“International Style ·Fashion Socks Design”
The 1st ISFS Award of International Folk Gifts Innovative Design Contest
& Public Exhibition of Intangible Cultural Heritage - Embroidery
International Shanghai Fashion Season (ISFS), whose core concept is the New Shanghai Fashion Lifestyle, is rooted in Shanghai-style culture, targets internationalization and integrates scientific technology. ISFS is building a platform including four modules: Shanghai Style release, Shanghai Style forum, international folk custom, and scientific innovation pioneers. The purpose is to promote the exchange of Shanghai-style culture and international folk customs, establish a fashion benchmark, and accelerate the development of the fashion industry.
The 1st ISFS Award of International Folk Gifts Innovative Design Contest aims to promote acculturation and people-to-people bonds through fashion socks design. The Contest encourages international students who are studying or have graduated from Chinese universities to explore and interpret the folk cultural elements of various countries, design socks creatively to display the traditional culture with different characteristics, and promote cultural exchanges among countries. The finalists will be processed and produced with conventional Chinese hand-made embroidery, which will promote the blend of international cultures with intangible Chinese heritage. Connect through socks, and demonstrate the fashion trends.
Supervisor: China Association for International Education (CAFSA)
Organizer: Shanghai Fashion Accessories Society; Shanghai Service Industries Development & Research Foundation
Co-organizer: Shanghai International Students Education Committee, IEAS
Undertaker: International Cultural Exchange School, Donghua University; Shanghai International Fashion Innovation Center, Donghua University
Supporter: Asia Socks Apparel Co., LTD
I. Theme
The contest theme is International Style · Fashion Socks Design . Guided by market demands, participants must design fashion socks that mix popular trends with the folk customs of various countries and demonstrate a respectful and inclusive multicultural design concept.
II. Participants
International students who are studying or have graduated from Chinese universities, regardless of the major or grade.
III. Works Requirements
1. In line with the contest theme of International Style · Fashion Socks Design, the participant can determine one's own proposition and create innovative designs that have folk characteristics of one's home country and meet the fashion consumer market requirements.
2. Based on the research of the sock brands of one's home country, the participant is required to design THREE sock series with FOUR pairs of socks in each series. The designs need to be expanded according to the series idea. There is no limitation on the material and style. The participant should give full play to one's imagination, boldly express one's creativity, and show the uniqueness of one's works in various aspects, such as artistry, fashion, science and technology, and functionality.
IV. The Contest Process
1. Contest Signing up: The deadline is November 4th, 2022
The currently enrolled international student should submit an individual application form to one's university. The university then submits a summary table to the organizing committee. The graduated international student could send the personal application form directly to the contest email box. No design is required at this stage. The organizing committee will set up a WeChat group and provides competition guidance later.
2. Contest Launching: November 18th, 2022
The launching ceremony of the 1st ISFS Award of International Folk Gifts Innovative Design Contest will be live broadcast online
3.Contest Guidance: November 19th & 20th, 2022
The organizing committee will invite experts to give all participants a series of free guiding lectures as follows:
Nov. 19th (Sat.) | Lecture 1: Global Socks Industry Background and Market Blue Book Speaker: Mr. Gao, Baolin, Chairman, Asia Socks Apparel Co., LTD; Dr. Chen, Lihong, Associate Professor, Shanghai International Fashion Innovation Center, Donghua University |
Nov. 19th (Sat.) | Lecture 2: International Socks Fashion Trend and Design Inspiration Capture Speaker: Dr. Cao Xiaojie, Associate Professor, College of Fashion & Design, Donghua University. |
Nov. 20th (Sun.) | Lecture 3: The Application of International Folk Elements and the Design Requirements of the Contest Speaker: Dr. Cao Xiaojie, Associate Professor, College of Fashion & Design, Donghua University. |
4. Design Submission: The deadline is December 20th, 2022
a) Submission Requirements: The participant must submit the works to the contest email box in a PowerPoint format and type Name of your university- Your Chinese name – Name of your works in the subject line.
b) Specifications: The size of each PowerPoint slide should be A3. And the picture accuracy should not be less than 300dpi.
c) Contents: A Brand Research Report includes brand names, brand profiles, and product pictures. Participants are suggested to select the most popular sock brands with local characteristics for brand research. A Sock Design includes the works' names, the inspiration sources, the design renderings (drawn by computer or manually), the color, the fabric, and the descriptions.
d) Works Template: The Contest provides a design template, which can be downloaded via the website.
5. Finalists Selection: Experts will review all the works and select the finalists from January to February 2023.
6. Production and Display of Socks:February to May 2023
As arranged by the organizing committee, the shortlisted works will become the finished products through the conventional sock production process. Meanwhile, the Chinese embroidery craftswomen will reproduce these designs with their skills. Furthermore, public activities, such as interaction and cooperation between international students and Chinese embroidery craftswomen and market expansion, will be held in this stage.
7. Works Exhibition and Award Ceremony: June 2023
The works exhibition and award ceremony will be held in the International Shanghai Fashion Season (ISFS) in June 2023. In addition, a Chinese English bilingual picture album that includes all entry works, participants' introductions, judges' comments, etc., will be published to promote the folk culture of various countries and the Chinese intangible cultural heritage - embroidery.
V. Awards
Award Title | Quota | Prizes |
International Fashion Grand Award | 1 | A 10,000 RMB cash prize, a trophy, and a certificate |
Best Creative Award | 3 | A 5,000 RMB cash prize, a trophy, and a certificate for each |
Best Design Award | 10 | A 3,000 RMB cash prize, a trophy, and a certificate for each |
Cultural Exchange Award | Finalists | A certificate for each |
Excellent Tutor Award | Some | A certificate for each |
Best Organizing Award | Some | A certificate for each |
Remark: the cash prizes indicated above are pre-tax amounts.
VI. Contest Notice for Attention
1. The contest works must be the participant's original and unpublished creations and never be submitted to other events. The Contest will not tolerate any violation of the intellectual property rights of others.
2. The Contest will not be responsible for the copyright protection of the contest works. It is the responsibility of the participants, not the Contest, to answer the questions related to the intellectual property rights raised by a third party.
3. The Organizer and the Supporter of the Contest have the right to use the entries and portraits of the participants for free for publicity or commercial promotion.
4. The final interpretation right of the Contest belongs to the organizing committee.
VII. Contact Information
Contact: Ms. Zhang
Email: lxsfashion@126.com
Tel: 021-62373502-27
Webpages: /ifgidc