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A very well attended launch party at 2 22 in Valletta kicked off the biggest celebration of Maltese fashion ever made. <!--more-->Models, designers and photographers mingled with media people, sponsors and other special guests into the small hours of the night, over Camparis, Diet Cokes and wines.

Tickets to Malta's biggest fashion party, the Chamilia Malta Fashion Awards on Saturday 27th May, are now available on sale right here through this page.

Hair stylists participating in the Wella Trend Vision Award worked very hard at Wella Studios in Sliema today as they preparing their work to be judged by the panel.

The organising commitee of the Diet Coke Malta National Fashion Awards announces the nominees for 2011 to be as follows: <!--more--> <em>(in alphabetical order)</em> <strong>Fashion Photographer Award </strong> Wilfred Camilleri Tonio Lombardi Valentina Lupo Kris Micallef Steve Muliett Bernard Polidano <strong>Fashion Make-up Artist Award </strong> Justin Brincat Mateja Camilleri Krista Paris Natasha Polidano <strong>Fashion Hair Stylist Award </strong> Joseph &amp; Marielle (Prive') Michelle Galea ( Roots ) Stephen Vella ( Cutting Edge ) <strong>Female Model Award </strong> Ben Azzopardi Cristina Azzopardi Schelmann Shana Caruana Jacqui Losco Katrina M.

Whether on land or on the water, Malta Fashion Week VIPs will be travelling in style... <!--more-->With less than a month to go to opening day, the official Mercedes=Benz Malta Fashion Week coach and boat were launched today during a press conference at The Point in Tigne.

More than 300 female and male models attended auditions for models held at The Point on Thursday 14th April. "We are very encouraged by this huge amount of interest.

The main photo to be used in the Fashion Week promotional campaign was shot at Malta's silent city Mdina on 31st March 2011. "We decided to use Mdina as a backdrop for it's clearly Maltese character and old world dignified charm", said organiser Adrian J.

Mrs. Irina Garbati, general director of the World Fashion Channel (Europe) wrote to organiser Adrian J. Mizzi to congratulate him on launching the first ever Malta Fashion Week.

Soon after the Mercedes-Benz Malta Fashion Week was launched in Malta, the European Fashion Council announced its support. In a letter written to the organiser Adrian J.

"Although Malta cannot yet boast of any high calibre international fashion houses like those found in Paris, London, Milan or New York, this is no reason why we shouldn't celebrate Maltese fashion in a big way"; this is how event organiser Adrian J.