Our Founder and Buyer, Deryane Tadd, has been invited to join the judging panel for this year’s prestigious Drapers Awards. It’s a huge honour and a wonderful recognition of Deryane’s passion, expertise and years of experience championing independent fashion retail. Deryane founded The Dressing Room in May 2005, building it from an independent boutique in St Albans into an award-winning womenswear store and online destination, often described as a “mini department store”. As the sole buyer, Deryane has spent over 20 years immersed in fashion, with a discerning eye for emerging designers, forward-thinking trends and the brands set to make their mark. Today, she curates over 100 brands from across the globe, creating a carefully considered mix of attainable and aspirational womenswear across all categories. The Dressing Room has been recognised as one of the UK’s leading independent boutiques, featured among the top 50 boutiques by The Sunday Telegraph’s Stella magazine, SheerLuxe and Stylist, as well as receiving multiple industry awards, including being peer-voted the UK’s No.1 Most Inspiring Independent Fashion Retailer. The Drapers Awards are the gold standard for recognising excellence across fashion and retail, and Deryane is absolutely thrilled to be joining this year’s judging panel. If you or your brand are entering this year, good luck! We can’t wait to see the incredible creativity, innovation and talent across our industry, and to celebrate the people shaping its future.
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