Donna King selected as a finalist in Belk’s 2016 Southern Designer Showcase
May 2, 2016
- Belk Selects 19 Finalists to Compete in 2016 Southern Designer Showcase
- Finalists to present May 19 in Charlotte for the opportunity to have designs sold at Belk and on Belk.com
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
Gabriela Lener Zankhna Parekh
Company: Gabriela Marie Company: Zankhna Designs
Richardson, Texas Cary, North Carolina
Tracy Nicole Prather LaQuoya Robinson
Company: TRACY NICOLE Company: Q. Robinson Apparel
Atlanta, Georgia Birmingham, Alabama
Ashley Worrall
Company: Borough
Charleston, South Carolina
Men’s Apparel
James Barron Jessica Fulks
Company: BARRON & J. Company: Laché Supply & Company
Fort Worth, Texas Charleston, South Carolina
Kimberlie Nguyen
Company: Tie-My-Knot
Charlotte, North Carolina
Kid’s Apparel
Jessica Agrelius Hannah Ostrowski, Amanda Bolan
Company: MCKEVIANNA Company: TINY VINES
Morganton, North Carolina Madison, Alabama
Handbags
Donna King Erika Lynn McKelvey
Company: P.Sherrod & Co. Company: Erika Lynn
Columbia, South Carolina James Island, South Carolina
Shoes
Eleanor Anukam Sarah Parrott
Company: Eleanor Anukam Company: Sarah Parrott
Grand Prairie, Texas Marietta, Georgia
Jewelry
Brittany and Tricia Armstrong Suzette Bentley
Company: Ragazza Jewelry Company: e.b. jewelry studio
Plano, Texas Waxhaw, North Carolina
Rebecca McMenemy
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.
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