WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE

MICH DULCE

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUNG FASHION ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS 2010

On Thursday, February 18th Mich Dulce appeared before a judging panel that included Vanessa Denza, Managing Director of Denza Ltd; Justine Simons, Cultural Strategy Manager for the London Mayor’s Office and Diane Pernet, Editor of A Shaded View on Fashion. Assessed on her entrepreneurial ability, leadership skills and market awareness; Mich Dulce bested finalists from Russia, Libya, Bangladesh, India, Lithuania, Sri Lanka and Turkey.  Mich will go on to receive a prize of £5,000 to develop a collaborative project with the British Council.

Designer and milliner Mich Dulce has a distinct aesthetic – a sense of the sublime coupled generously with exuberant experimentation. Having studied at leading fashion institutions including Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion, and New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology; Mich Dulce then apprenticed under Marjan Pejoski, Jessica Ogden and Susan Cianciolo. Since launching her label in 2001, Mich Dulce has established a successful brand recognized for her handmade, exquisitely moulded hats.

The International Young Fashion Entrepreneur (IYFE) programme is a yearly awards scheme, a cross departmental collaboration between the Creative Economy and Design Teams at the British Council. Each year, finalists from transitional economy countries around the world come to London to meet with key fashion industry figures. The aim of this programme is to provide creative entrepreneurs the opportunity to see the best of British design and business practice and to introduce practitioners and fashion entrepreneurs from the UK to them.

Photography: Frank Noon

For specific enquiries regarding this scheme, please contact Nicolle Weeks at nicolle.weeks@britishcouncil.org and for enquiries on the International Young Creative Entrepreneur (IYCE) in the Philippines; please contact Ana Tan at ana.tan@britishcouncil.org.ph