Fashion Council Germany and UGG® announce Milk of Lime as the winner of the €20,000 prize during the Berlin Fashion Week Opening & Fireside Chat at Borchardt

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The winning duo and the two runners-up were announced by Christiane Arp, Chairwoman of the Fashion Council Germany, and Nicks Ericsson, Senior Director of Brand Purpose, Sustainability and DEI at UGG®, during Berlin Fashion Week Openings & Firesidechat at Restaurant Borchardt. All ten prototypes from the finalists will be exhibited at the Kulturforum in the Berliner Salon during Berlin Fashion Week from September 5th to 7th, 2022.

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Fashion Council Germany and the Southern California-based global lifestyle brand UGG® (a division of Deckers Brands [NYSE: DECK]) proudly announced the winner of the Rising Voices Award and the recipient of the €20,000 prize this evening during the Berlin Fashion Week Opening & Fireside Chat, organized by Fashion Council Germany at Restaurant Borchardt. Milk of Lime was founded earlier this year by the newcomer designer duo Julia Ballardt and Nico Verhaegen. The two runners-up are Karen Jessen and Nicole Knüppels of the fashion brand Butterflies & Feathers.

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Berlin's State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises, Michael Biel, opened the event, marking the official start of Berlin Fashion Week. Over 350 industry insiders were in attendance, including André Maeder (KaDeWe Group), Anita Tillmann (Premium Group), actress Heike Makatsch, Kerstin Schneider (Harper's Bazaar), Leyla Piedayesh (lala Berlin), actor Matthias Schweighöfer, and many more.

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An exhibition of prototypes of the UGG® "Classic Mini" boots from all ten finalists is taking place at the Berliner Salon in the Kulturforum, which opened on September 5, 2022, and will be open to the public until September 7, 2022. "The Berliner Salon" features a total of 30 German designers and manufacturers in a group exhibition and 24 additional designers and manufacturers in an alumni installation, both curated by Christiane Arp, Chairwoman of the Fashion Council Germany and former Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Germany.

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The mission of the Fashion Council Germany is to raise awareness of sustainable practices and to foster emerging talent through initiatives and projects like the Rising Voices Award. This new project, initiated by the Fashion Council Germany in collaboration with UGG®, aims to support, motivate, and promote the next generation of up-and-coming German designers who are committed to a more sustainable future for the fashion industry and whose vision and DNA embody the bold, expressive nature of UGG®.

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Further information about the project, the finalists and the jury can be found at the following link .