About the competition - Fashion Design - Ethic 2008
Ethic is back, putting the compassion into fashion. We are looking for inspirational design
which rises to the challenge facing today’s fashion industry.
Winners of the Ethic 2008 competition, sponsored by Brother, will receive a £450 cash prize
and will be invited to the high profile UK Skills national awards ceremony. They will also receive
a prize of a top of the range sewing machine, donated by Brother. Visit
http://www.brother.co.uk/g3.cfm/s_page/50670/s_level/17090/s_product/NV1200U1.
Runners up won't go away empty handed either as Brother will be giving away an introductory
sewing machine to each runner up! Visit
http://www.brother.co.uk/g3.cfm/s_page/50670/s_level/17090/s_product/NV1200U1
for more info.
Fashion Design brief - Updated April 08 93Kb PDF Document Download
Fashion Design questionnaire 46Kb MS Word Doc Download
Fashion Design register 38Kb MS Word Doc Download
Competition Rules 91Kb PDF Document Download
Entry Levels: Advanced
Entry Deadline: 02 May 2008
Entry Type: Team competitors
Competition Type: Mixed
Who is this competition for?
This competition is open to anyone who have an interest in fashion design, production and fashion business management. As a guide to its scope and standard: the competition has been designed to support the development of people preparing to be fashion designers through level 3 training programmes.
What does the competition prepare you for?
The competition places you within the role of the fashion designer. Fashion designers design clothes for designer labels or for the mass production clothing industries. Designers can work for haute couture firms, produce their own collections or work as commercial designers for clothing manufacturers, producing designs for the mass market. Designers usually produce designs for two seasons ahead, collaborating with other staff such as buyers and forecasters.
To be a fashion designer you need to be artistic and creative with an eye for colour, texture and pattern. You also need good drawing and production skills, together with an understanding of the properties of different fabrics.
What does the competition cover?
This is a ‘mixed’ competition. The competition is judged at two stages:
Stage one: competitors submit their entry for short-listing to stage two, by post.
Stage two: short-listed competitors are invited to the UK final to present their
garment and have their outfit shown in a live fashion show.
What happens if I win?
Winners of the Ethic 2008 competition, sponsored by Brother, will receive a £450 cash prize and
will be invited to the high profile UK Skills national awards ceremony. They will also receive a
prize of a top of the range sewing machine, donated by Brother. Visit
http://www.brother.co.uk/g3.cfm/s_page/50670/s_level/17090/s_product/NV1200U1.
Runners up won't go away empty handed either as Brother will be giving away an introductory
sewing machine to each runner up! Visit
http://www.brother.co.uk/g3.cfm/s_page/50670/s_level/17090/s_product/NV1200U1
for more info.
Further information
For detailed information about the technical aspects of the competition, please contact Becky Hunt - becky.hunt@newham.ac.uk.
Further opportunities
There is a City & Guilds qualification available for this competition.
Competition sponsors
