Offlate,the Woolmark Company announce the India & Middle East nominees for one of the most coveted designer awards.
This year a sixth region has been added to the competition, The British Isles, with the regional award to be held in London. The five other regional awards will be held in Shanghai, Sydney, Antwerp, Dubai and New York to select the ten finalists, each receiving AUD$50,000 financial contribution towards their next collection as well as an invitation to participate in the international final.
The six menswear finalists will meet at an event held during PITTI UOMO, Florence in January 2016 and the six womenswear finalists will meet in New York in February 2016.
The India & Middle East regional award will be held on 22nd July in Dubai. Nominees will present sketches of a Merino wool capsule collection comprising of six outfits, with one full outfit to be produced. The India & Middle East nominees for the 2015/16 International Woolmark Prize are:
Womenswear:
- AKAARO, India
- Nachiket Barve, India
- Sania Maskatiya, Pakistan
- Taller Marmo, UAE
- Bleach, UAE
- Misha Lakhani, Pakistan
- Bashar Assaf, Lebanon
- Mira hayek, Lebanon
Menswear:
- Republic, Pakistan
- Suket Dhir, India
- Thamanyah, UAE
