Tawa College & Community Fashion and Wearable Arts Show 2024
ENTRY FORMS ARE DUE IN BY THE 31st MAY
GARMENTS NEED TO BE READY BY 1st OCTOBER & HANDED IN AT THE DRESS REHEARSAL
The Technology department at Tawa College is delighted to announce our new event for the Wellington region. The event is open to anyone residing in the Wellington region; and to secondary school students enrolled in a Technology Fashion / Textiles course at a school in Wellington or Kapiti regions.
The categories for this years show are below:
Secondary School Year 11 Sustainable Design Category
SPONSORED BY STREETWISE COFFEE IN TAWA
1st Prize $500 2nd Prize $200
3rd Highly Commended Certificate
An original fashion garment designed using concepts of sustainable design considering one or more of the concepts of; recycle, reuse, rethink and reduce. While your design may begin with a commercial pattern, the final garment is more than ‘just following a pattern’, it must be visibly changed from the original and clearly demonstrates your own creative design work. You need to consider the whole look, which includes make-up, headwear, footwear and accessories as required, to show your garment/s to their best advantage down the runway.
Secondary School Category Year 12 / 13 Open
1st Prize $500 2nd Prize $200
3rd Highly Commended Certificate
An original fashion garment that clearly demonstrates your point of view as a designer. There is no theme for this category, it is open to enable you to show your creative design perspectives. You need to consider the whole look, which includes make-up, headwear, footwear and accessories as required, to show your garment/s to their best advantage down the runway.
Re_Designed
Open Category
1st Prize $500 2nd Prize $200
3rd Highly Commended Certificate
An original fashion garment designed and made using and transforming pre-loved garments. The pre-loved garment/s must be visibly changed from their original form and clearly demonstrate your creative point of view as a designer. The garment may be for day or evening wear. You need to consider the whole look, including make-up, headwear, footwear and accessories. You will need to submit a clear, colour photograph of each pre-loved garment used in the creation of your fashion garment in pdf format, to be displayed on the digital screens as your garment comes down the runway.
Wearable Art
Open Category
1st Prize $500 2nd Prize $200
3rd Highly Commended Certificate
An original garment that is art and made to be worn. This category is limited only by your imagination. There are no theme or material limits, but we do encourage you to use a significant proportion of reused / repurposed materials, to be mindful of sustainable design. You need to consider the whole look including make-up, headwear, footwear or accessories. Your model must be able to walk without constraint down the runway.
Forward to the Future_2050
Open Category
1st Prize $500 2nd Prize $200
3rd Highly Commended Certificate
An original fashion garment that suggests what we might be wearing in 2050. This category could consider how new natural resources will be more limited and / or look to how we may manufacture garments in the future, to considering what the style might be in 2050. You need to consider the whole look including make-up, headwear, footwear or accessories. Your model must be able to walk without constraint down the runway.
Origins
Open Category
1st Prize $500 2nd Prize $200
3rd Highly Commended Certificate
New Zealand is a nation that is inclusive of many cultural heritages. An original garment that reflects your own personal heritage/s. The garment may reflect traditional materials / techniques from those heritage/s or be a contemporary representation using modern or traditional materials and techniques. You need to consider the whole look including make-up, headwear, footwear or accessories. Your model must be able to walk without constraint down the runway.
Open
Open Category
1st Prize $500 2nd Prize $200
3rd Highly Commended Certificate
If your garment does not fit any of the other categories, then this category is for you. The final look should be head - to toe, so you need to consider the whole look including make-up, headwear, footwear or accessories. Your model must be able to walk without constraint down the runway.
The Overall Supreme Show Winner, will be chosen from the 1st Prize winners of each Category.
Overall Supreme Show Prize $750
Sponsored by Victoria University
We would like to thank all the sponsors who are supporting this event. New sponsors will be added as they come on board.
Laser Electrical Wellington East
20 Main Road, Tawa, Wellington
Whitecliffe College
Nexus Australasia
info@nexusaustralsia.com
Sponsoring the Year 11 Sustainable Design Award
The Fabric Store
Wellington, Auckland
Christchurch, Dunedin
Silk Living, Wellington
sponsoring the Re_Designed category
For all your art and design supplies
HUNTERS & COLLECTORS
CUBA STREET WELLINGTON