Let the Fun begin! Register NOW to join Fashion Moves Competition

Welcome to the Fashion Moves Fashion Design Competition!

Fashion Designers, here is a unique opportunity to learn about an untapped segment of the Industry and make a world of difference.

Fashion Moves has created a Design Competition that aims at creating stylish and easy to wear clothes for active Professionals, Athletes, Parents and Volunteeers, who happen to have disabilities.

This Competition is an open challenge to both Design Students and working Designers to showcase your creative skills.  Amongst other things, winners will have an opportunity to license their designs for the RTW market.

Registrations are free.  Join Now!  Multiple enteries are allowed (One garment per application). 

Join with others from around the World and be part of creating a new movement in the Fashion world.


The Goals:
To create Stylish, functional clothing for People with disabilities, for all the activities they choose to engage in.  This will include:
- At home and Leisure
- Athletic and casual
- Office and Professional
- Semi-Formal / Formal
- Outerwear (winter wear, wet weather wear or sun protection)
- Lingerie

You will design clothing for
- people who are arm or leg amputees
- people who use wheelchairs full time and maintain the seated posture all day
- lateral asymmetry (one side of the body a significantly different size than the other side)
- short limbs due to thalidomide or other birth defects
- Dwarfism
- general weakness, etc. due to M.S. or Fibromyalgia where you must consider the weight of the garment and touch on the skin
- single hand dressing, and many other life conditions

Time Lines:
Registration closes - September 30, 2011
Interim report due - November 30, 2011
Final report and finished garment due - January 20, 2012
All submissions will be made via e-mail, except the finished garment which will be mailed to an address provided at a future date.

Judging and moving forward:
A panel of Judges will review and grade each garment based on a preset list of criteria including but not limited to
- Proof of understanding the issues and reasonability of functional solution
- Clarity of drawings
- Design
- Presentation, etc.

Prizes:
- First Prize for each category - these garments will be made into a paper sewing pattern.  These patterns will be available for sale World Wide.  The Designer's name will be on their pattern and the Designer will receive a payment based upon sales, for as many years as that pattern is purchased
- Second and Third place prizes to be announced.

In addition, a select number of Competition Designs will be chosen each year to be included in travelling Fashion Shows.  These Shows will be held in various Countries around the World, Modelled by groups such as Models of Diversity, Sunshine Project HELP and others.  Designer information will be included with each Fashion Show.  Other demonstration opportunities will be maximized  at the choice of Fashion Moves.

Who can take part:
The Fashion Moves Garment Design Competition has two categories: one for Design Students and one for working Designers.  Students will be required to provide the name of their School and the level of their study. 
To Register and take part in the Fashion Moves Garment Design Competition, send your name, e-mail and phone number to fashioncompetition (at) earthlink.net  We will send a Registration package by return e-mail.

Do you have ideas and suggestions for new Designs but are not a formal Designer?  Get in touch and we will see if we can link you with a Competitor who is interested in working as a team.

Thanks for joining and together we will create new horizons in the Fashion / Garment Industry!
Ruth J Clark
Fashion Moves
fashioncompetition (at) earthlink.net
250-314-1849 (Pacific Time Zone)