Finalists to present May 19 in Charlotte for the opportunity to have designs sold at Belk and on Belk.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C., 2016-May-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — To celebrate emerging fashion designers who embody modern, Southern style, Belk has selected 19 finalists for the company’s 2016 Southern Designer Showcase competition. The finalists, who all have roots in the South, will go on to compete for the opportunity to have their collections sold in select Belk stores and on Belk.com in spring 2017.
Finalists will present their designs to a panel of Belk executives at the company’s headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, May 19. Following the presentations, the judges will select and announce the showcase winners.
“We are excited to see firsthand the collections from these 19 creative and gifted finalists, who will help Belk bring our modern, Southern style to life,” said Cynthia Washburn-Nester, Belk’s vice president of fashion and trend. “Each year we look forward to introducing our customers to new brands they will love, while recognizing exceptional talent within our communities.”
The Southern Designer Showcase competition was open to designers of women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, shoes and women’s accessories, who are 18 or older and live in the South or have a strong affiliation with the region.
2016 Southern Designer Showcase finalists
| Women’s Apparel | |
| Emily Bargeron | Angela Kim |
| Company: Mamie Ruth | Company: ANGELA KIM DESIGNS |
| Savannah, Georgia | Asheville, North Carolina |
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Gabriela Lener |
Zankhna Parekh |
| Company: Gabriela Marie | Company: Zankhna Designs |
| Richardson, Texas | Cary, North Carolina |
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Tracy Nicole Prather |
LaQuoya Robinson |
| Company: TRACY NICOLE | Company: Q. Robinson Apparel |
| Atlanta, Georgia | Birmingham, Alabama |
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Ashley Worrall |
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| Company: Borough | |
| Charleston, South Carolina | |
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Men’s Apparel |
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James Barron |
Jessica Fulks |
| Company: BARRON & J. | Company: Laché Supply & Company |
| Fort Worth, Texas | Charleston, South Carolina |
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Kimberlie Nguyen |
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| Company: Tie-My-Knot | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | |
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Kid’s Apparel |
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Jessica Agrelius |
Hannah Ostrowski, Amanda Bolan |
| Company: MCKEVIANNA | Company: TINY VINES |
| Morganton, North Carolina | Madison, Alabama |
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Handbags |
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Donna King |
Erika Lynn McKelvey |
| P.Sherrod & Co. | Company: Erika Lynn |
| Columbia, South Carolina | James Island, South Carolina |
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Shoes |
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Eleanor Anukam |
Sarah Parrott |
| Company: Eleanor Anukam | Company: Sarah Parrott |
| Grand Prairie, Texas | Marietta, Georgia |
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Jewelry |
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Brittany and Tricia Armstrong |
Suzette Bentley |
| Company: Ragazza Jewelry | Company: e.b. jewelry studio |
| Plano, Texas | Waxhaw, North Carolina |
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Rebecca McMenemy |
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| Company: SURCEE | |
| Charleston, South Carolina |
For more information about Belk’s Southern Designer Showcase competition, please visit belk.com/southerndesigner.
About Belk, Inc.
Belk, Inc., a private department store company based in Charlotte, N.C., is the home of Modern. Southern. Style. with 293 Belk stores located in 16 Southern states and a growing digital presence. Belk is a portfolio company of Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm based in New York. Belk and www.belk.com offer a wide assortment of national brands and private label fashion apparel, shoes and accessories for the entire family along with top name cosmetics, a wedding registry and a large selection of quality merchandise for the home.
Belk offers many ways to connect via digital and social media, including Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Google Plus, and provides exclusive offers, fashion updates, sales notifications and coupons via email or mobile phone text messages. Customers can also download the latest Belk mobile apps for the iPad, iPhone or Android.
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