External Contests
FIT shares contests and projects that are open to the general public or to the general collegiate population only as a convenience and for informational purposes. FIT does not sponsor, organize, or endorse these contests or projects in any way, and FIT is not responsible for the accuracy, legality, content, or terms of any such contest or project. FIT encourages interested persons to carefully review the terms and conditions of any contest or project before participating and to contact the contest or project sponsor for questions or concerns.
2023 Taiwan Fashion Design Award
Details: Taiwan Fashion Design Award first launched in 1987 as a local contest. 2023 marks
its 37th edition. It is hosted by the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic
Affairs and organized by the Taiwan Textile Federation. It is the earliest official
fashion competition in Asia.
Submission Deadline: June 30 , 2023
Winners Selected: October 2023
Competition Guidelines: Self-selected design theme for menswear, womenswear or for both. However, rating will focus on CREATIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY, FUNCTION and PERFORMANCE to encourage contestants to pay more attention on global environmental issues, promote sustainable fashion, and observe social trends in depth. Contestants can present innovative ideas connected to the above topics in different aspects of inspiration, design, fabric, material, pattern-making, printing and details, etc.
Enter the 2023 Taiwan Fashion Design Award
About Taiwan Textile Federation: In 1975, the European Economic Community (EEC) decided to impose import quotas on the major textile suppliers to Europe to protect its textile industry. Since Taiwan did not have diplomatic relations with any of the EEC member countries, the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) under the guidance of the government was established to maintain the interests of Taiwan's textile industry in the European market and represent the government to negotiate with the EEC on November 25th, 1975. After its establishment, the TTF gradually expanded the scope of its services, in line with the development of the Taiwan textile industry. Today, its services include market development, organization of trade shows, textile product design and development, fashion trend analysis and forecasting, e-commerce promotion, design and fabrication of apparel samples, training in apparel pattern making, collection and analysis of market information, the certification system of “Taiwan Functional Textiles”, publications of textile information, issuing Certificates of Origin.
Kyoto Global Design Awards
Details: Kyoto Global Design Awards honors extraordinary designers from around the world.
Jury members are diverse, independent and are responsible for selecting award-winning
design projects, thus proving the quality and value of student's work.
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023
Winners Selected: August 2023
Competition Guidelines: Each Kyoto Global Design Awards winner has undergone an extensive review process. Award winners are selected through a series of reviews and evaluations that look at their trend-setting capabilities and influence from various angles. The Kyoto Global Design Awards jury is composed of high-level experts from multiple fields, including design, art and culture and environment. Entries are reviewed from various angles, with a focus on lifestyle and human nature. Judges look for designs that impact an entire field and lead to new opportunities for creative or business collaboration.
Enter the Kyoto Global Design Awards
About Kyoto Global Design Awards: (KGDA) is an international design competition established in 2019, with the aim of recognizing outstanding designers from across the globe. With its headquarters in the Netherlands, KGDA intends to become one of the most prestigious design awards in the Asia-Pacific region. As a means of promoting collaboration between design and society, KGDA provides designers from around the world with an opportunity to showcase their work, regardless of their country of origin or background.
Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition
Details: Are you concerned about fast throwaway fashion and unsustainable materials? According
to Greenpeace, synthetics – made using petrochemicals from the oil industry – now
make up 60% of our clothing. These clothes not only take hundreds of years to biodegrade
but are often cheap and poorly made. The result — nearly one billion items of clothing,
each typically worn just five times — are thrown away every year.
Submission Deadline: June 30 , 2023
Winners Selected: October 2023
Competition Guidelines: You are asked to use leather as the inspiration for a single item , either clothing, shoes, or accessories . Entries must be at least 50% cattle hide leather and any other materials used must be natural or organic materials where possible. We do not accept the use of fur or exotic skins. Plastics must only be used where no natural alternatives are available. We would like your piece to capture one or more of the facets of leather, from beauty and versatility to strength and durability. Entries should include all these elements - 1. A brief summary of your project provided in English. 2. Storyboards and design inspiration. 3. Sketches, flats, technical specifications, and final design (the item does not need to be physically made at this stage). 4. A short two-minute video to introduce you and your design. This is optional but encouraged, as it would make a great addition to your entry. Please give consideration to ease of recycling, reuse and disposal at the end of the product’s life, and also think about the practicalities of commercial production, as we are looking for designers who will start new brands, fashion movements or style trends.
Enter the 2023 Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition
About ARTS THREAD: ARTS THREAD is the leading digital platform for emerging artists and designers a launchpad for the next generation of creative talent representing 300,000 students in more than 100 countries from 720 design schools. It bridges the gap between education and the creative industry. For the first time ever, design students, graduates, universities, schools and the creative industry can network worldwide.
9th Edition PRIZE GIULIACARLA CECCHI
Details: To recall the spirit, the style, the competence, the rigour, the transformation capacity
of both materials that of the manufacturing techniques that have distinguished the
work by GIULIACARLA CECCHI. The ninth competition is aimed at young creatives, designers
of women's fashion who, with innovative ideas, can imagine and, in the future, create
clothing, fashion and style for the contemporary woman.
Submission Deadline: July 30, 2023
Winners Selected: November 2023
Competition Guidelines: The competition is open to all creatives specialized in the WOMEN'S FASHION sector between the ages of 18 and 28. Participation in the contest is free. The candidate will present his unpublished project on: "research, elaboration and transformation of a noble or technological or eco-sustainable fabric into a high fashion creation" by 30 July 2023 proposing their idea complete with sketches, indicative report of the realization process and any executive drawings. The ten finalists will have to produce the model chosen by the Jury in size 42.
Enter the 9th Edition PRIZE GIULIACARLA CECCHI by emailing: [email protected]
About GIULIACARLA CECCHI AWARD: GIULIACARLA CECCHI AWARD is an international competition launched by Pola Cecchi. Created with the intention of celebrating 100 years since the birth of her mother, the GIULIACARLA CECCHI Award is today, arrived at its Ninth Edition: a fixture for fashion and for new designers from around the world.
Global Design Graduate Show
Details: The Global Design Graduate Show 2023 is your chance to share your creative work alongside
your peers from around the world and get it judged by industry leaders. It is your
chance to curate your creative personality by mixing research with 2D/3D development
documenting all the different creative and technical development stages up to the
final outcome. It would be good to know your personal creative journey, whether by
photo or film.
Submission Deadline: August 31 , 2023
Winners Selected: October 2023
Competition Guidelines: Open internationally to all art and design undergraduate or postgraduate students graduating in the Academic Year 2022-23 - i.e. September 2022 to August 2023 (Southern hemisphere graduating after September 2022). Awards will be given in a variety of categories - FASHION / ACCESSORIES / TEXTILES / DIGITAL / VISUAL COMM / FILM, PRODUCT / ARCHITECTURE / INTERIORS, FINE ART / PHOTOGRAPHY / CRAFT / JEWELLERY. Please note there are many specialisms within ARTSTHREAD you can tag yourself to.
Enter the 2023 Global Design Graduate Show
About ARTS THREAD: ARTS THREAD is the leading digital platform for emerging artists and designers a launchpad for the next generation of creative talent representing 300,000 students in more than 100 countries from 720 design schools. It bridges the gap between education and the creative industry. For the first time ever, design students, graduates, universities, schools and the creative industry can network worldwide.
Hugo Boss Competition
Details: HUGO BOSS believes that creativity and fashion knows no bounds and is fully committed
to actively contribute to an inclusive and equitable world. In celebration of the
individual “me”, HUGO BOSS is launching a competition that embraces each person’s
authenticity and individuality.
Submission Deadline: September 15 , 2023
Winners Selected: October 2023
Competition Guidelines: Open to anyone studying fashion or textiles or has graduated from higher education within the last two (2) years. Entrants must be over 18 years old. Open globally. Entrants cannot be currently employed full-time within the creative sector. "Reinvent business wear for the modern woman or man that underlines DEI and body positivity regardless of ethnic background or gender”. Minimum 8 pieces = minimum 8 looks . We are asking for the following assets to be submitted for the judging criteria: inspirational mood board, color palette, fabric / material choices, final designs of 8 looks. No prototypes are required i.e. you do not need to make physical garments.
Enter the 2023 Hugo Boss Competition
About ARTS THREAD: ARTS THREAD is the leading digital platform for emerging artists and designers a launchpad for the next generation of creative talent representing 300,000 students in more than 100 countries from 720 design schools. It bridges the gap between education and the creative industry. For the first time ever, design students, graduates, universities, schools and the creative industry can network worldwide.