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Meet the designers: Round 1 of the 2011 Seamless in Seattle competition
Twenty-eight emerging local designers kick off the first round our annual fashion design competition
By Seattle Mag April 21, 2011

If you’re a Project Runway fan, you’ll love Seamless in Seattle. We’re combing the city for the best up-and-coming fashion designers hungry to change the face of local fashion. This year, we’re offering the winners big prizes like a feature in the September 2011 Seattle magazine.
It’s time for round two of the 2011 Seamless in Seattle contest!
UPDATE: The judges have narrowed it down to the top 12 finalists!
EMERGING DESIGNERS
Designer 2: Banchong Douangphrachanh
Line: Banchong Douangphrachanh
Designer 4: Kristine Hawthorne
Line: Helene Hawthorne Fashions
{Emerging}
{Emerging}
Designer 9: Emily Riordan-Roache
Designer 10: Nadezhda Rybalchenko
{Finalist!}
Designer 12: Jennifer Wiglesworth
STUDENT DESIGNERS
Line: Angela Allen Design. Fall 2011 Collection
Line: JZB designs for the FASHION FORWARD MAN
Designer 16: Megan Cherewatenko
Line: Megan Cherewatenko Designs
Designer 17: Marlena Dougherty
Line: Darcie Gray, “In the City” collection
{Student}
Designer 20: Sharon Kaye Johnson
Line: Sharon Kaye Johnson Designs
{Finalist!}
Designer 22: Caitlyn Petitclerc
Designer 23: Kathy Sabin-Mensah
{Student}
BRIDAL DESIGNERS
{Bridal}
*Please note: Entries have been posted as they were received, which includes typos, spelling mistakes and the like. The written submission portion is an opportunity for the designers to speak to present their line in their own words, so we have left all mistakes unedited.