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Updates are at the bottom:

First reporting: For the past five years, in addition to Charleston Fashion Week's five nights of shows, CFW, along with Charleston Weddings magazine, also hosts a standing-room-only daytime bridal event featuring established, high-end regional and national designers. Next year, the white gloves will come off when the Spring Bridal Show debuts its first-ever Emerging Bridal Designer Competition.

The winner will headline his or her own fully produced runway show during the Charleston Weddings magazine's Spring Bridal Show, with a collection of 10-12 bridal gowns and/or wedding party wear on March 24th.

Aspiring bridal designers interested in submitting should apply online. The competition will be open to residents of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Submissions are due Friday, December 16th.

Update December 15: The application deadline for Charleston Fashion Week's Emerging Bridal Designer Competition has been extended until December 21st.