Voting begins for RWL Awards!

Nominations for the first ever Rarely Wears Lipstick awards closed yesterday and I’ve counted up all your suggestions to come up with eight shortlists for voting. You’ve nominated some amazing people, organisations and websites! I hope everyone takes a bit of time to check out all the websites and Twitter feeds of the nominees before casting their votes.

Voting closes at midday on the 10th anniversary of my blog – Tuesday 19th March 2013. Winners will be announced later that week.

Best Fashion Blogger

• Arched Eyebrow – A fatshion blog – @myarchedeyebrow
• Theatre of Fashion – History of fashion, film and performance – @FashionTheatre
• Ms Wanda’s Wardrobe – Looking good on the outside, feeling good on the inside – @MsWandas
• The Lingerie Addict – There’s no 12 step program for this – @lingerie_addict
• Retro Chick – Vintage Fashion. Retro style – @Retrochick_uk

Best Feminist Blog

• Another Angry Woman – Part anarchist. Part feminist. All angry – @stavvers
• Bad Reputation – A feminist pop culture adventure – @BadRepUK
• The F-Word Blog – Contemporary UK Feminism – @thefworduk
• We Mixed Our Drinks – Feminism, Christianity, media & politics, mostly – @boudledidge
• Sian and Crooked Rib – Writes stories, talks about feminism and politics – @sianushka

Best Independent Fashion Brand

• Who Made Your Pants? – Campaigning lingerie brand based in Southampton, UK – @whomadeyour
• Tatty Devine – Independent British jewellery company – @tattydevine
• Kiss Me Deadly – Retro lingerie brand designed for femme fatales – @kissmedeadlier
• Freddies of Pinewood – The best his ‘n’ hers repro jeans & tops in town! – @FredofPinewood
• Playful Promises – Lingerie/swimwear mixing playful ideas with directional design – @PlayfulPromises

Best Burlesque Performer

• &?! – The all-woman, un-woman, drag queen super troupe – @AAAndWhat
• Diva Hollywood – UK’s top burlesque whipteaser and comedic burlesque star – @DivaHollywood
• Miss Cairo Mascara – An actor, dancing, signing, drag artiste – @MissCairo_
• Lolo Brow – Occasionally makes jokes whilst getting a bit nudey! – @LoloBrow
• Rubyyy Jones – Performer Writer Muse In Love Lust & Light – @rubyyyjones

Creativity Inspiration Award

• Perri Lewis – Author of Material World: The Modern Craft Bible – @PerriLewis
• The Make Lounge – London’s one stop-shop for practical creativity – @themakelounge
• Jess Hawke – Heptagrin Girl. Mixes science, maths and fashion – @JessHawke92
• Anna Swiczeniuk – A purveyor of images and guises – @Swiczeniuk
• Mickey Elliott – Graphic Designer / Illustrator – @Mrs_Elliott

LGBT Inspiration Award

• Mermaids – Family and individual support for teenagers and children with gender identity issues.
• Irreverent Dance – Dance classes for adults that don’t know their barre from their bar – @IrreverentDance
• META Magazine – Trans and genderqueer news advice and entertainment – @META_mag
• The Test Shot – Online visual project celebrating the variety of transmasculine style – @TheTestShot
• CN Lester – Musician. Writer. Activist – @cnlester

Body Image Inspiration Award

• SLiNK Magazine – Aspirational fashion & lifestyle for women with curves – @SLiNKmagazine
• Barelesque – Erotic Award nominated nights of fun in aid of the Albert Kennedy Trust – @BarelesqueHQ
• Fuller Figure Fuller Bust – Living with and shopping for a fuller figure and bust – @FFigureFBust
• Irreverent Dance – Dance classes for adults that don’t know their barre from their bar – @IrreverentDance
• Rubyyy Jones – Performer Writer Muse In Love Lust & Light – @rubyyyjones

SRE Inspiration Award

• Justin Hancock – Writer of real and relevant sex ed for over 14s – @bishtraining
• Sh! Womenstore – Women’s erotic emporium with caring and knowledgeable staff – @ShWomenstore
• Dr Petra Boynton – Studying sex+relationships in pregnancy/parenthood – @DrPetra
• SexEdUKation – Teacher, SRE Adviser, Trainer, Writer. – @SexEdUKation
• Laci Green – Peer sex educator talking about positive sexuality – @gogreen18

UPDATE: Voting has now closed.