DESIGNER HANDBOOK Schools Trash to Fashion Awards 2015 Everything you need to know
WELCOME Congratulations on making the first step in entering the Schools Trash to Fashion Awards! I hope that this Designer Handbook gives you enough information for you to get started. The overall programme theme this year is Life in Technicolour: Transport the world of film to the stage - create innovative designs that reflect your take on the art of the screen and how it shapes our society. You ll see that all of the design briefs relate back to this theme with each connecting to one type of film genre. In addition to this handbook there is also some helpful articles and links under the designer section of our website www.st2f.co.nz - and if the information you need is not on there feel free to contact me! I hope you have a great time researching and creating your garment. All the very best in the competition. Leanne Roche - ST2F Project Manager Auckland Council Arts & Culture. Phone 09 301 0101 / 021 2445 907 Email: leanne@st2f.co.nz @trashtofashion on Facebook, Twitter, Instragram #trashtofashion
AWARDS There are plenty of opportunities to win this year with more than $10,000 cash up for grabs, a $2000 scholarship to NZ Fashion Tech and more! Here s what you re aiming for: SUPREME AWARD Overall winning garment from any category. EMERGING FASHION DESIGN STUDENT This student will be selected from the judges from any secondary school category for their design ethos and commitment to a career in fashion. MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF MATERIALS A garment that has surprised and impressed the judges through innovative use of materials and construction ideas. This can come from any category and age group. CATEGORY WINNER A winner and one runner-up will be selected for each category at each age group. SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT For students with disabilities, illness or special needs. Judging for this takes abilities into consideration. Students with special needs may also be eligible for all other awards. 2014 Supreme Winner - Elisabeth's Angel by Ilma Dzebhanic and Mai Merimo of Selwyn College. Model Sheila Dzebhanic. SCHOOL PRIZE For overall creativity of entries and commitment to the eco-ethos of the project.
CATEGORIES Before beginning design and construction, you need to select a category that your garment will reflect. There are three sections of categories; one for Primary aged designers from New Entrant to Year 6. One for Intermediate and Secondary designers from Year 7 to Year 13. There is also one open category for Year 1 to Year 13. Important notes: - Understand the type of garment you need to create. - Check if you need to include any specific materials. - You must select a category based on your age group (Primary, Intermediate or Secondary). If you are working in a team the category must be selected based on the age of the oldest member in your team - Start brainstorming on paper how your design was triggered by the category brief and include this in your portfolio for the judges to read. - It is recommended that Primary and Intermediate students plan to wear flat shoes. Creatures and Monsters Character costume This is a fantasy film category. Think about the exciting and sometimes scary movies which bring magic and myths into our living rooms. Do you remember the monsters and creatures sometimes good, sometimes bad? What creature or monster would you create for a fantasy film? Would your character be a friend or foe, big or small? What colour would it be and how would it move? Your brief is to create a character costume which includes at least one piece of e-waste and one piece of inorganic rubbish. The rest of your costume can be any type of trash. School Years 1-6
High Octane Fantasy This is the action/adventure film category. Think of all the awesome action and adventure movies and the interesting powers villains and heroes have. If you had special powers what would they be? Come up with a fantasy garment that shows us your powers in a really interesting way. Ensure you create something that is unique and not an existing superhero dress-up costume. Your brief is to create a fantasy outfit. Your outfit must include two types of plastic but the rest can be made with any type of trash. Extremes of the Earth Sculptural/wearable art This is a documentary category. Earth is a place of extreme climates and extreme landscapes it has vast rugged mountain ranges, huge oceans, towering rain-forests, freezing artic chills and steaming hot deserts. Imagine you are exploring one of these places. What do you find? Consider the temperature and how wildlife could survive there. What makes it so extreme look for shapes and colours then transform this into an extreme sculpture you can wear on stage. Your brief is to create an extreme piece of wearable art. It must include at least one piece of inorganic rubbish but the rest can be made of any type of trash. School Years 1-6 School Years 1-6
Dark side of the Screen Sculptural Silver Screen Occasion wear This is the film noir category. Take a pinch of drama, add suspense and stir with intrigue. Look at how the world of light and shadow has evolved starting with German Expressionist films, film noir to modern day Tim Burton. Allow yourself to be influenced by the architecture and how shadows create shape then unleash your creativity and resourcefulness to make a truly unique, high-tension piece of art. Your brief is to create a sculpture that combines hard and soft materials. You can go as big and as crazy as you like but it must be wearable. Think of a creative way to incorporate recycled cardboard into your design, the rest of your garment can be made with any type of trash. School Years 7-13 This is the musical category. There is nothing like the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood. Explore old musicals like the Ziegfeld Follies and use sets, props, costumes and ridiculously indulgent accessories as your muse. See how sets and props are transformed on stage and surprise us by bringing theatre into the realms of fashion through your design. Your brief is to create Occasion Wear that includes headwear and accessories. This is a garment that you believe could be worn to an occasion outside of ST2F. Use any type of trash to make your garment but a key feature must be something silver in colour. School Years 7-13
Lost in Space Street-wear This is the science fiction film category. Indulge in futurism as you ponder the concepts of time and space, travel, science, technology and creatures that are conjured up in the world of Sci-fi feature films. Your brief is to create your own style of street-wear that you believe could be worn on the streets in the future. Your garment must feature two pieces of clothing upcycled in a way that they are not recognisable as their old form. Take photo of the clothing before you upcycle it and include in your portfolio. The rest of the garment can be any type of trash. New Dimension Trashion This is the film animation category. Allow yourself to be pulled into the fanciful world of illusion as your explore animation styles from around the world and through-out screen history. Consider flip-books, dynamation, anime, claymation, cartoons, puppetry, 3D and more. Consider how stories have been told through motion and shape change and how this could be incorporated into a garment on stage. Your brief is to create a quirky, forward-thinking, colourful one-off piece of Trashion. Your garment does not have to be made for wearing outside of ST2F, it s purely for fun. You can use any type of trash in this unique garment. An open category means that anyone between five to 17 years old can enter and the judges will still only select one winner and one runner-up. Mixed aged teams should consider this category. School Years 7-13
THE RULES Read these before you get started! 1. Your garment must be made of reworked trash or other waste materials. We define these as something that can no longer be used for its intended purpose. Refer to Love that Trash 2. You may enter as a solo-designer or a team. Teams can be up to five students at Primary level; or three at Intermediate and Secondary level. 3. The garment must contain no sharp edges that could harm the model or others. It must not contain staples or exposed edges from glass or chicken-wire. 4. The weight of the garment must not be too heavy that it hurts. Models must be able to stand in it for 30 minutes. 5. Shoes must be the correct size for the model and the model must be able to walk at a normal speed. 6. The garment must be designed and made by the students. All students who worked on the garment must be included on the entry form. Entries that are not made by the listed designers will be disqualified. 7. Garments must be well-made, safe, durable and able to be worn a minimum of six times for events. If the model cannot sit down, the garment should be easy to get in and out of. Nothing should fall off the garment. 8. The garment should be designed for Schools Trash to Fashion Awards 2015 based on a selected category and must not have been entered or received awards in any other fashion or design competition (in-school shows are okay).
JUDGING Entry process Tip: Discuss these points with your friends, family and teacher so you have someone to bounce ideas off in regards to your garment and what the judges might think of it. The judges determine which garments progress through the competition based on the points below. All the judging is done per category at age-appropriate levels. Materials All materials must be trash as per the rules. The judges will be looking for out-of-the-box ideas and garments using irredeemable materials. Refer to Love that Trash. Innovation Can you create a new and innovative technique or design idea that displays originality? Example: heating old stamping foil to re-colour an airbed membrane, cutting and re-joining tyres or fusing then weaving heavy plastic. Visual Impact The garment demands attention and provokes thought. It has a complete head to toe look. Does the colour-scheme relate to the overall design? The model should be confident and display vibrancy and presence being aware of how the garment should move in relation to the design. Construction and Durability The garment will be judged on its joining techniques and quality of finish. Nothing should fall off it. Judges will favour garments that have not used hot glue and instead use innovative designs re-using wires, zips, button etc from trash. The use of chemical glue must be justified why was it the best option and what else did you try first? Does the garment meet the brief? The garment must be the correct style for the chosen category. What research has been done and what is the designers understanding of the brief? The garment must include any mandatory material as per the brief and reflect the eco ethos of the competition. All garments must adhere to the rules.
KEY DATES Entry process Pencil these on your calendar now! Now March & April Pre-registrations accepted until 30 April Workshops check website for details 1 May Competition entries open 30 June Entries close & entry fees due 17 July Garments finished 23-26 July Judges live selection events 4 August Finalist garments announced 12 August Finalist confirmation & parent agreement due 22, 23, 29 August Finalist Rehearsals (you won t need to be at all of these but please pencil on your calendar for now) 30 August Finalists Rehearsal (all models attend) 5 September Full Technical Rehearsal (all models attend) Finalist Showcase (2x shows all models attend) 6 September Finalist Showcase and Awards (1x show all models attend)
COMPETITION Entry PHASES process Phase One Make a commitment to creating your garment by pre-registering now at st2f.co.nz or via Facebook Garment construction: aim to finish it by 17 July which is a week before the judges selection events and will give you time to wear it and make tweeks here and there. Officially enter the competition between 1 May and 30 June. If you pre-register with us you will automatically be emailed an entry form. If you have not pre-registered you ll need to request one from us or go online to download. Pay Entry Fee: $5 solo designers per garment. $10 - teams per garment. Phase Two Judges live selection events you will be booked into an event nearest you but you can request to change if required. Only garments worn at these events will be considered for the finals. Details of these events will be released in June. Submit Garment Details Form these will be sent to you when you enter the competition. They must be completed in full including front and back photos of the garment being worn. You will not be able to participate in the selection events without entering and paying your fee in advance, or without bringing the Garment Detail Form. Finalist Announced - results letters will be posted or emailed to everyone within 10 days of the last live selection event. Portfolio Return - A4 sized portfolios of designs not selected for the finals will be posted to the address supplied on the entry form. Portfolios larger than A4 must be collected from Auckland Council offices we will contact you to arrange a time. Finalist portfolios will not be returned until after Finalist Judging. To help us return your portfolio to you please clearly write your name, address and entry number on the front of the book/folder. Phase Three Finalist Acknowledged Finalist will be will be sent a letter with a Confirmation of Details ( COD ) Form and Parent/Guardian Agreement. Rehearsals and Shows All rehearsals and shows are mandatory, if a model misses a rehearsal they may be withdrawn from the show and competition. The finalist rehearsal schedule will be released on 4 August. Shows will be held on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September. Finalist Confirmation due all finalist must confirm if they wish to participate in the finals by completing and returning the COD no later than Wednesday 12 August. Award Winners will be announced and presented their award on Sunday 6 September. Finalist Certificates will be posted to schools by the end of Term 3.
TRASHY STUFF Entry process Often the most challenging of materials create the most amazing design ideas. The below list of trash is a good starting point for when you brainstorm what you could possibly use to make your garment. The following pages have some interesting facts on waste and ideas of where you can find it. Before you start ensure you also read the Love that Trash page. Milk bottles & lids Plastic packaging Office paper, newspaper Cereal and egg cartons Tetra-paks Sports & exercise gear Toys or decorations Household appliances Building materials Chips and candy wrappers Cds, cassette, vcr Umbreallas & pvc Camping equipment Kitchenware Wool blankets, Duvet covers & sheets Furniture upholstery & cushions Clothing Uniforms Curtains and netting Hessian sacks Fruit and vegetable plastic sacks Bubble or xmas wrap Plastic bags E-waste (electronic waste) Tin cans and can tabs Flax, nikau palm, leaves Shells, feathers Belts, bags, hats Fashion accessories Weird business waste Polystyrene Party supplies Tyres or tubing Garden mesh and tools Chicken wire, fencing Bike parts Fashion house off-cuts Billboard skins Books, Stationery Shoes and shoe boxes And so much more!!
Some interesting facts Every year Aucklanders send 1.2 million tonnes of household and commercial waste to landfill. This amount could cover the rugby field at Eden Park to twice the height of the Sky Tower annually. The average Aucklander sends about 160kg of domestic rubbish to landfill each year. Of this, around 50% is organic waste mostly of food which could have been composted or saved. Another 15% of what we throw out could have been recycled. Each year Aucklanders recycle about 130,000 tonnes of material which is awesome but we could still recycle a lot more! In one week, the Auckland region creates approximately enough rubbish to fill a rugby field! Auckland Council is aiming at an aspirational goal of Zero Waste by 2040! This means finding better ways to recover and re-use resources, and to send less waste to landfill. How long does it take for different materials to break down? Apple core - 2 months in water Cardboard box 2 months in water Orange or banana peel Up to 2 years Wool socks 1 to 5 years Nylon fabric Between 30 to 40 years Steel cans 50 years Aluminium cans Between 200 to 500 years Plastic bags Up to 1000 years Plastic bottles - Forever Glass bottles - Forever
TRASHY STUFF Waste Hierarchy shows what we can do to reduce how much we send to landfill Best option Worst option Reduction RE-USE Recycle Recover Treatment Disposal RETHINK REDESIGN REPAIR REPURPOSE UPCYCLE DOWNCYCLE During your hunt for suitable waste to use in your garment you ll need to consider all of ways you can reuse the waste. One of the key terms you ll hear when researching fashion from waste is upcycle. Upcycle simply means to transform something into a product of higher value. Show people you don t have to be boring to be eco-friendly. Be Creative! There s no limits. Even if there are limitations on what materials you can use, there s no limits on your creativity and where your design can go. - Rachael Cassar, Fashion Designer, UK
FINDING TRASH Entry process There are so many types of materials you can create a garment from and as the previous pages have pointed out there is absolutely no shortage of waste to use in Auckland. The trick to making it easy is to not limit yourself to a specific waste and to think outside-of-the-box for potential materials. You will be surprised that nearly everywhere you look, there will be something you can use. Here are some places you could start your search for waste it s not limited to just these places though so do a brainstorm and ask friends and family for their ideas. Your household recycling bin Your household rubbish bin What arrives in your letterbox or via courier Your school recycling station Your school tuck-shop Where do your parents work what type of waste does their company produce? Are you planning an inorganic collection what s in it? What are your neighbours throwing out? Visit your local dump, or refuse transfer station Get ruined clothes and bedding from second-hand shops, friends and family (second-hand shops throw out clothes they can t sell). If you are really determined to use a specific type of waste and are having trouble locating it try this: Consider the industries that would use the material you re looking for. What manufacturers or businesses are in that industry? Make a list of those companies and phone asking if you can have some of their waste. Contact your local dump or refuse transfer station. Ask your friends, family, teachers (everyone you know) to keep an eye out for you. Some students even make posters to hang in shops and classrooms or write articles/adverts for their school newsletter or local paper. Put a free ask listing on www.asksharegive.org.nz asking people for a specific material or check out neighbourly.org.nz
LOVE THAT Entry TRASH process Use this guide to help you decide on what type of waste you will use in your garment. The spectrum shows the type of trash the judges will love to see, and the types of trash they may over-look. Remember that this is a competition so the goal is to stand-out and impress the judges. If your garment is made of Class One trash it will likely go further in the competition than a garment made of Class three trash. Class One Items that are used up or broken and can no longer be used for their original purpose. Class Two Item Items that can actually be used for their intended purpose but it is not practicable to do so because they were designed for singleuse throw-away situations such as items in your recycling bin. Class Three Items Items that you have rescued which can be used for their intended purpose but were thrown out because they were not wanted. These will be considered questionable by the judges and are not recommended. Designers using questionable materials must show evidence (photos) of how these materials were rescued. Not Waste Items that have been purchased new for the intention of creating the garment. EXCEPTIONS: The following page lists some exceptions to the rules that will help ensure you are safe and create high quality garments.
LOVE THAT Entry TRASH process Exceptions you may use these items in your garment New sewing thread is permitted however the judges have been impressed by designers that have found ways to use waste instead of thread to join materials together so always consider if there is another creative solution before you start to sew. Natural dye products flowers, vegetables, spices etc. These are approved because even if they are new we prefer you to learn new and environmentally-friendly ways of dying fabrics than utilising chemical dyes and paints which are damaging to the environment. Natural glue ingredients flower, water, tree-gums, natural paste, eco-glue. These are approved because we want you to learn to make eco-friendly ways to join materials instead of defaulting to using chemical glues that are bad for the environment and take thousands of years to break-down in landfills. Shoes health and safety is a priority and all shoes must be the right size for the model and be comfortable to walk in. Models may need to stand for more than 30 minutes. You can make shoes from trash, these must withstand being worn six times and contain no staples or sharp objects that will hurt the models feet. You may also utilise shoes that you already own at home or borrow shoes from someone else.
LOVE THAT Entry TRASH process Examples Class One Items Buttons, zips, elastic, pockets, collars etc off old damaged clothes A t-shirt with stains/rips in it that can t be reused by someone else Anything that is broken Industrial swatches or samples for products that are out of production or no longer being sold Stained, threaded or ripped sheets & blankets Fabric cut from damaged furniture thrown with the inorganic rubbish Broken furniture Fallen leaves, branches, shells, feathers (things nature no longer needs) Class Two Item Outdated Magazines and Newspapers Plastic shopping bags Milk bottles, ice cream containers, take-away food containers Class Three Items A t-shirt that s okay to wear but is too big/small for me Buttons, zips, elastic, pockets etc off a t-shirt I don t like anymore Rolls of new but unwanted fabric, ribbon gifted to school Toys or sport equipment that I no longer play with Unwanted paint lying around the house or school Fabric cut from un-damaged furniture that could be gifted to community or resold
OTHER USEFUL Entry process STUFF Competition Entry Fees Solo-designers: $5.00 per garment. Team-designers: $10.00 per garment. Entry fees must be paid by 30 June and are non-refundable. Entries will be officially opened on 1 May and details of making payment will be sent with your entry form. There is no additional fee for being accepted into the finals for Individual Designers. There will be no free tickets to the finalist showcase or awards given to models or designers. Your friends and family will have to purchase tickets. It is free for the audience to attend the judges selection show. Modelling the Garment As a designer, you should model your own garment. However, we recommend that you have a back-up model. The garment will be removed from the competition if the model does not attend all necessary event days. All models should look at their calendar and commitments in advance (consider sports, church, family or other events) and if there are any clashes, find someone else that can take your place at ALL events. Models cannot be changes once finalist rehearsals have begun. Judges Selection Show You will wear your garment on stage in front of a audience and some of the judges at one of the selection shows in July. The judges that watch you on stage will access your garment against the Judging Points on Page 11. There will be more judges backstage asking you questions to ensure your garment meets the rules of the event. After the Judges Selection Show You will be emailed or posted the judges decision after the selection show letting you know if your garment has been selected for the finals. If you are selected for the finals you will also receive a couple of forms to complete - a Confirmation of Detail Form and the Parent/Guardian Agreement Form, plus we ll send you a Finalist Handbook. You have to confirm that you want to be in the finals show. To be in the finals you will need to send the completed forms back to Auckland Council by 12 August.
OTHER USEFUL Entry process STUFF Garment Alterations and Mending No alternations to the garment design are allowed between the judges selection show and the finalist judging. The Wardrobe team and judges will be checking garments against photos taken at the selection shows. Any alterations to the design will hinder the chances of receiving an award. Garments can be re-sized for a new model if required but only if it does not alter the design and if permission is gained in advance. If you are unsure what is approved for garment alterations please contact us. All repairs are recorded and these records are passed to the judges to assist with decision-making for award recipients. Finalist Rehearsals This is the time to learn choreography the finalist showcase is not just a fashion runway but a choreographed show. All rehearsals are mandatory for the models. The garment may be removed from the show if a model does not attend rehearsals. We highly recommend you organise a back-up model in case you re selected for the finals but are not available for all rehearsals and shows. Judges will be a rehearsals to determine award winners. A guide to adult help ST2F challenges you to create a garment from trash and you re expected to take a leading role in the design and construction. The judges have a lot of experience with designing and making garments, and they will be looking for garments which have had too much adult help. To ensure you know what is acceptable and what is not we ve made guideline and popped it on our website under the designer section. Please have a read of it before you start getting help from anyone older than you.
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