TFI's New Label Semi-Finalists Announced

I'm gonna be a lazy blogger and post the text from TFI News. It's open to the public, tickets will be on sale sometime this month through the link noted below.

Six new designers from across Canada have been chosen to participate in the Toronto Fashion Incubator’s 2008 New Labels® Fashion Design Competition. The semi-finalists include Adrienne Butikofer (Toronto), Eugenia Leavitt from Eugenia Designs (Montreal), Krista OzolinsLara Presber (Calgary), Ashley Rowe of miss rowe (Toronto) and Oriol Swaan for Gino Gaudet (Saskatoon). from Plush (Toronto),

For the first time in its history 60% of the New Labels® submissions were from designers based outside of Toronto. “It’s an interesting development,” says Susan Langdon, TFI’s executive director. “We’re thrilled that there is so much national interest in TFI and our annual design competition.”

Over the next four months, the six-pack will compete for a chance to strut their stuff on the New Labels® catwalk taking place April 24, 2008 during opening night of the ELLE Canada gala benefit in support of the Toronto Fashion Incubator. Only the runway finalists will have a chance to win a prize package valued at $25,000 from ELLE Canada and be named Canada’s next New Label.

VIP and general admission tickets to the ELLE Canada gala benefit taking place at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto go on sale in early January 2008 at www.ellecanada.com.