IFTF ReMix competition
The ReMix competition was introduced in 2003 by the International Fur Trade Federation in collaboration with MiFur, the Milan based international fur and leather exhibition.
The competition aims to encourage, inspire and support young designers as they develop and explore their relationship with fur, as well as giving them an opportunity to showcase their innovative designs to an international audience.
Now in its sixth year over, 250 students from more than 21 countries have taken part since 2003.
How ReMix works
Design students from across the United States are invited to send their original sketches, a personal bio, and an entry form to the FICA office in California before the October deadline. All entries will be considered and judged by FICA's Fashion Committee. FICA will choose three US winners to be entered into the IFTF competition along with the winners from other countries.
The three US winners will then be assigned a manufacturer who will donate labor and skins will be provided by one of the four major auction houses/marketing organizations in order to make the student's dream garment become a reality. Photos of the garment are then judged by an international panel that has been selected by the IFTF, and eight finalists are chosen. Upon completion of the garment, the students will photograph their coat on a model and forward the images to FICA. These photos will be sent to the IFTF (along with the student's bio and entry form) where they will be judged by an international panel that has been selected by the IFTF, and eight finalists are chosen.
These eight finalists are flown from all over the globe to the annual MiFur fair, usually held in March. Here they will get to watch their design walk down a runway at a fashion show and gala, along with the designs of all of the winners from the different countries. At the end of the fashion show, three final winners are chosen from the eight and awarded cash prizes.
Judging
There are two stages of judging for the international portion of ReMix. After the three US winners have been chosen by the FICA Fashion Committee, for both rounds the IFTF judges are asked to select their preferred designs on the basis of creativity and imagination, technical understanding/feasibility of production and saleability.
Round 1 - An international jury nominates their eight choices of garments from all the entries received. In addition, fashion journalists are invited to view all entries and make their selection. The media vote constitutes 20% of the overall round 1 result.
Round 2 - All garments are displayed in a special exhibition at MiFur, where visitors to the fair are asked to nominate their choice from the eight short listed finalists. The eight finalists then present their designs to a smaller jury, and answer any questions and talk about their designs in more detail. The combined vote from MiFur visitors and the round 2 jury decides the overall winner.
Prizes
The three US winners will be gifted with the fur coat that was designed by them. FICA will also promote the three US winners nationally through press efforts.
Eight international finalists will be flown from their home country to MiFur, with airfare and accommodations covered by the IFTF.
At the international level, the first, second, and third place winners will receive cash prizes. To mark the seventh year of the competition and the continued success of the Origin Assured Program, IFTF will introduce a special Origin Assured (OA) prize category in 2010. The format of the competition will remain the same, but any garment that is entered into ReMix 2010 which uses OA only fur will be eligible to be put forward for the additional special OA prize.
Rules and Regulations
- University professors can register their designers by completing the entry form and sending it to the Fur Information Council of America (FICA) by Monday, September 28, 2009, along with the required supporting material (color photograph and biography).
Any entry received after this date will not be accepted for the competition.
- All entries must include the following three items:
- A detailed color sketch of design concept (preferably in a jpeg format and no larger than 2MB);
- A completed entry form; and
- A biography. Student's biography must include: Name of school, age, inspiration for your design, and any relevant awards won.
The three items must each be printed on paper as well as burned to a CD. Please do not mark the color photograph with the designer's name or the name of the country. If an entry does not include these three components, it will be excluded from the competition.
- The three finalists will then be notified by our office. FICA will then help the finalists secure a manufacturer who will help to create their fur garment, which will need to be completed and photographed by approximately Monday, December 14, 2009.
- Should the designer be chosen by the jury as one of the finalist for the competition, the designer must indicate in the entry form that the garment will be available and shipped to Milan by approximately Monday, February 15, 2010 for display at MIFUR. This is a condition of entry.
- All entries submitted must be the work of the designer. Entries will only be accepted from design students and those who have graduated from design school within the past two years.
- An appointed international jury will conduct the judging of the competition. The judges' decision will be final.
- Entry constitutes permission to use the participants' and winners' names, photographs, and / or likenesses of the design entries for public relations purposes and for appearance in any exhibition on behalf of the IFTF and on the IFTF website.
- Entrants must make themselves available for press events if they win.
- While every effort will be made to limit such eventuality, the rules, terms and conditions outlined here remain subject to modification by IFTF without notice. Every effort will be made to highlight any changes to the designer and professor at the earliest opportunity.
- Please send all material to:
Keith Kaplan, Executive Director
Fur Information Council of America
8424 A Santa Monica Blvd. Ste.860
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Email: info@fur.org
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