Dress your Style Student Competition 2025

Dress your Style Student Competition 2025

Design and sew a classic innovation outfit to fit an adult

Any student studying fashion design / clothing construction at a Tertiary Institution such as a University or Fashion Design School / College, may participate.
Picture: Quilt for All Challenge 2025

DESIGN AND SEW A CLASSIC DENIM INNOVATION OUTFIT TO FIT AN ADULT.

  • Design and sew a Classic Innovative Denim outfit to fit an adult.
  • Denim innovations, involves exploring how the traditional, timeless nature of denim can evolve and merge with contemporary design innovations. This suggests a fusion of “newness” with “classic” denim styles, trends, and techniques, creating a fresh but lasting impact on the fashion world.
  • Recycling and up-cycling involve transforming old denim into new, unique garments and accessories. Re-purpose denim by patching, sewing, or adding embellishments to create new pieces.
  • Denim is inherently a classic fabric, but you can innovate by modernizing iconic denim styles, such as jeans, jackets and skirts, through new silhouettes, cuts, or details (e.g. oversized fits, asymmetry, or deconstructed pieces.) 
  • Do not forget that you can also use echo friendly dyes, adding flair and individuality to denim pieces. 

INFORMATION LEAFLET / RULES & PRIZES

 

Picture: Quilt for All Challenge 2024

Design and sew a Afro-Fusion Revival outfit to fit an adult.  

Design and sew an Afro-Fusion Revival outfit to fit an adult. Afro-Fusion Fashion is a combination of African and Western designs. Fusion fashion in simple terms is a combination of two or more different cultures clothing and accessory styles to create a unique look that represents each of the individual cultural backgrounds.

Create beautiful garments by blending different elements of African cultures, tradition and aesthetics with contemporary and global influences.

This trend is so easy to pull off, so it's a must-have wardrobe look to have at hand.

INFORMATION LEAFLET / RULES & PRIZES

COMPETITION WINNERS

FINAL SEW OFF WINNERS


 

Picture: Quilt for All Challenge 2023

Design and sew a Sport Luxe outfit to fit an adult.  


Sports Luxe or sporty luxe is a mix of practical and stylish. It consists of one item active wear, with a pure functional or athletic purpose, and adding items for a fashionable twist. The active wear will still be useful as workout wear, but can also be worn with the other items for shopping or eats out.

Fashion designers have shown us that despite looking sporty, the trend can still look chic and stylish.

INFORMATION LEAFLET / RULES & PRIZES

COMPETITION WINNERS

FINAL SEW OFF WINNERS


 

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