Hempel Award the 20th China International Young Fashion Designers Contest
20 Oct 11
Highlights
[Upcoming Event]Pacific Style Week
[Upcoming Event]Open Lecture: Analysis of Intended Uses of Hygiene Masks and Their Problems (27 Mar)
[Upcoming Event]MA students at interstoff Asia essential (13 & 14 March)
[Upcoming Event]Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers' Contest 2013
[Upcoming Event]Discovering Qing - Fashion Design Competition
Sponsor: China Fashion Association Hempel (International) Group
l Theme of the Contest:
Across Boundaries
-- Evening wear design for celebrities to celebrate the Opening of the 2012 London Olympic Games
Beyond time and space, across boundaries and cultures
l Requirements
a) The design should illustrate the contestants’ creative fashion series with the contest theme (3-4 outfits);
b) Designs must be based on the contestants’ original ideas and have never gone public before the contest;
c) Designs should be in line with current trends and cultural characteristics;
d) Distinctive style, well presented, clothing and accessories in good order.
l Represent Form
a) Design Drawings: Drawings with colors (27cm*40cm) attached by structural drawings, design description and fabric samples (5cm*5cm);
b) Clothing: clothes made from selected design drawings in the preliminary evaluation.
l Qualifications
Candidates must be at or under 35 years old (i.e. born on or after January 1, 1976), regardless of nationality and geographic location.
l Awards (all the prize is before tax)
One Gold Award with cash prize of CNY 30,000, round air tickets to and from Beijing by airplane for the contestant self and free sightseeing tour for one week;
Two Silver Awards with cash prize of CNY 15,000, round air tickets to and from Beijing by airplane for the contestant self and free sightseeing tour for one week;
Two Bronze Awards with cash prize of CNY 10,000;
Several Participating Country Awards with cash prize of CNY 3,000;
China Fashion Association will issue the above awards.
l Contest Evaluation
Jury Team: The jury is comprised of internationally well-known scholars, designers and fashioncritics;
Preliminary Evaluation: based on design drawings submitted and shortlisted candidates will be informed in written form in late of December 2011;
Final and Awarding: Candidates should bring their clothes of selected design drawings in preliminary evaluation to Beijing for final competition held in March 2012;
l Schedule
Sep.-Dec. 2nd, 2011 Submit designs to the Organizing Committee
Mid and late Dec. 2011 Preliminary Evaluation
Jan.-Mar.20th, 2012 Selected candidates finish all the clothes
Late Mar., 2012 Final and Awarding
l Notes
a) Design drawings are required, and one candidate for one collection;
b) Design drawings should be submitted before December 02, 2011 (according to the postmark). Whether the drawings are selected or not by the preliminary evaluation, they will not be returned;
c) Personal information of the candidates such as nationality, name, gender, age and contact address (with postal code, fax no., tel. no. and email) must be clearly stated at the back of fashion drawings;
d) Shortlisted candidates should cover the transportation to Beijing by themselves. The Organizing committee will afford Four-day accommodation for the shortlist in Beijing;
e) The organizers have right to use the submitted drawings from promotion purposes in the future..
l Contact Information
Address: Hempel Award Contest Organizing Committee,
3F, A Building. D·PARK, No.2 Jiuxianqiao Road, Beijing, 100015---100, China
Contact: Mr. Li Jianfeng /Ms. Dong Jingjing/Ms. Zhu Shaofang
Telephone: +86 10 84562288—304/305/326 Fax: +86 10 84572699
Email: hempelaward@126.com
Website: www.fashion.org.cn www.chinafashionweek.org