About the competition - Fashion Design - Closed
The competition gives competitors the opportunity to demonstrate both their creative and
technical skills in garment design and construction. Competitors will work to a set design brief
and must submit a research book, two final designs and corresponding technical drawings – showing
evidence of experimentation, garment construction, knowledge and problem solving. Selected
competitors are required to construct a toile, final pattern and the finished garment over a series
of two day live events. The competition promotes the importance of technical skills required within
the UK fashion industry.
Dates and venues of competition heats are not yet available; if you have registered already,
you will be notified when you are able to choose which heat you would like to attend, if your
competition is to have heats.
Entry Levels: Advanced
Entry Deadline: 19 March 2010
Entry Type: Individual competitors
Competition Type: Mixed
Competition structure
Enter the competition at www.worldskillsuk.org by 19 March 2010
Stage one:
Submit design work by 26th March 2010 to:
UK Skills co/Worldskills UK Made to Measure: fashion design
36 Queen Street
London
EC4R 1BN
This is a passive event and competitors do not attend this stage.
Results: Tutors will be notified by letter from 6th April 2010 who has been successful or
unsuccessful for stage 2. Competitors who are successful will be notified what design is to be made
in Stage 2.
Stage two:
The highest scoring competitors from stage 1 will be invited to attend a two day live competition at Northumbria University 14th-16th May 2010. The competitors are required to construct a pattern and first toile of one of their submitted designs (judges select which design is to be made).
Please note: UK Skills will arrange and fund two nights’ accommodation and meals. Students must arrange their own travel to Stage 2.
Results: Tutors will be notified by letter from 21st May 2010 who has been successful or
unsuccessful for Stage 3.
Stage three:
The highest scoring competitors from Stage 2 will be invited to attend a two day live final competition at Northumbria University 11th- 13th June 2010. The competitors will construct their final garment using the fabric specified in the brief.
Please note: UK Skills will arrange and fund accommodation and meals. UK Skills will arrange and fund the finalists travel to Stage 3.
Results: Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be announced at the end of the competition on 13th June 2010.
How many can enter?
Five competitors per organisation.
Who can enter?
This competition is intended for those working in industry or undertaking a relevant programme
of study in fashion design.
Advanced: up to level 3 qualification (for England, Northern Ireland and Wales) up to level
6 (for Scotland) or up to five years experience in a working environment.
Further opportunities
There is a City & Guilds qualification available for this competition.
There is the possibility of progressing to a
EuroSkills competition.
There is the possibility of progressing to an
International WorldSkills competition.
Competition partners
The competition is called Made to Measure: Fashion Design and the competition is organised by UK Skills in association with industry partners.
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