The L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Designer Award has become the barometer for emerging talent in Australia. Past winners include Romance Was Born, Dion Lee and Friedrich Gray designer Ben Pollit.

This year Song for the Mute is among the likes of Arnsdorf, Bassike, Ellery and Lui Hon. The finalists for the 2011 award were judged by representatives from LMFF, Vogue Australia’s editor-in-chief Kirstie Clements, Myer, David Jones and last year’s winner Dion Lee.

For-Tomorrows continues it’s ongoing support for Song for the Mute since inception.

Well done.

Image: Preview A/W 2011.