Of the twelve very talented designers who started the There Fashion Challenge in June, three have made it to the finale. Their designs have been consistently high quality and they have proven to be versatile designers. Now it’s time to take things to the next level. The following challenge was issued to our three finalists:
The theme of the finale is Fall Fashion. Temperatures might still be soaring, but seemingly within the blink of an eye, the leaves will start to change and it will be time for students of all ages to head back to school. Fall signifies both the end of summer and the end of the There Fashion Challenge.
With this in mind, your task for the Finale Challenge is to produce a mini-collection of fall clothing. For this challenge, you will be creating women’s wear only. Specifically, you will need to create three (3) complete outfits – top, bottom, and shoes – that work together as a collection. All design choices (colors, styles, templates) are entirely up to you. Each finalist has a unique style, so you should make outfits that you think best represent your own personal design sensibility.
The rules are as follows:
1) The work for this contest must be new designs that have not been previously submitted or seen publicly.
2) All submissions must adhere to the guidelines of There's Developer Program. We will not tolerate copyright infringement of any kind, and any violations will result in removal from the contest. When in doubt, rethink your design and/or find another solution.
3) You will need three female models for this challenge. Don’t forget to submit the names of your models to us by Wednesday night, 8/16, so we can make preparations for the runway event.
Submission Deadline: You must finish your work and submit your designs to There no later than Wednesday, August 16th, at Noon Pacific. Failure to submit the required items for this challenge by the deadline will result in disqualification from the contest. Just do the best you can, and remember, everyone else is under the same time pressure you are.
Secondary Deadline: After you have submitted your designs, please follow up before Noon Pacific on Friday, August 18th, with 1-2 paragraphs describing your approach to the challenge and what you were trying to accomplish with your designs. As usual, this text will be used on the web site, along with the pictures of your designs, so that voters can have insight into your approach to the task. Please send this to us via email at fashionchallenge@there.com. You will also use this description to talk about your designs during the runway event.
Runway Event: The runway event for this challenge will take place on Friday, August 18th. The pre-show set-up and rehearsal begins at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern. Please be prompt.
Voting: Voting will begin shortly after the runway event on August 18th and will be open until 6pm Pacific on Monday, August 21st. The community will be asked to judge your work based on the overall creativity of the designs, the detail of the textures, and how well your designs work together as a fall collection. The designer who is ranked in first place at the end of the voting period will be our grand prize winner (1st place prize package), the designer who is ranked in second place will win the 2nd-place prize package, and the designer who is ranked in third place will win the 3rd-place prize package. The results will be announced on the official contest web site no later than Friday, August 25th.
Best of luck to you! We are tremendously excited to see your designs!
