NCCA Ready to Wear (RTW) Clothing Design Competition

Friday, March 18, 2016 dfg 0 Comments

Love designing clothes? Showcase your talent and join the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' Ready to Wear (RTW) Clothing Design Competition! There are three (3) categories to choose from: Student, Professional and Fashion/Clothing Line Companies. Create contemporary and practical designs for RTW garments which can be used everyday in school, office, while shopping or for other events. The design should promote the amazing textiles from different cultural communities of our country. You may opt to have it sewn by a seamstress but make sure that the final product clearly bears the ethnic source, i.e. Gaddang, Ilokano, Kapampangan, Subanen, Tboli, Yakan. The entry form can be downloaded on the contest website. Submit that, along with your entry to the Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts Section. An exhibit of all the entries will be mounted at the NCCA lobby for judging. Five (5) winners per category will each receive a cash prize plus a trophy. For the Student Category, prizes at stake are P40,000, P35,000, P30,000, P25,000 and P20,000. For the Professional Category, winners will take home P75,000, P65,000, P60,000, P40,000 and another P40,000 respectively. Lastly, for the Fashion/Clothing Line Companies, winners will be awarded with P60,000, P55,000, P50,000, P45,000 and P40,000.

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Contest Requirements:
  • Three (3) Categories
    • Student
      • Open to all students of any course in a college or university
      • The student should be currently enrolled in a baccalaureate, vocational or technical course
    • Professional
      • Open to all local-based fashion designers
    • Fashion/Clothing Line Companies
      • Open to all fashion/clothing line companies
Contest Mechanics:
  1. Log on to ncca.gov.ph and download the entry form
  2. Entry Guidelines
    • Student
      • Entries shall be design for clothes which can be used as school uniform for students or teachers and for other school activities
    • Professional
      • Entries shall be design for clothes which may be used in offices or for events requiring Smart Casual Wear
    • Fashion/Clothing Line Companies
      • Entries shall be design for clothes for casual or daily activities to include but not limited to dress, blouses, shirts, skirts, shorts, and pants
      • The clothes shall be included in the product line of the company
    • The entry should be your original design and concept, but you may opt to have it sewn by a seamstress
    • The ethnicity of the design should not be token (e.g. just traditional motifs on the collar, pockets of cuffs), but should cover at least one-third of the total clothing
    • Contemporary, innovative and practical designs are allowed. However, the final product (clothes) should clearly bear the ethnic source, i.e. Gaddang, Ilokano, Kapampangan, Subanen, Tboli, Yakan
    • The sources of traditional woven materials could be any of the Philippine indigenous or traditional ethnic groups in the country, including peoples in the highlands, Muslim communities and lowland Christian communities
    • The clothes must be eminently wearable, practical, comfortable, non-toxic and inexpensive, yet artistic and elegant which will be for use in office, school and other daily activities
  3. Submit your entries and the completely filled out entry form to
      4. Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts Section
      Plan/Policy Formulation and Programming Division
      Room 5A, NCCA Bldg., 633 Gen. Luna St., Intramuros, Manila
  4. Judging Criteria
    • 25% Strength of the concept and inspiration of the design
    • 25% Wearability
    • 20% Appropriate use of the indigenous or traditional materials
    • 20% Originality/creativity
    • 10% Workmanship
  5. You may submit two (2) entries
  6. Sketch of the design is optional
  7. Non-winning entries will be returned to the designers after the awarding
  8. Winning designs shall be published/ featured in the NCCA official newsletter, Agung, NCCA website, and NCCA social media accounts
  9. The decision of the judges is final and not appealable
  10. Prizes subject to applicable taxes
  11. View complete contest mechanics
Contest Period: Submission of entries until April 10, 2016 5PM
  • April 15, 2016 - An exhibit of all the entries will be mounted at the NCCA lobby for judging
  • April 16, 2016 - Formal recognition and awarding of winners
Contest Prize:
  • Student Category
    • First Prize - P40,000 + Trophy
    • Second Prize - P35,000 + Trophy
    • Third Prize - P30,000 + Trophy
    • Fourth Prize - P25,000 + Trophy
    • Fifth Prize - P20,000 + Trophy
  • Professional Category
    • First Prize - P70,000 + Trophy
    • Second Prize - P65,000 + Trophy
    • Third Prize - P60,000 + Trophy
    • Fourth Prize - P40,000 + Trophy
    • Fifth Prize - P40,000 + Trophy
  • Fashion/Clothing Line Companies
    • First Prize – P60,000 + Trophy
    • Second Prize – P55,000 + Trophy
    • Third Prize – P50,000 + Trophy
    • Fourth Prize – P45,000 + Trophy
    • Fifth Prize – P40,000 + Trophy
Upside
  • CASH prize
  • Bragging rights
Downside
  • You may submit up to two (2) entries only
  • Prizes subject to applicable taxes
  • The decision of the judges is final and not appealable
For more info, log on to ncca.gov.ph