The European Fashion Designer Competition 2010 is a Europe-wide garment design competition, open to groups of students studying fashion across Europe.  It is part funded by the Leonardo da Vinci action of the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme.

Winners announced, thank you to all who have entered, click here. 

Competition Brief

In 2010, the V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum) in London opened its celebrated Medieval and Renaissance galleries, which provide a wealth of inspiration to artists and designers internationally.

Research European Medieval and Renaissance artefacts - you may begin your research with website links provided in the information pack.  Seek out masterpieces of design, craft, decoration and colour which are rich in pattern, texture and form.  Garments from these times distinguished class, wealth and occasion, and their quality has lasted centuries. Take inspiration for a single garment design from this research into the art and culture of the Medieval and Renaissance period throughout Europe.

“I’ll be looking for originality whilst still linking to our past.  The winners will be a team who show they have really captured the style and energy of the medieval and renaissance period whilst incorporating their own unique and modern style" - Zandra Rhodes

Click here to download the information and registration pack (2.62MB)

Eligibility

This competition was open to teams of 2-5 students studying fashion at levels 3 or 4 in a European educational institution.  A maximum of 2 entries per institution were accepted.

Prize

The winning team will have their garment constructed by a top fashion house in Lithuania and presented at the famous Vauxhall Fashion Scout, Freemasons Hall in London’s Covent Garden.  The winning garment will be shown during a catwalk show to an audience of leading international fashion specialists and media. The event takes place during London Fashion Week in September 2010.

Travel and accommodation costs will be provided for one tutor and two members of the team (aged 17+) to attend the final catwalk event and presentation by Zandra Rhodes.

Four runners-up will be selected, whose design work will be displayed during the reception at the final catwalk event.

www.vauxhallfashionscout.com

Entry Requirements

Each team must submit:

-  3 pages of research, showing the inspiration for the garment design
-  1 moodboard
-  2 pages of initial design ideas
-  2 pages of design developments
-  1 fashion illustration showing a front view of the garment design
-  1 flat working drawing showing the front and back views of the garment, and a side view if necessary - example
-  1 design of a fashion label for your garment

Include details of styling features (eg topstitching, darts, pleats, tucks, and pockets) components (eg zips, buttons, eyelets, buckles) and measurements.  Specify the fabric that would be used for the garment construction, and provide a swatch.  Fabrics should not be printed, real fur, leather, metallic or hi-tech fabrics.

Registration of Interest

Tutors registered their students to take part by emailing info@cipsonline.com by 1^st June 2010.

Click here to download the information and registration pack (2.62MB)

Submission of Entries

Entries were submitted electronically (high resolution, 300dpi images) on CD, USB, or via www.yousendit.com by:

24th June 2010

Entries were submitted to:

info@cipsonline.com

or

European Fashion Designer Competition

FAD

10a Wellesley Terrace

London  N1 7NA  UK

We regret that entries cannot be returned.  Each team should keep both originals and digital copies of their submissions.

Please note that the European Fashion Designer Competition and its project partners reserve the right to use and reproduce the images submitted for the reporting and publicity of this and futures projects.

Judging Criteria

Entries should fulfil the criteria described above.  Garment designs should be clearly linked to your research, original and appropriate for manufacture. Entries will be judged by Zandra Rhodes Studio, the iconic British designer who has designed for the rich and famous, and First Priority Apparel and Fashion House, Lithuania who will judge the technical aspects of the entries.

“This is a great opportunity for fashion students who aren’t studying a university or degree course in Europe to show their design ideas during London’s Fashion Week”  Zandra Rhodes

Additional Accessories

The winning team may design and produce accessories to complement their garment, which should be received by 10th September 2010.

The winning design will be styled by professional stylists who reserve the right to present the garment in the manner they see as most appropriate.