Rules
- Your garment must be made of recyclable materials, trash or other waste materials.
- The garment must adhere to school dress code. For example, no exposed midriff, no exposed cleavage, skirts at least end-of-finger length.
- Non-recyclable materials may be used to support or finish your garment (i.e. thread, fabric base material) but should not be more than 10% of the overall garment.
- You may enter as a solo-designer or a team. Teams can be up to three students.
- The garment must contain no sharp edges that could harm the model or others. It must not contain staples or exposed edges from glass, etc.
- The weight of the garment must not be too heavy that it hurts. Models must be able to stand in it for 30 minutes.
- Shoes must be the correct size for the model and the model must be able to walk at a normal speed.
- The garment must be designed and made by students. Adults may provide some minimal assistance (ex. helping sew).
- All students who worked on the garment must be included on the entry form. Entries that are not made by the listed designers will be disqualified.
- Garments must be well-made, safe, durable and able to be worn a minimum of three times for events. If the model cannot sit down, the garment should be easy to get in and out of. Nothing should fall off the garment.