Two prizes were awarded, one for men's waistcoat design and one for women's waistcoat design. The winners will see their garment sold as part of the Stewart Christie collection within the historic Queen Street store and as part of the online collection too. First, each winner will learn from master tailors in the Stewart Christie atelier about the process of finishing a garment to a high, ready-to-wear standard, an amazing opportunity for a budding designer and maker. This is also a wonderful beginning for our winners, to what will hopefully be an illustrious career in fashion design and tailoring.
Two winners were chosen after long deliberation taking into account design, construction, and attention to brand identity.
Congratulations
Maria Janowczyk and Emily Garden
Both winners made exceptional pieces that were modern, yet still had the classic elegance that Stewart Christie & Co. are known for. The judges were very impressed by the overall standard of the design and fabrication of the pieces.
The Men's Waistcoat: Winner Maria Janowczyk
The Ladies Waistcoat; Winner Emily Garden
We would also like to give an honourable mention to the runners-up
3. Robbie Bomford 4. Jonathan MacKinnon 5. Sandra Macijauskaite
The competition was judged by a panel consisting of five industry leaders: the creative director of Stewart Christie, Vixy Rae ; the face and soul of the blog Scot Street Style , Gordon Millar ; the beautiful model and blogger, Miss Kelly Bakewell ; our friend and photographer Laura Meek , Plus the renowned corsetier, Mr. Pearl ; and the blogger and photographer, Nicholas Policarpo.
Photography by Nick Policarpo