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Overview
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Rules and Regulations
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You don’t just love wearing fashion, you design it! Take your inspiration from the MIST theme to become the next fashion phenomenon.
Procedures:
The following is a list of rules and procedures for this category. Failure to fulfill these obligations and/or any violation of them may result in point loss.
Checklist:
• Fashion Design Portfolio.
• The submission must be clearly labeled with:
[Please note: we recommend that participants use a sturdy portfolio that has all required items securely intact.]
The following is a list of rules and procedures for this category. Failure to fulfill these obligations and/or any violation of them may result in point loss.
- No more than two (2) students from each school can register for this competition.
- This competition is NOT a team effort. Each competitor must turn in a separate piece of work.
- MIST ID and order of competition will be pre-assigned on a random selection basis.
- Competitors shall report at the appropriate time and place designated.
- Judges shall know the competitors by their MIST IDs.
- All designs must be labeled with the MIST ID ONLY. The competitor’s name must not appear anywhere on the submission.
- Your portfolio should have a cover or presentation case. Be creative. (see example).
- Your portfolio should include your philosophy: how you are going to use your inspiration to make a collection (your inspiration is this year’s theme and it can be combined with other inspirations as well). For example, Loyalty + Environment (trees, landscape, etc.). (see example).
- Your portfolio should include a “Mood” or “Inspiration” page of the image(s) that inspire your collection. So if your philosophy is Loyalty and environment then there should be images of those things so you can refer to them to draw inspiration for your designs. (see example).
- Your portfolio should include a fabric swatch/color palette page. (see example)
- Each competitor’s portfolio must have a total of six (6) outfits in the following combinations:
- a. OPTION 1: 3 complete adult female outfits AND 3 complete adult male outfits.
- b. OPTION 2: 6 complete male outfits OR 6 complete female outfits.
- These six (6) outfits can either be on a figure (see example) or as a colored flat (it would just be your black and white flats colored.) You are welcome to make xerox copies of your flats and color on top. For each outfit, you must submit the following as part of your portfolio:
- One 5”x7” -- 8.5”x11” illustration of each design as worn, in color, matted and mounted on heavy paper or poster board enclosed in an 8.5”x11” page protector to protect the design. No smaller than 5” x 7”. (A total of 6 mounted illustrations).
- Two (2) flat design sketches (working/detail sketches) for each outfit, for example: front and back (for a total of 12 flat sketches). These flats should be in black and white so the details can be seen easily.
- Description and sewing notes. Include in this section details that are hard to see or identify in your design illustration and/or sketches (see sample flat).
- The illustration (photographs are not acceptable) is to be clean, neatly mounted or matted. Colored pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolor, colored pen/ink, or crayons may be used (see sample flat).
- Competitors can gain extra points by providing extra design items such as shoes, accessories: pins, jewelry, etc. (outfits can be designed with shoes; however, outfits without shoes will NOT be disqualified).
- Competitors must provide a common feature within a set such as similar buttons, similar colors, etc. Competitors are encouraged to be original in all their designs.
- The sketch must fulfill all the basic requirements below:
- That designs are modest in nature while exuding creativity.
- That designs inspire comfort, confidence, and dignity.
- Each participant will be interviewed for five (5) minutes in order to describe purpose and inspiration of the artwork. Judges will interview competitors on their inspiration behind the design, what they like the most and dislike the most. Competitors should be ready to explain any details, parts, and characteristics in the design that are outstanding or unusual. Judges will also ask competitors what they think makes their designs different from others in the market. Interview questions can be found in the last section of the Fashion Design Ballot. Please note that if there are more than 15 entries for this competition, only the top 15 entries (based on the portfolio) will be interviewed. In this case, a preliminary judging round will take place, and all entries will be judged according to the Fashion Design Ballot. The top 15 that advance will have a five (5) minute interview with the Judges’ Panel.
- Both the interview and the portfolio will be judged according to the Fashion Design Ballot.
Checklist:
• Fashion Design Portfolio.
• The submission must be clearly labeled with:
- MIST IDs
- Name of Competition
[Please note: we recommend that participants use a sturdy portfolio that has all required items securely intact.]