School of Fashion students are invited to enter the THINK TANK CONTEST // REGENERATION X KSU FASHION SCHOOL Upcycling Competition. The competition is sponsored by School of Fashion alumna Krista Bucaro and requires entrants to create an upcycled garment and provide a step by step tutorial on how to create the upcycled garment along with a TikTok-style video that demonstrates the tutorial.
About the Contest
The contest is a creative challenge to re-imagine well-loved styles. Brand will provide curated selection of apparel to be upcycled. The students can source their own as well but the contest organizers ask that the design be upcycled for a casual lifestyle product relevant to the brand.
Garment ideas can be:
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denim // jeans – jackets
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fleece// hoodies - pullovers – joggers
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jersey //tees
The contest is open to both design and merchandising students in the School of Fashion.
How to Enter
Email to Sign Up
Interested students should email contest organizer Krista Bucaro at KristaBucaro@gmail.com as soon as possible to sign up, state the intent of your project, and provide your name, email, and phone number. Brand will provide curated selection of apparel to be upcycled.
Upcycle Your Garment(s)
Entrants are only required to submit one item, but are allowed to create a look or even matching/complimentary family sets. Types of items can include Women’s including extended sizes, Men’s, Tween, Kids, and Fur Babies.
Submit Garment(s)
Garment Submissions are due on Thursday, March 10, 2022.
Submissions must include:
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Garment on hangar
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1 page step-by-step written tutorial to guide viewers how to duplicate the upcycling process including materials.
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Also provide step-by-step tutorial in a 1 to 3 minute TikTok video. Include current TikTok trends and music.
Announcement of Winners
Garment submissions will be reviewed with students on Friday, March 11.
Three winners will be announced on Thursday, March 17 and will be awarded $500 each.
The winning designs and students will be featured in brand launch social media and marketing campaign.
About the Brand
We are an emerging family fashion athleisure brand.
Celebrating our love for life, our resilience and our belief that life is better together.
We are sustainable and responsible. Utilizing well-loved casual clothing and extending their life by revitalizing them into modern styles. Commercial, relevant, on trend and accessible fashion. We are a mass-market brand.
Colorful. Uplifting. Optimistic.