Childrenswear Award

Supported by BODEN

Submission
Design a ‘Childrenswear’ collection of twelve pieces or six outfits for babies or children up to the age of 8.

Criteria

A mood board to include: a colour palette, graphic direction, fabric, design inspiration and mood.
Use available trend information including recent catwalks and aspirational brands
A short paragraph of no more than 300 words detailing the background and inspiration of your collection.
Illustrations and technical flat drawings of your six outfits presented in a creative, professional format that demonstrates your skills.
An initial digital submission of no more than 15 x pages for the nomination shortlisting. The full physical body of work and garment/s will be displayed for the final judging session.
The nomination can be a maximum of 10mb, illustrating the final project and a supporting statement.

Process

The Childrenswear award will be judged in two stages. All nominated students will have to submit a supporting statement for scrutiny at the pre-event shortlisting by industry experts.

Part One

Deadline: Monday 18th May 2026, 18:00.

Deadline for submission, academic staff are to nominate 2 final year students and the nominations must be made by clicking below.

Submit Here

Selection

An industry expert will shortlist 12 students from the entries submitted.
Shortlist Announcement: Thursday 28th May 2026

Part Two

Awards judging will be onsite at Graduate Fashion Week at the Truman Brewery. Shortlisted students must bring their full entry for the final judging. This can be physical work plus digital elements if required. The judging will be an opportunity to talk through the students work, ideas and answer questions from the judges.

All nominated students must attend the full judging day during GFW and ensure they attend all talks, meetings and judging sessions as well as the end of day Awards Presentation and celebratory networking event. Winners will receive promotion across the GFF networks.