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CHAMBORD® SHINE AWARDS FINAL announced this week . . .

With past winners Carl Kapp and AJE going on to dressing top Australian celebrities and opening their own flagship boutiques, the Chambord® Shine Awards are offering designers even more this year.

As well as having taken the Chambord Shine program national for 2010 with runway showcases in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, the grand prize of Chambord® Shine Awards, this Tuesday evening in the Strand Arcade in Sydney, is big.

"The winning designer will also get to show their design to 2,000
consumers, the next evening, at the Strand Arcade’s “An Evening with Our Designers”. " goes the media release.

"The winning designer will also be worn by a fashion forward celebrity during Spring Racing Carnival and they will also be able to show their own
collection at Australia’s largest consumer fashion festival in 2011, thanks to Chambord.

The Chambord showcases were held at Cloudland, Brisbane; Longroom, Melbourne and The Loft in Sydney with a panel of 'celeb' judges taking part in the judging process.

The ten finalists were given a brief to design an outfit for Spring Racing Carnival and given $1000 each to make their creation. The final, which I will be hosting, will show their creations on Tuesday night.

“It is now nearly two years on from my win at the Chambord Shine Awards and my label has grown from strength to strength. I have been fortunate enough to dress some of Australia’s most glamorous women including Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Rose Byrne and Rachael Taylor,'' says Chambord 2008 winner, Carl Kapp.

"Being associated with Chambord and their Shine Awards program really
opened doors for me. I look forward to seeing who walks away with the prize this year.” "