Birmingham’s most stylish shops, bars and venues have been named in the shortlist for this year’s Style Awards 2009. Taking place at The Town Hall later this month, the awards will crown the places and people keeping the city at the height of the fashion game.
The star-studded event will see 16 awards given out, including Most Stylish High Street Retailer, Most Stylish Independent Store, Best Places to Eat and Drink, and Birmingham’s Most Stylish Celebrity and Sports Personality. The winners will be decided by the city’s shoppers and residents, who have until Friday 16 October to place their votes online at www.stylebirmingham.com.
The shortlist for Style Awards 2009:
Most Stylish High Street Retailer
H&M, Hobbs, New Look, Primark, River Island, Topshop, Warehouse
Most Stylish Shopping Destination
Bullring, Great Western Arcade, Pallasades, Pavilions, Piccadilly Arcade, The Mailbox
Most Stylish Jewellery & Accessories Retailer
Accessorize, Azendi, Harvey Nichols, Helen Hulston Jewellery, Louis Vuitton, Selfridges
Most Stylish Shoe Retailer (Large Store)
Debenhams, Harvey Nichols, House of Fraser, Selfridges
Most Stylish Shoe Retailer (Standalone Store)
Clarks, Dune, Faith, Foot Asylum, Jones The Bootmaker, Kurt Geiger
Most Stylish Department Store
Debenhams, Harvey Nichols, House of Fraser, Selfridges
Most Stylish Place to Drink
Bacchus Bar, Bank, Bar Epernay, Crystal Rivers, Gatecrasher, Mechu, Metro, Malmaison
Most Stylish Eatery
Bank, Café Rouge, Cielo, Edmunds, Filini at Radisson SAS, Hotel du Vin, Opus, Purnell’s
Most Stylish Place to stay
City Inn, Hotel du Vin, Hyatt Regency, Malmaison, Radisson SAS Hotel, Staying Cool
Most Stylish Designer Retailer
Emporio Armani, Harvey Nichols, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Selfridges
Best Value Retailer
Blue Banana, Peacocks, Primark, Venue
Birmingham’s Most Stylish Celebrity
Beverley Knight, Emma Willis, Jamelia, Joanne Malin, Mr Hudson, Suzanne Virdee
Birmingham's Most Stylish Sports Personality
Ashley Young, Cameron Jerome, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Gary O’Connor, Ian Bell, John Carew, Kelly Sotherton, Kevin Phillips, Marcus Bent, Nigel Reo-Coker
Birmingham's Most Stylish Independent Retailer
Bratz, Clements & Church, Disorder, Helen Hulston Jewellery, Hustle & Flow, Mr Fredricks, Smithsonia, Uber
Birmingham's Most Stylish Hair & Beauty Retailer
Asif & Yvette, Bad Apple Hair, Benjamin Ryan, Courtney Co Hush Hair, Lisa Shepherd, MAC, Nicky Clarke, Umberto Giannini
The final award is for Birmingham's Retail Person of the Year, which will be voted for by an esteemed panel of judges. The award will celebrate a talented and dedicated individual working within the city’s retail sector.
Style Awards 2009 will take place at Birmingham’s prestigious Town Hall on 22 October and will see over 300 VIP’s attend the glitzy, red carpet event. The awards are being hosted by Retail Birmingham, with sponsorship from Advantage West Midlands and visitbirmingham.com.
Voting for Style Awards 2009 is now open, and shoppers and residents have until Friday 16 October to place their votes. Last year’s event saw over 35,000 votes cast online. For voting and to find out more about the shortlist, go to www.stylebirmingham.com.
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