10 best fashion competitions in early 2018 that will boost your talent

Celebrating the Most Innovative Irish Design

1. A Short Bio describing your Designs






2. Your Award Category of Interest (Student Designer of
   the Year; Accessories Designer of the Year; Jewellery Designer of the
   Year; Millinery Designer of the Year; Fashion Designer of the Year;
   Innovation Awards of the Year; Ones to Watch)






3. Four images of your Best Designs

lauragh@goldenegg.ie

Deadline for entries: 11th December 2017

With
the LEVI’S X ATRS THREAD COMPETITION 2018,  the iconic denim company is
looking for the best design talent who will win 10 weeks design internship at
Levi’s San Francisco (USA) headquarter in summer 2018, to work with the best
denim experts of the world and have the possibility to visit the legendary
Levi’s archive and the Eureka Innovation Lab.

New to ARTS THREAD? To enter, register to
create an ARTS THREAD account and go to your email and click on the activation
link sent to your email Inbox. Then log into your account, upload your project,
then return to this page and select your project into this Competition box. 
 

1. Open to anyone over 18 coming from anyway
   in the world (with some limitation to see in the competitions terms and conditions) 
2. Enrolled in a Fashion Design program with an
   accredited college/university.
3. Graduating between
   September 2018 – June 2019.
4. Design a capsule collection of 4-8 outfits,
   female, male or gender neutral. 
5. Trend Report: Trend really
   is about understanding human nature – the changes in our values and
   expectations. We’d like you to join the dots between macro trends, social
   values, catwalk and street style. Use the trends to show why you designed
   your project. 
6. Trend Report: Trend really
   is about understanding human nature – the changes in our values and
   expectations. We’d like you to join the dots between macro trends, social
   values, catwalk and street style. Use the trends to show why you designed
   your project. 
7. Brand Identity: Being a
   designer isn’t just about designing a particular object, pair of jeans,
   jacket etc – but to design a brand’s identity. Every strong brand has a
   strong identity that you can remember and that embodies the brand’s
   character. This is a
   vital skill.

1. International –
   from any country
2. Open to anyone over 18 who is enrolled on an arts
   & design a program of any specialism with an accredited
   college/university or graduated in 2017.
3. Create a mood board and palette using the Coloro
   digital workspace and relate it your discipline, focusing on one of the
   following 4 themes: Eco / Dark Fantasy / Generation x / Revolution.
4. 1 x moodboard
5. 1 x color palette for the moodboard 
6. A range of 3-4 sketches / specs to showcase your
   project 

Deadline for entries: 31th January 2018

2. Emerging
   designers, tailors and stylists who have not yet established themselves in
   the industry.
3. Participants
   must be 18 years or older.
4. You online
   submission should be limited to 250 words, include design sketches and/ or
   a mood board to display patterns and colours and can include a short
   video.
5. When you
   submit your physical application, it must represent your online
   application.
6. Conceptualise
   a mini-collection that uses Portland cement-based concrete as a medium
   combined with other materials, such as textiles, leather, wood, bronze,
   glass etc.
7. This
   mini-collection of outfits can include three accessories and can be
   designed for men, women, or can be a mix of menswear and
   womenswear.  
8. Accompanying
   accessories could be: bags, belts, hats, shoes, eyewear, headgear,
   scarves. Entrants can paint and dip fabric using cement and concrete.

Deadline for entries: 30th March 2018

1. Student sub-category: If you are a full/part
   time student on or before March 30 th 2017 you may enter for the student
   category and qualify for the discount. Students pay a subsidised entry fee.
2. Open sub-category: The open category is for
   entrants of all ages with an interest in embroidery.
3. Requirements depending by the category (Fashion Category (Hand Embroidery) Student
   subcategory and Open subcategory; Textile Art Category (Hand Embroidery)
   Student subcategory and Open subcategory; Student Fashion Category Digital
   Embroidery; Student Textile Art Category Digital Embroidery)

Competition website

Deadline for entries: 1st April 2018

1. The
   application fee is $40 for the Fashion or Accessory category. If
   applicants wish to register in both categories, the application fee is
   $75.
2. After
   confirmation of registration each applicant should submit a file of
   drawings/illustrations of a mini collection of 3 outfits in menswear,
   womenswear or a mixed collection of both menswear and womenswear or 3
   accessories.
3. The
   competition is open to students registered in a School or University
   during the year 2017/2018

Deadline for entries: 1st May 2018

1. Curriculum​
   ​ Vitae​ ​and​ ​​ ​photo​ ​of​ ​yourself
2. Portfolio ​
   ​and​ ​5​ ​photos​ ​of​ ​your​ ​last​ ​collection (max 10mb attachment)
3. Links to
   ​press​ ​articles​, press​ ​review​s, features and appearences (if they
   exist)
4. Open​ed ​
   to​ ​designers​ ​from​ ​all around the globe,​ ​who​ ​have produced​
   ​maximum​ ​two​ ​collections​ ​or​ ​have​ ​less than a​ ​year​ ​of​
   ​activity​ ​and​ ​who​ ​are​ ​under 40​ ​years​ ​old.​ ​​