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Carol Hannah Whitfield
After being named one of the finalists of CFW’s first Emerging Designer Competition, Carol Hannah Whitfield wowed the crowd with her debut collection. She went on to be selected and successfully compete on the 6th Season of Lifetime's Project Runway. Numerous wins later, Carol found herself as a finalist in the competition and able to show a 13 piece collection at New York Fashion Week. Carol Hannah also launched her Spring '11 Bridal Collection to rave reviews from press and real brides alike and is now available in select bridal salons and Bella Bridesmaid locations across the country. For more information visit www.carol-hannah.com.
See Her CFW Video
See Her Project Runway Profile
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Gordana Gehlhausen
Self-trained designer and owner of Charleston and San Diego-based Goga boutiques, Gordana Gehlhausen showcased her collection at Charleston Fashion Week 2008. She was later selected and competed on Season 6 of Project Runway. To check out all Gordana's portfolio, video clips and the results of Project Runway visit www.mylifetime.com.
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See Her Project Runway Profile
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Maria Dobrzanska Reeves
"After a heated competition, Marysia Dobrzanska Reeves emerged victorious and was crowned the winner of CFW 2009 Emerging Designer Competition: Southeast. Since then Marysia SWIM has grown as a recognizable swimwear brand nation wide. The new collection has been picked up by BARNEY's New York, Anthropologie and many high end boutique across the country and internationally. Marysia's designs are also winning the hearts of many editors. The line has been featured in many national publications: VOGUE, Teen VOGUE, WWD, SPORT'S ILLUSTRATED swimsuit issue, and many others. For more information please visit www.marysiaswim.com.
See her CFW video
See Video of Miami Fashion Week SWIM
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Ashley Reid
Since being named one of the six finalists of CFW’s 2008 Emerging Designer Competition, Ashley has gone on to share her knowledge of the fashion industry as an Instructor in the Fashion Retail Management program at The Art Institute of Charleston. She also continues to present her sustainable clothing line CLEWIS REID at shows at local fashion events. Ashley will be showing her Spring collection at the 2010 Charleston Fashion Week.
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See Her Website
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Rachel Gordon
After being an emerging designer in Charleston Fashion week in 2008 Rachel went on to develop her own line. She is currently working on rebranding this line as “one love.” This line of bohemian gowns focuses on making women feel beautiful and one with their inner goddess. One love was launched at the Dockside fashion show this past October in collaboration with Sarah Maxwell and Lindsey Carter. Currently Rachel is focusing on spring 2010 with a collaborative multimedia project with Ben Williams, for more details visit www.rachelgordonstyle.com.
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Clark Gilmer, CFW model
After strutting her stuff on the runway at Charleston Fashion Week in 2007 and 2008, Clark Gilmer was chosen to compete on Tyra Banks’ hit reality TV show, America’s Next Top Model.
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