Task and Documents

1. Portfolio – English – 20 pages
Contents: photos of previous projects, work process, sketches, moods, details such as draping, technical drawings.
See: The Core of Your Job Application

2. Collage secondhand – 1 page
Vintage has long been a major source of inspiration for fashion design. Wearing secondhand clothing used to be common, whether out of necessity, conviction, or as a fashion statement. Often inspired by the Club of Rome’s report “The Limits to Growth” (1972) or Victor Papanek’s book, “Design for the Real World – Human Ecology and Social Change” (1971) .
Research images in photo albums, museums, coffee table books, and in a pinch, on the Internet, of looks that most likely show secondhand clothing and whose outfits convince or inspire you.
Research images in photo albums, museums, coffee table books, and in a pinch, on the Internet, of looks that most likely show secondhand clothing and whose outfits convince or inspire you.
Present your 10 best pictures, at least 3 of them from your private circle (parents, grandparents, etc.). For each piece of clothing should be indicated, if possible: Year (also approx.), location, brand.
This collage is for internal jury work only.

3. Illustration Re:Create Fashion – 1 Page
The task is to put secondhand clothes into a new context and create 3 outfits with your own fashion statement. Whether it is designs for women, men or gender open is up to you. What is needed is your creativity and fashion sense. We are looking for outfits that can convince the professional audience on a catwalk in Paris. You have to select secondhand clothes and combine different elements, decades, gender, shapes and colors, proportions and silhouettes or styles – chic or crazy – in a completely new way.
What is not sought is the punk-hippie look, that is, an “anything goes”. It should also be more than a normal Hugo Boss or Esprit look.
There should be no upcycling, so from older parts to sew new clothes. Alterations like shortening (long/short pants, a dress becomes a blouse), ruffles, embroidery over possible holes, etc. are allowed.
Outfit 1: Urban
Outfit 2: Outdoor (hiking, biking, canoeing, etc.) or sports
Outfit 3. Free
For this, find pieces of clothing in online stores or platforms for secondhand fashion, take screenshots and create your illustration from them. For each piece of clothing should be indicated: Store, brand, price and any alterations you intend to make (photo original part/altered on a 2nd page). These illustrations are for internal jury work only.

4. Written sketch – English – 1 page
Length: 3.000 to 5.000 characters
How can secondhand clothing become more attractive?
How can patches on clothes be considered a mark of nobility instead of a sign of poverty?
Which pieces work well for secondhand clothing? Where does secondhand reach its limits?
How do you explain the success of ultra-fast-fashion sellers like Shein despite the intense discussion about sustainable fashion in all media?
What did you notice in your image research?
What did your parents’ and grandparents’ closet look like (total amount, fashion level, length of wear)?
What questions do you ask yourself about the future of fashion?

5. Curriculum vitae – English – 1 page

6. Proof of registration – 1 page
at a university/fashion school or date of final examination

All documents must be summarized in one (!) PDF:
– File format: .pdf, maximum size: 7 MB
–  file name: participant number + FASH22 e.g. 29-S-FASH22.pdf
– max. 25 pages
– Normal upper/lower case, not set in capitals
– Competitor number on the 1st page
The PDF will be uploaded to the OneDrive platform. Access will be sent to you with the confirmation of participation.

Based on these documents, the jury will select up to 15 finalists from all participants. These will be notified from 15. July 2022.
They will be invited to a workshop in Bitterfeld at the beginning of October. Here, too, the task is to create outfits with their own fashion statement from second-hand clothing. An extensive stock of diverse secondhand clothing is available for this purpose.