{"id":7091,"date":"2013-06-03T21:31:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T01:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=7091"},"modified":"2016-05-19T19:29:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T23:29:50","slug":"mercedes-benz-start-up-stops-in-toronto-and-kitchener-for-designer-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=7091","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz Start Up stops in Toronto and Kitchener for Designer Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes-Benz Start Up, Canada\u2019s ongoing program for emerging fashion designers, will make its final stop of its cross-country search for the next generation of talent in\u00a0Toronto and\u00a0Kitchener on Thursday, July 11. One designer from the Toronto\/Kitchener search will be mentored by successful fashion industry professionals as they prepare\u00a0present at a group finale runway show,\u00a0at World MasterCard Fashion Week in Toronto in October,\u00a0which will also feature the finalists from Calgary, Laval and Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p>From there, the selected awarded designer will be featured in\u00a0FASHION Magazine, and he or she will also receive intensive mentoring from industry leaders leading up to their own solo runway show at the Fall 2014 Collections in March 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We are excited to continue the 2013-2014 season of the Mercedes-Benz Start Up program with a search for Canada\u2019s best up-and-coming designers. There is so much raw talent in this country and we are eager to see what the Toronto designers have to offer<\/em>,\u201d said Jarrad Clark, director of global production, IMG Fashion Events and Properties. \u201c<em>Offering mentorship and providing year-round support for designers is the key to keep moving fashion forward in Canada<\/em>.\u201d<em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\">\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>To be eligible to participate, designers must have a registered Canadian business that has been operating for less than five years, and they need to have sold one commercial collection to market. Those interested in showcasing their talent in Toronto\/Kitchener have until\u00a0Monday, June 17 to<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>apply.<\/p>\n<p>The top applicants will present their designs and business plans to an esteemed panel of judges on Wednesday, July 10 in Toronto. Five designers will showcase their looks during an exclusive runway show the following evening at Mercedes-Benz Kitchener (125 Centennial Dr.) in front of media, tastemakers and fashion industry elite.<\/p>\n<p>The Mercedes-Benz Start Up Kitchener judging panel includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jarrad Clark, director of global production, IMG Fashion Events and Properties<\/li>\n<li>JoAnne Caza, director of communications and public relations, Mercedes-Benz Canada<\/li>\n<li>Robin Kay, president, Fashion Design Council of Canada<\/li>\n<li>Randi Bergman, online editor,\u00a0FashionMagazine.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you think you have what it takes? \u00a0Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercedes\u2010benzstartup.com\" target=\"_blank\">mercedes\u2010benzstartup.com<\/a>\u00a0for application details and requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Although quite predictable, this is the most fitting video to accompany this post &#8211; David Bowie&#8217;s Fashion via YouTube below.<br \/>\n[youtube_sc url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wjRTswI2jEA&#8221; theme=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mercedes-Benz Start Up, Canada\u2019s ongoing program for emerging fashion designers, will make its final stop of its cross-country search for the next generation of talent <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=7091\" title=\"Mercedes-Benz Start Up stops in Toronto and Kitchener for Designer Search\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1697,36],"tags":[1902,2042,2041,2039,2040],"class_list":["post-7091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion","category-toronto","tag-1902","tag-designer","tag-kitchener","tag-mercedes-benz-start-up","tag-search"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/The-Mercedes-Benz-Start-Up-is-back-for-another-year.jpg?fit=620%2C310&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-1Qn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20661,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=20661","url_meta":{"origin":7091,"position":0},"title":"Mercedes-Benz Start Up awarded designer UNTTLD to present FW16 collection at Toronto Fashion Week","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Mercedes-Benz Start Up (MBSU) awarded designer UNTTLD will show their Fall\/Winter 2016 collection during Toronto Fashion Week on Tuesday, March 15 at 9 p.m. Montreal-based UNTTLD was named the Awarded Designer, following a semi-final group runway show that featured six Canadian designers during Fashion Week in Toronto last October. 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