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Basically, this is a competition of design. You, the designer, submit drawings of fashions of the future. The entries are judged on design, not the quality of your artwork. You do not need to be a member of Costume Con 21 in order to enter or win. The winning entries are published in the Future Fashion Folio several months before the convention. Attendees may apply to create any of the costumes in the folio and make them up for the Future Fashion Show. (The Show Director is Nora Mai.) Designs can include eveningwear, working clothes, religious costume and vestments, wedding fashions, casual wear or any other category you can think of. Human, alien and pet designs have all appeared in past editions. Design FrameworkSeveral times in the past the contest has been run under a scenario; a
framework within which designers must make their designs fit. The strong suit of
a scenario is that it can help focus ideas and give some discipline to the
designer. The weakness is that it can limit the imagination of our designers. In
conjunction with the Fashion Show director, Nora Mai, we have developed a
framework in which to organize the contest and show without limiting your
imaginations; a minimalist scenario if you will. A few of our design houses are:
These Houses are not limitations. If we see something that just doesn't fit, we'll create a new House to fit it in. As is true with many of the actual runway shows, truly bizarre and fantastic concepts are more than welcome. Many of the fashions you see on the runways are not actually meant to be worn on the street. They are intended as advertising, shock and just fun concepts. We hope you have fun with this. ---Pierre & Sandy Pettinger, Folio directors Special sponsored categoriesInspired by ArchitectureCreate a design using details and inspiration from an architectural structure. Any type or time period of architecture is usable, including fantasy or SF artwork (it doesn't have to be an existing building). Please include one copy of the design inspiration for the judges reference. Example: the "Sydney Opera House" for Bajoran cleric's hat. Two $40 prizes, one each in both men's and women's designs. Sponsored by Alison and Jeff Kondo. Opening Day at the Ascot Races
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