Arts of Fashion Competition 2006

The Arts of Fashion Competition is to promote & reward creativity & inventiveness, discover young talents & encourage careers, establish enriching contacts & exchanges between different countries, different Schools & Universities, different industries & fields to know each other better.

The first 3 laureates will receive Awards and a Certification for their creative and original work based on themes chosen each year by the Paris organization. (Coherence with the theme, skills level, and art expressiveness). The first 10 laureates in the Fashion category and first 5 in the Accessory category will represent the United States for the Final of the 24th International Competition for Young Fashion Designers (Concours International des Jeunes Createurs de Mode - Paris) at the Carrousel du Louvre, in Paris on December 14, 2006.

Theme 2006
Fashion - Expression of Body & Mind / La Mode - un moyen d'expression du corps et de l'esprit

Pre-Calendar 2006 (dates that can be changed)
- January 16, 2006: Registration online is open up to a limit of 500 participants.
- April 26, 2006: Deadline to receive your fashion illustration with its requirements to mail to the Arts of Fashion Foundation,
- May 26, 2006: Publication on the AF website of the list of the selected candidates.
- October 9, 2006: Deadline to receive your entire final project to mail to the Arts of Fashion Foundation. (dates that can be changed)
- October 16-19, 2006: Arts of Fashion Foundation Student workshops (MasterClass-serie). (dates that can be changed)
- October 20-21, 2006: National Final - Arts of Fashion Competition. (Exhibition, Seminar, Presentation, Fashion Show, Award Ceremony and Results of the winners who will represent the United States in Paris). (dates that can be changed)
- December 14, 2006: 24 th International Competition for Young Fashion Designers (Concours International des Jeunes Createurs de Mode - Paris).

General Conditions for Participation
The competition is open to any students carrying studies in Fashion or Design in the United
States, during the academic year 2005-2006.By its own participation, the participant / candidate
will represent also its School, College or University.

- Candidates must attend a course of study and not be professionally employed in the
fashion area.
- Candidates must undertake to design and do their own project completely themselves.
- Candidates must follow the instructions and specifications for their prototype.
- Registration must be submitted on an individual basis and in the chosen categories.
- Online registration, illustration and final project received after the deadlines will not be accepted as well as registration fees are not refundable.
- Projects selected for the National Final can not be presented in another U.S. competition in 2006.

Rules & Regulations for the U.S. & international Paris Competitions

1st STEP
From January 16 up to 500 participants: Online registration. ($ 30 entrance fees for one category or $ 50 for both categories)

2nd STEP
- Deadline on April 26, 2006 to receive your fashion illustration with its requirements, to mail to the Arts of Fashion Foundation: 635 Tennessee Street Suite #402 San Francisco CA 94107 (in a strong cardboard envelope).

- One full color fashion illustration of your project on a page no larger or smaller than 8-1/2" x 11" format. (Your name should be at the back of your illustration and it should not be also glued on any cardboard).

- One technical sheet with flats and samples of fabric or material on a page no larger or smaller than 8-1/2" x 11" format. (Your name should be at the back of your technical sheet and it should not be also glued on any cardboard).

- A written separate statement on a page explaining briefly your concept and idea in regard of the theme is also welcome this year. (Your name should be at the back of your statement page and it should not be also glued on any cardboard).

Your recent resume, a photocopy of your student ID 2005-06, the print or photocopie of your online Paypal registration, and one envelope 9"x 12" with the right postage on it and to the address you would like to have your project sent back later are requested and need to be provided in the same envelope than your overall project.

3rd STEP
The selected candidates list will be published on the website no later than May 26, with instructions and specifications for the developments of the competition in the U.S.

4th STEP (dates that can be changed)
- The realization of the project should be received by October 9, 2006 at the Arts of Fashion Foundation. (Late projects will not be accepted in any case).

- The realization of the project should follow the measurements provided on the AF website.

- Your project should include shoes (size 9), stockings... and all underwear and accessories that you would like the model wear.

- Everything should be sent with a transparent clothing bag (with your name and address written on it), appropriate hangers and one precise instruction page in a plastic sleeve (photos can be added if necessary) to help the dressers.

Exclusion Cause
Entries will be automatically disqualified from the competitions by the US national and/ or preselection
committeesand/or U.S. and Paris organizations for the following reasons:

- If they do not comply with the specifications.
- If they are received after the deadline.
- If they give rise to a legal dispute with juries or organizations or else.
- If they give rise to any kind of pressure toward the jury members, the hosting University, the U.S. and /or Paris organizations and Sponsors of these competitions.

The projects will be judged at each level, by well-known professionals from the field of fashion, design, media and other experts jury members. In all matters concerning the course of the competition, the selection of the different winners and settling disputes, the decision of the judges is final. All matters will be decided by majority vote and not subject to appeal. In case of a tie, the President of the Jury will cast the deciding vote. Jury deliberations will not be made public and the anonymity of the candidates presented to the jury will be preserved by the organizations.

Protection of Work
The projects of the candidates remain the artistic property of their designers. Candidates whose works are pre-selected and, or awarded prizes allow the organizers and sponsors to contact and / or promote, them and / or their projects through a wide range of media ( press, TV, Internet, mailing, advertising, exhibitions, fashion show) for a period of 12 months following the pre selection and competitions dates.

Amendment Suspension Terminaison Insurance
In the event of an amendment or decision to or suspension or termination of the AF-Competition 2006 and/or the Concours International des Jeunes Createurs in Paris, 2006, for any reason, the U.S. and French organizations as well as the sponsors and members of the juries won't beheld responsible in anyway.

The U.S. and French organizations, the host Universities won't in anyway responsible for any kind of damages or lost of the illustrations and/or final projects submitted in these competitions which could happen during the process of these competitions, transportation or else. It is the responsability of the students to insure or not what they submit.

Arts of Fashion Foundation is associated for this event with the French Association pour l'Organisation du Concours International des Jeunes Createurs de Mode 100, rue Saint Honore 75008 Paris founded at the initiative of Air France - Japan in 1982 and the Federation Francaise de la Couture, du Prêt-a-Porter des Couturiers et des Createurs de Mode.

2006 will be the 24th edition of the International Competition for young Fashion Designers in Paris!

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Brief History

Concours International des Jeunes Createurs de Mode - Paris
The competition was born in 1982 in Japan and was sponsored by Air France. One year later with the participation of the Fédération Française de la Couture, du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode, it became an international event. In 2006, they will held their 24 rd anniversary. This Fashion design competition is one of the most prestigious student contest. Each year, about 800 people come to Paris to attend the Fnalist's Fashion Show. Each country is represented by its 10 fashion finalists and its 5 finalists in the accessories category. 17 countries take part in 2005.

The Arts of Fashion Foundation - San Francisco
The Arts of Fashion Foundation is a non-profit public organization dedicated to international cultural exchanges through a variety of events meant to facilitate critical thinking among artists, designers, scholars and students.

Nathalie Doucet a fashion design professor, was chosen as the coordinator for the U.S. segment of the Concours International des Jeunes Createurs de Mode in December 2001. As part of her responsibility, she has taken on the challenge of redefining and redesigning the organization of this national student fashion competition named the AF-Competition. As a result, the AF Foundation was created in April 2002. A more encompassing event year after year is organized and structured with seminars, debates, lectures and exhibitions open to the public, students, and faculty coming for the event from all over the U.S. In addition, the AF Foundation sponsors the entrance fees in Paris for the fifteen of the final finalists to present their work in Paris at the Concours International des Jeunes Createurs de Mode promoting young talents on the international scene.

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