Who will win the award for innovation?

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The Awards Ceremony season is upon us yet again, and what a timely reminder how formulaic and similar things can become, even in the most competitive industries.

Attend any one of these events and more often than not you will be greeted by hundreds of men wearing almost identical "black tie" dinner suits. Granted lapels can alter, satin highlights can be in or out, and I do my best to rebel slightly, by wearing a pink or multi-coloured tie instead of the traditional black. But in general, you’re greeted by a pretty homogenous bunch. So much for individuality and creative thinking. T he ladies on the other hand are not constrained with the formal dress uniform and have to be creative in what they wear - and in a male dominated industry they do brin...

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