
4. Germany: Ms. Irene Luft
5. Greece: Mr. Vrettos Vrettakos
6. Turkey: Ms. Zeynep Günatas
7. Colombia: Ms. Isabel Henao
8. Taiwan: Mr. Yu Wen Ku

Date and location
The gala dinner and IAF Design Award Catwalk Show is scheduled for October 29th, 2008, during the IAF World Apparel Convention. The event will be held at the at the “Gouvernement” in Maastricht (The Netherlands), the government building where the EU Treaty of Maastricht was signed in 1992.


Deadline
The deadline for all nominations is September 1st, 2008. Any nominations sent in after this date will not qualify for judgement. All items mentioned in “Submission Requirements” have to be delivered to the IAF Secretariat before September 29th, 2008.


Submission details

Please send all entries to:
  International Apparel Federation
  Attn.: Nadia van Staden
  P.O.Box 428
  3700 AK ZEIST
  The Netherlands

Further information
For further information, please contact:

Nadia van Staden
Telephone: +31 30 2320908
Email: vanstaden@iafnet.com