The First ‘Boston Fashion Awards’ Debuted Sunday at Bijou

The Boston Fashion Awards, created by Performer Magazine’s Mike Zotos and Tony Hyppolite, was bustling with top local designers, models, photographers, stylists and other industry people at the trendy Bijou Nightclub & Lounge on Sunday.

The evening included fashion shows by designers Candice Wu, Drea Couture, Mark Miller, Samuel Vartan and Andy Jacques mixed with live performances by Ahmir, Il’Nara, Louie Bello, Makio and Shea Rose. Boston’s finest fashion entrepreneurs and supporters mingled among hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while the awards were presented by notable local industry figures such as designer Bless Mazarura and Iva Nicole, storeowner of Exclusives Music Meets Fashion

The winners received an engraved, glass trophy and recognition as winners of the first Boston Fashion Awards. They are as follows (published originally by the Boston Fashion Awards):

FEMALE: PRINT MODEL
Kimberly Alexis Howe

FEMALE: RUNWAY
Elena Kollarova

MALE: PRINT MODEL
Cory Paul Martin

MALE: RUNWAY
Matthew Rondeau

DESIGNER: COUTURE/FORMAL
Candice Wu

DESIGNER: EVENING/CLUBWEAR
Samuel Vartan

DESIGNER: CASUAL/SPORTSWEAR
Mark Miller

DESIGNER: ACCESSORIES
Zack Lo

MAKEUP ARTIST
Joanna Petit-Frere

WARDROBE STYLIST
Christina Pierce

HAIR: SALON
Indra Salon & Spa

HAIR: STYLIST
Jennifer Ng

PHOTOGRAPHER: COMMERCIAL
Eric Levin

PHOTOGRAPHER: CREATIVE
Jennifer Rose

VIDEOGRAPHER
Diallo Ferguson

RETAILER
Betsey Johnson