Description

Calling all Innovative Fashion Designers…the Plastics Make it Possible^SM design competition began on October 29th and the deadline for submissions is Tuesday, December 1st.

Click here for official rules.

The Contest

Whether it’s polyester, nylon, spandex or Lycra®, the fashion and design world has embraced plastic materials. Plastics Make it Possible^SM aims to inspire designers’ imaginations and allow artists to create pieces that are cutting-edge, on trend, chic, affordable, and even eco-friendly. Without plastic, consumers wouldn’t have faux fur or microfiber, skinny jeans wouldn’t have their stretch, and women wouldn’t have the smooth, comfortable support they’ve come to rely on under their favorite looks.

Plastics Make it Possible^SM and Gen Art are challenging new and established designers to put their creativity to the test and design two dynamic womenswear looks made from fabrics that include plastic-based fibers such as polyester, rayon, nylon and more.

The Prize

The Grand Prize Winner will be obligated to create a sample collection, 10 piece line, utilizing items from the approved materials list to be shown during Gen Art’s New York Winter Fashion Week 2010. The Grand Prize Winner will also receive a $10,000 stipend/award to create the collection and a trip (two days / two nights) for Grand Prize Winner and one (1) guest to New York City, to attend the Fashion Week Event.

The Rules

Must be 18+ years of age to enter

The entrant must submit two separate, original designs of womenswear made entirely of approved materials from the below list. Submissions can include some embellishments, thread, trims, buttons and other notations that are not plastic based. Examples of such would be metal zippers, Swarovski crystal embellishments and metallic buttons. Non-plastic elements should be used only as embellishments.

The entrant must submit two photos (one front, one back) of each of the two designs submitted, for a total of four images

All parts of the entry must be the entrant’s own, original, unpublished work and cannot contain anything owned or licensed by another

Click here for the approved materials list.

Submissions

Submissions will be accepted starting on October 29, 2009. Deadline for entry is December 1, 2009. Users will be able to vote on their favorite designs from October 29 to December 15, 2009. Winner will be announced on or around December 21, 2009.

Rating System

Community members will rate your design on a 1-10 scale; the top 10 designs will be considered finalists and will be displayed in a special section of the website for users to view. The section will be updated with new designs as the ratings change.

How the winners are chosen

The Gen Art Fashion Department and Plastics Make it Possible^SM, will review the Plastics Make it Possible^SM voters top 10 finalists for best design (based on a 1-10 voting system). The judging panel also reserves the right to choose a design outside of the community's top 10 picks for review. The winning design will be based on category / point system (up to 40 points on composition, up to 40 points for originality and up to 20 points for representation of the theme) Gen Art will be responsible for all fulfillment of prizing elements.