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ARTS
OF FASHION 2007 THEME & REQUIREMENTS
Theme 2007:
CONFUSION
First
Round / Students will have the opportunity to submit
an application showing their creative design potential in the
following two categories:
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ACCESSORIES: a mini collection of three accessories,
including luggage, bags, belts, hats, shoes, etc… Sorry
no jewelry will be accepted. Applicants can submit a collection
in any combination, such as three different belts or one belt,
one bag, and one pair of shoes.
• FASHION: a mini collection of three
outfits in menswear, womenswear, or a mixed collection of both
men’s and womenswear.
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS:
- 1 page for the 3 illustrations (please do not sign or print
name on front of page)
- 1 page for the flats/technical designs
- 1 page for the fabric & material swatches
- 1 page explaining concept (maximum 100 words, visual references
may be included)
- 1 resume + 1 photo of applicant + 1 photocopy of 2006-2007
student ID
- 1 print or photocopy of applicant’s online PayPal registration
- 1 9”x12” self-addressed envelope with sufficient
postage to return original application materials
All application
material should abide by the following measurements, Anything
larger will not be accepted. Page format (8.5”x 11”)
USA or A4: (21cm x 29.7cm) or (8.27" x 11.69")Please
label the back of all pages with applicant’s name. Do
not mount any pages to carboard, foamboard, etc…
Mail application
in a sturdy cardboard envelope or box to avoid any damage to:
Arts of Fashion Foundation, 635 Tennessee Street, Suite # 402,
San Francisco, CA 94107
Online registration
begins: Dec 8, 2006 (www.af-competition.com)
Application deadline: must be received by April 16, 2007
Jury session meeting: April 20, 2007
Results posted on the AF website: April 23, 2007
Second Round
/ Construction of two accessories or two outfits from the selected
mini collection.
The AF Competition
- International Final will take place on Nov 2-3, 2007 in Miami,
during the Arts of Fashion Symposium.
ARTS
OF FASHION 2007 CALENDAR & RULES & REGULATIONS
1. THE ARTS OF FASHION COMPETITION EXISTS TO:
Promote and reward
creativity and inventiveness; discover young talent and facilitate
careers; establish enriching contacts and exchanges between different
countries, schools and universities; and to foster new relationships
between those from different industries and fields.
The first 7 laureates
will receive Awards and a Certification for their creative and
original work based on themes. (Judging based on coherence
with the theme, skill level, and artful expressiveness).
The winners of
the Arts of Fashion Competition 2006 are as follows:
- Jessica Darwin (Moore College of Art and Design) won a six-week
scholarship to the creative fashion design department of the
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre
– Brussels
- Jaeyoon Jeong (Drexel University) won a two-month internship
within the Jean-Charles
de Castelbajac House - Paris
- Leanne Wierzba (California College of Arts of San Francisco),
won a three-month internship within the Anne-Valerie
Hash House - Paris
- Chi Kwan (Parsons The New School for Design) won a one-year
scholarship to the renown Schools
of the Chambre Syndicale - Paris
- Sung Yun Nam (Parsons The New School for Design) won a three-month
internship within the creative department of Veronique
Branquinho - Antwerp
- Kyoonhee Shin (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) won a
three-month internship within the design studio of Wendy
& Jim - Vienna
2. THEME
2007: CONFUSION
3.
CALENDAR 2007:
- December
8, 2006: Online registration begins.
- April 16, 2007: Submission deadline for all
application materials.
- April 20, 2007: Jury session meeting.
- April 23, 2007: Candidates selected for the
International Final will be listed on the Arts of Fashion website.
- October 22, 2007: Submission deadline for all
selected projects.
- November 2-3, 2007: Arts of Fashion Competition
- International Final (Exhibition, Seminar, Presentation, Fashion
Show, Award Ceremony and Results). Miami International
University of Art & Design is the 2007 host university.
4. GENERAL
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION:
The competition
is open to students studying Fashion and Design anywhere in the
world during the academic year 2006-2007. The participants will
not only represent themselves, but also their Schools, Colleges
or Universities, as well as their Countries.
- Candidates
must be current students and cannot be professionally employed
in the fashion industry.
- Candidates must design their own original projects completely
by themselves.
- Candidates must follow the design and specifications outlined
in their application for realization of their final project.
- Registration must be submitted on an individual basis and in
the chosen categories.
- Online registration, applications, and final projects received
after the deadlines will not be accepted. Registration fees are
non-refundable.
- Projects presented in the International Final cannot be presented
in another U.S. competition for 12 months following the AF Competition
– International Final.
5. RULES
& REGULATIONS FOR AF-COMPETITION 2007:
1st STEP
December 8, 2006: Online registration begins
($30 registration fee for one category or $50 for both categories
through PayPal; www.af-competition.com)
2nd STEP
April 16, 2007: Deadline for all application
materials to be received by the Arts of Fashion Foundation: 635
Tennessee Street, Suite #402, San Francisco, CA 94107 (use a sturdy
cardboard envelope to avoid any damage to application materials).
- 1 page for the 3 illustrations (please do not sign or print
name on front of page)
- 1 page for the flats/technical designs
- 1 page for the fabric & material swatches
- 1 page explaining concept (maximum 100 words, visual references
may be included)
- 1 resume + 1 photo of applicant + 1 photocopy of 2006-2007 student
ID
- 1 print or photocopy of applicant’s online PayPal registration
- 1 9”x12” self-addressed envelope with sufficient
postage to return application materials
All application material should abide by the following measurements,
Anything larger will not be accepted. Page format (8.5”x
11”) USA or A4: (21cm x 29.7cm) or (8.27" x 11.69")Please
label the back of all pages with applicant’s name. Do not
mount any pages to carboard, foamboard, etc…
3rd STEP
April 23, 2007: The candidates invited to continue
on to the International Final will be posted on the AF website
(www.af-competition.com), along with instructions and specifications
for completion of the final projects.
4th STEP
October 22, 2007: Deadline
for all selected projects to be received by the Miami International
University of Art & Design.
-Final projects
must be sent to the Miami International University of Art &
Design, 1501 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33132-1418
USA to the attention of Charlene Parsons, Chair of the Fashion
School one week prior to the event. Deadline and details will
be specified to the selected students. Late projects will not
be accepted under any circumstances. It is the candidates’
responsibility to arrange for varification of shipment with their
shipping company.
-The realization of the project should follow the instructions
provided on the AF website.
-Fashion projects should include shoes (size 9), and any particular
stockings, undergarments, or accessories that the model should
wear.
-Everything should be sent in a transparent garment bag (with
your name and address written on it), appropriate hangers, and
one precise instruction page in a plastic sleeve (photos can be
added if necessary) to help the dressers.
6. EXCLUSION
CLAUSE:
Entries will
be automatically disqualified from the competition for the following
reasons:
- If the final
project does not follow the design or specifications outlined
in the candidate’s original application.
- If they are received after the deadline.
- If they may result in any copyright infringement or legal dispute
for the jury, organizers, sponsors, or host university.
- If they pressure for preferential treatment by the jury members,
the hosting university, the organizers, or sponsors of the competition.
Applications
and Final Projects will be judged by experts and well-known professionals
from fashion, design, media, and other fields. In all matters
concerning the course of the competition, including the selection
of award winners and settling disputes, the decisions of the judges
are final. All matters will be decided by majority vote and are
not subject to appeal. In case of a tie, the President of the
Jury will cast the deciding vote. Candidates will be presented
anonymously to the Jury by the competition organizers. Jury deliberations
will not be made public.
7. PROTECTION OF WORK:
Candidates maintain
artistic ownership of their designs and final projects. By the
act of participating in the competition, candidates give permission
to the organizers and sponsors to contact and promote them and
their projects through a wide range of media: press, TV, internet,
mailing, advertising, exhibitions, fashion show, etc…) for
a period of twelve months following the International Final. Winning
projects cannot be presented in another U.S. competition for twelve
months following the International Final. If a winning project
is exhibited in any media, mention of the Arts of Fashion Competition
is required.
8.
AMENDMENT SUSPENSION TERMINATION INSURANCE:
In the event
the AF Competition 2007 is suspended or terminated for any reason,
the organizers, as well as the sponsors, will not be held responsible
in any way.
The Arts of Fashion
Foundation and its members, volunteers, and instructors, and the
host University will not in any way be responsible for any accident,
damage or loss of the final projects or candidates’ belongings
during the course of competition, including workshops, tranbsportation,
and all events. It is the responsibility of the participants to
insure their submissions.
- 9. RULES & REGULATIONS
FOR AF-MASTERCLASSES 2007:
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Oct Mon 29-Nov
Thu 1 / 09:00 - 05:00 /4 DAY WORKSHOP / MasterClass-Series /
Miami International University of Art & Design
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There will be 5 MasterClasses opened, for a limited number of
fashion design students participating in these innovative 4-day
workshops:
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The designs,
produced by students in the workshops will be presented as a
special segment in the AF Fashion Show. Your recent resume,
a photocopy of your student ID 2006-07, the print or photocopie
of your online Paypal registration will be requested the first
day to be admitted into the MasterClass. Please, bring also
your basic sewing material!
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1st
STEP: Online registration for
the workshop. ($ 650 entrance fees for one workshop including
a Student PASS for the entire AF event 2007)
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2nd
STEP: Your recent resume including
a preference ranking of the different workshops willing to participate
in should be emailed immediatly after your Paypal registration
to masterclass@arts-of-fashion.org, In the ranking, please note
that 1 denotes first priority workshop, and 5 is least priority
workshop willing to attend. The Arts of Fashion will try to
meet your first preference to the best of our ability, but we
will be notifying you in the event of not being able to do so.
For those students who previously attended an Arts of Fashion
workshop before, the AF would highly recommend that you register
for a workshop with different instructors than previously, so
as to enrich your learning experience and your exposure to different
teachings and fashion philosophies.
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3rd
STEP: Your registration will
be fully completed only when you received back an email of confirmation
from the Arts of Fashion organization. Instructions and material
specifications for the developments of the MasterClasses as
well as the realization of the project will be emailed soon
after. A list of hotels will be provided. After your fully completed
admittance to the workshop with the AF confirmation received,
no refund will be possible except in the case of a cancellation
of workshop for any reason/ circonstance. Spots are limited
and are on first come, first served.
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The Arts
of fashion Foundation and their members, volunteers and instructors,
and the host University won't in anyway be responsible for any
kind of accidents, damages or lost of the final projects or
belongings which could happen during the process of the workshop
and all the events such as transportation or else. It is the
responsability of the students to be insure and to insure or
not what produce or /and submit.
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The Arts
of Fashion Foundation is a nonprofit organization, dedicated
to international cultural exchanges through a variety of events
meant to facilitate critical thinking among artists, designers,
scholars, and students.
