The 54th Japan Fashion Design Contest Entry Requirements

The Japan Fashion Design Contest with its long history and inﬂuence on the fashion world
enters into its 54th year. It has discovered many promising talents and has served as a gateway
to aspiring fashion designers.
In addition to the top-most awards speciﬁed below, several interested companies have started
conferring their own awards.
The Japan Fashion Design Contest is now open for application. Fashion-major students, young
talents engaged in fashion, as well as high school students are all invited!

[Members of Jury (in alphabetical order of surnames,except for ﬁxed brand names)]
Akira Naka: Designer, AKIRA NAKA
Terumi Hagiwara: Fashion director
Takuro Ogasawara: Journalist, SenkenShinbun
Nobuo Surikabe: CEO & Designer, support surface Co.,Ltd

For Application and further enquiry, please contact the following:“The Committee for the Japan Fashion Design Contest”
General Foundation Dressmaker Association for the Promotion of Fashion Education
Sugino Gakuen Incorporated Educational Institution
4-6-19 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021
Tel. phone: (03)3491-8151
http://www.sugino.ac.jp/

PART 1

Design and Creation[Rules and Regulations]1) The theme is open to personal choice.
2) Designs must be connected to one of the following categories: Womens wear or menswear.
(Please specify in the application form).
A maximum of 5 items may be chosen by the applicants. They must not have been previously displayed in public.
3) Designs must be illustrated in color on B4-size paper (36.4 centimeters long and 25.7 centimeters wide).
4) Application forms must be completed and attached to the back of each design illustration.
(Incomplete application forms will not be accepted.)5) Design sheets must not be folded or bent.
6) Submitted designs will not be returned.
[Participation Qualiﬁcations]
Participants must be students or general public, excluding those who have presented own fashion collections.
[Deadline for Entry]
All entries must reach the organizer by Friday, July the 1st, 2016.
[Selection Procedures]
1) All the submitted designs will enter the ﬁrst round of competition.
The winners of the ﬁrst round will be notiﬁed about the ﬁnal competition entry details by mid-July 2016.
2) Winners of the ﬁrst round will be required to create garments based on their designs, which must be submitted tothe organizer by Friday, October the 14th, 2016.
3) The submissions will be presented for ﬁnal judgment at SUGINO HALL on Saturday, October the 15th, 2016.
The winners of the prizes will participate in the award ceremony.
＊The organizer reserves the right to use the submitted design illustrations, photos and images of the garments.
[Awards and Prizes]
One Minister of MEXT Award:
which includes a certiﬁcate, trophy and a cash prize of 1 million yen
One Governor of Tokyo Award:
which includes a certiﬁcate, trophy and a cash prize of 300,000 yen
One Yoshiko Sugino Award:
which includes a certiﬁcate, trophy and a cash prize of 300,000 yen
Two Special Awards:
each of which includes a certiﬁcate, an inscribed plaque, and a cash prize of 100,000 yen＊All the winners of the above awards will also be given free entry tickets to the Paris Collection.
＊In addition to the above, several company awards (that include a certiﬁcate and a memorial gift) will also be conferred.

PART 2

Design Illustrations by High School Students[Rules and Regulations]1) The theme is open to personal choice.
2) Illustrations (a maximum of 5) must not have been previously displayed in public.
3) Designs must be in color, draw on B4-size paper (36.4 centimeters long and 25.7 centimeters wide).
4) Application forms must be fully-completed and attached to the back of each design illustration.
5) Design sheets must not be folded or bent.
6) Submitted designs will not be returned.
[Participation Qualiﬁcations]
Participants must be high school students or equivalents.
[Deadline for Entry]
All entries, along with the application forms, must reach the organizer by Monday, September the 12nd, 2016.
[Selection Procedure]
1) Winners of the ﬁrst round of competition will be notiﬁed by Friday, September the 23rd, 2016.
2) All the selected illustrations will be exhibited at SUGINO HALL on Saturday, October the 15th, 2016 as entries
for the ﬁnal judgment for the following awards. The winners of the prizes will participate in the award ceremony.
＊The organizer reserves the right to use the submitted design illustrations.
[Awards and Prizes]
One Minister of MEXT Award:
which includes a certiﬁcate, trophy and an additional gift
One Governor of Tokyo Award:
which includes a certiﬁcate, trophy and an additional gift
One Yoshiko Sugino Award:
which includes a certiﬁcate, trophy and an additional gift
Two Special Awards:
each of which includes a certiﬁcate, an inscribed plaque and an additional gift
20 Fine Works Outside Awards＊Winners of the above four awards and 20 ﬁne works will be admitted free of entrance fees of Sugino Gakuen
schools: Dressmaker Gakuin, Sugino Fashion College, and Sugino Fashion Junior College.