The big Official Australian Celtic Awards Night at the Glen Innes and District Services Club showcase the best in Celtic music and dance, and now fashion.
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The inaugural Celtic Fashion Awards are the first of their kind in Australia, as far as Celtic Festival committee chair Lara Gresham is aware. While the theme will change each year, to kick off the awards the call was made for modern evening wear suitable for a red carpet event, with a Celtic twist of course.
Entries came from designers in Armidale and Lismore and from a New England Girls School student. Organisers are hoping to encourage more local entrants in coming years once Glen Innes’s would-be designers get on board with the awards.
Judging took place on Anzac Day, by former chair of the Wool Fashions Awards Liz Foster. Ms Foster happens to have a family connection to Celtic Fashion Awards coordinator Navanka Fletcher.
Ms Foster reported that she was extremely impressed with the quality of the sewing,
“All entries could definitely be seen at red carpet events,” she said.
The winners will be revealed at the Official Australian Celtic Awards night at the Services Club on May 6.
Mrs Gresham said the Celtic Fashion Awards add another layer of interest to the festival.
