Submission:
The Innovation Award embraces the excellent, innovative work found in GFF member university courses. The award is open to all degree courses under your membership for students who show ‘forward-thinking innovation’ within their final major project. It celebrates the projects with documented outcomes including tech and research-based courses that may only produce one, two or three outfits or products.
The winning work must provide a refreshing and innovative direction to the following pathways:
Fashion Product
Fashion Commentary / Research
Fashion Promotion
Fashion Image
Material Innovation
It should illustrate ground-breaking thinking and attract national/international niche media interest.
Criteria:
Visionary thinking, passion and courage
Authentic, resourceful, creative enquiry
Pioneering influencers of the future
Innovator, an individual who is leading the way
An inspiring voice
An initial digital submission of no more than 15 x pages for the nomination shortlisting. The final judging session will display the full physical body of work.
The nomination can be a maximum of 10mb, illustrating research, development, the final project and a supporting statement.
Process:
The Fashion Innovation 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 1:
Monday 20th May 2024, 18:00 hours - Deadline for submission, academic staff are to nominate 2 final year students.
Selection:
An Industry expert will shortlist 12 students from the entries submitted. Thursday 30th May, 2024 - The names of the shortlisted students will be announced.
Part 2: Judging
Awards Judging will be onsite at GFW in central London. 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.