ARTS OF FASHION COMPETITION | 2010 | SAN FRANCISCO | DEC 3 - 7 | 2010

THE 9TH ARTS OF FASHION SYMPOSIUM IS GENEROUSLY HOSTED BY THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA SAN\ FRANCISCO - THE MASTERCLASS-SERIES WILL START ON DECEMBER 3, 2010 - THE JURY SESSION AND LECTURES WILL OCCUR ON DECEMBER 6 - THE FINAL FASHION SHOWS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE BENTLY RESERVE ON DECEMBER 7, 2010 -  INFORMATION REGARDING SCHEDULE, ACCOMMODATION, PASS & TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE HERE

SELECTED STUDENTS FOR THE AoF COMPETITION 2010

FASHION CATEGORY

ACCESSORIES CATEGORY

FIRST ROUND SELECTION - JURY MEMBERS APRIL 27, 2010 @ FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - NEW YORK

The Arts of Fashion Foundation is pleased to announce that Charlene Parsons from Miami International University of Art & Design, Stephen Doyle from Glasgow Caledonian University - UK, Katryn Schnabl from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Steven Faerm from Parsons The New School for Design, Van Dyk Lewis from Cornell University, Linda Lee from Virginia Commonwealth University, Sass Brown from the Fashion Institute of Technology are among the fashion professors selected for the preliminary judging of the 9th Arts of Fashion International Student Competition 2010. Lisa Weiss – owner of the Debut Gallery New York and Mathew Ames New York creative Fashion designer will join the jury this year.

This year, this jury session is generously hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology – FIT in New York on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 9 AM - 6 PM.
(In 2002 we did this first round at the University of Cincinnati, in 2003 and 2006 at Parsons in NY, in 2004 at Philadelphia University, in 2005 at Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007 at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, in 2008 at the Pratt Institute in NY and last year at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles).

The challenge during this long day - on April 27 - is to select 50 candidates in Fashion and Accessories based on the student 2D project from 26 Countries and 82 Schools and Universities! Innovation, Creativity and Coherence, Illustration and Feasibility, with the theme “UNIQUELY UNTRENDY” for this year, are the main criteria -

UNIVERSITIES & SCHOOLS REPRESENTED BY REGISTERED STUDENTS --- April 14, 2010

• Argentina - Buenos Aires / Universidad de Palermo
• Australia - Brisbane / Queensland University of Technology
• Australia - Melbourne / Melbourne School of Fashion
• Australia - Melbourne / Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
• Australia - Sydney / Sydney Institute TAFE
• Australia - Sydney / Whitehouse Institute of Design
• Australia - Victoria / Victoria Kangan Batman TAFE
• Brazil - Brasilia / Istituto de Educação Superior de Brasília – IESB
• Brazil - Novo Hamburgo / Centro Universitario Feevale
• Brazil - Sao Paulo / Escola Panamericana de Arte e Design
• Brazil - Sao Paulo / Faculdade Ensino Superior do Interior Paulista - FAIP
• Brazil - Sao Paulo / Servico Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial – SENAC
• Brazil - Sao Paulo / Universidade Anhembi Morumbi
• Bulgaria - Sofia / New Bulgarian University
• Canada - Quebec / Lasalle College
• Canada - Toronto / Ryerson University
• Canada - Toronto / Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Canada - Vancouver / Vancouver Community College
• China - Beijing / Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology – BIFT
• China - Hong Kong / Hong Kong Design Institute – HKDI
• Colombia - Medellin / Institucion Universitaria Colegiatura Colombiana
• Czech Republic - Pilsen / University of West Bohemia
• Czech Republic - Usti / University of J.E. Purkyne
• France - Paris / Esmod
• France - Strasbourg / Ecole Superieure des Arts Appliques
• Germany - Berlin / Fachhochschule fur Technik und Wirschaft – FHTW
• Hungary - Budapest / Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
• India - Chennai / National Institute Fashion Technology – NIFT
• India - Gandhinagar / National Institute Fashion Technology – NIFT
• India - Jaipur / Pearl Academy of Fashion
• Italy - Milano / Istituto Carlo Secoli
• Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur / Malaysian Institute of Art – MIA
• Philippines - Pasig City / Fashion Institute of the Philippines
• Portugal - Castel Branco / Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas
• Portugal - Covilha / Universidade da Beira Interior
• Romania - Iasi / University of Arts George Enescu
• Romania - Cluj Napoca / University of Art & Design
• Saudi Arabia - Riyadh / Arts and Skills Institute
• Slovakia - Trencin / University of Alexander Dubcek
• Slovenia - Ljubljana / University of Ljubljana           
• South Korea - Daegu / Daegu University
• South Korea - Daegu / Yeungnam University
• South Korea – Seoul / Kong-ik University
• Spain - Barcelona / Escola Llotja
• Sweden - Boras / Swedish School of Textiles
• United Kingdom - Leicester / De Montfort University
• United Kingdom - London / Central Saint Martins
• United Kingdom - London / London College of Fashion
• United Kingdom - Northampton / University of Northampton
• United Kingdom - Nottingham / Nottingham Trent University
• USA/CA - Berkeley / College of Alameda
• USA/CA - Los Angeles / Otis College of Art and Design
• USA/CA - San Francisco / Academy of Art University
• USA/CA - San Francisco / Art Institute of California
• USA/CA - San Francisco / City College
• USA/CA - San Francisco / Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - FIDM
• USA/FL - Miami / Miami International University of Art & Design
• USA/IA - Ames / Iowa State University
• USA/IL - Chicago / Columbia College of Chicago
• USA/IL - Chicago / The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• USA/IN - Bloomington / Indiana University
• USA/KS - Manhattan / Kansas State University
• USA/LA - Baton Rouge / Louisiana State University
• USA/MO - Saint Charles / Lindenwood University
• USA/NE - Lincoln / University of Nebraska
• USA/NY - Brooklyn / Pratt Institute
• USA/NY - Ithaca / Cornell University
• USA/NY - New York / Fashion Institute of Technology - FIT
• USA/NY - New York / Parsons The New School for Design
• USA/NY - Poughkeepsie / Marist College
• USA/OH - Cincinnati / University of Cincinnati
• USA/OH - Kent / Kent State University
• USA/PA - Philadelphia / Drexel University
• USA/PA - Philadelphia / Moore College of Art & Design
• USA/RI - Providence / Rhode Island School of Design - RISD
• USA/TX - Denton / University of North Texas – UNT
• USA/TX - Houston / Houston Community College
• USA/VA - Norfolk / Norfolk State University
• USA/VA - Richmond / Virginia Commonwealth University - VCU
• USA/WA- Seattle / International Academy of Design & Technology
• USA/WI - Milwaukee / Mount Mary College
• Uzbekistan - Tashkent / Tashkent Institute of Textile and Light Industry

ARTS OF FASHION COMPETITION 2010 - THEME & REQUIREMENTS

THEME 2010 "UNIQUELY UNTRENDY"- MENSWEAR / WOMENSWEAR OR MIXED COLLECTION

Students will have the opportunity to submit an application showing their creative and innovative design potentials in the following two categories:
• 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, women wear, or a mixed collection of both men’s and women’s wear.

Online registration opens and limited to 500 applicants.

• First Round / to design a capstone collection of 3 outfits:
- 1 page for the 3 illustrations or plan of collection
- 1 page for each illustration
- 1 page for each flats/technical designs
- 1 page for the fabric and material swatches
- 1 page for the developed concept or atmosphere or mood board
- 1 page for the written concept (maximum 100 words)
- 1 resume / CV of the applicant
- 1 student ID (photocopy) 2009/2010 of the applicant

Mail design proposal and sketches 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 Tel 415 252 0734

Format of each page: 8.5" x 11" or A4 / Letter – and on separate page (do not try to bind it or else) – name and school and email address and cell phone number should be written on the back of each page with a pencil.

Deadline to receive the project: April 14, 2010
Jury session meeting: April 27, 2010
Results posted on the AF website: May 1, 2010

• Second Round / construction of 2 outfits or 2 accessories from the capstone collection selected project:
Deadline to receive the outfits/accessories: November . 15, 2010
Arts of Fashion Symposium (MasterClass-series, Debut-series, Conferences, Jury session, Movies and Fashion Shows): Dec. 3 -7, 2010.

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.

Arts of Fashion Foundation 635 Tennessee Street Suite # 402 San Francisco CA 94107 (415) 252 0734