Organized by: China Fashion Association Hempel International Group
l Theme of the Contest:
Wild·Life
Wild implies both original and freedom, wild can be a fish wandering in shallow water, wild can be a tiger roaring in woods. Life is a wheel, life is also prosperity. Modern people believes charm of wild life lies in the tension of life and nature transmigration. This time Hempel Award and WildAid invite you to express Wild·Life in your eyes through fashion design, and touch wild world by modern civilization.
l Requirements
a) Finish the creative collection in accordance 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.
e）Entries of the final round shall design a T-shirt base on the theme, detailed instruction will be noticed after being shortlisted.
l Represent Form
a) Design Drawings: colored silhouettes (27cm*40cm) with attachment of theme, sketches of each style, design inspiration and sample fabrics (5cm*5cm);
b) Final collection: clothes made from selected design drawings in preliminary evaluation.
l Qualifications
Candidates must be under the age of 35 (i.e. be born on or after January 1,1983), regardless of nationality and geographic location.
l Awards (all the prize is before tax)
One Gold Award with cash prize of CNY 50,000 round air tickets to and from Beijing by airplane for the contestant self and free sightseeing tour for one week;
Two Sliver Awards with cash prize of CNY 20,000 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 15,000;
One Enterprise Award、One Internet popularity Award with cash prize of CNY- 5000;
Several Excellent Awards with cash prize of CNY 2500;
China Fashion Association will issue the above awards.
Shortlist players will join the "Hempel Award" emerging designer salon and selected winners will have chance to hold his/her personal fashion show or participate in joint fashion show during the China Fashion Week supported by Hempel International Group.
l Contest Evaluation
Jury Team: The jury is comprised of internationally well-known scholars, designers, fashion critics and artist;
Preliminary Evaluation: Based on design drawings submitted and shortlisted candidates will be informed in written form in late of December 2017
Final and Awarding: Candidates should bring their clothes of selected design drawings in preliminary evaluation to Beijing for final competition.
l Schedule
Sep.-Dec.8th,2018 Submit designs to the Organizing Committee
Early Dec.2018 Preliminary Evaluation
Jan.-Mar.20th,2019 Selected candidates finish all the clothes, judging internet popularity award
Late Mar,2019 Final and Awarding
l Notes
a）Design drawings are required, and one candidate for one collection;
b）Personal information of the candidates such as nationality, name, gender, age and contact information (address, postal code, fax, tel and email) must be clearly stated at the back of fashion drawings;
c）Apart from drawing, candidates shall upload electronic version of work and fabric picture to Hempel Award webpage. Please download the application form from the website http://www.fashion.org.cn
d）Design drawings should be submitted before December 8th, 2018(according to the postmark). Whether the drawings are selected or not by the preliminary evaluation, they will not be returned;
e）Shortlisted candidates should cover the transportation to Beijing by themselves. The Organizing committee will afford Four-day accommodation for the shortlist in Beijing;
f）The organizers have right to use the submitted drawings for promotion purposes in the future.
l Contact Information
Address: Hempel Award Contest Organizing Committee,
2nd Floor, Block B . D•PARK, No.2 Jiuxianqiao Road, Beijing, 100015, China
Contact: Ms.Melissa He /Ms. Liu
Telephone: +86 10 84562288—304/305 Fax: +86 10 84572699
Email: hempelaward@126.com
Website: http://www.fashion.org.cn http://www.chinafashionweek.org
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The 27th Hempel Award Contestant Acknowledgement
