We have 8 Categories available for you to enter your designs into.
Each category will have a standard judging criteria AS WELL AS its own individual marking points.
You are able to enter one or as many additional categories as you wish, with discounted rates for multiple categories.
Below is the list of categories with a further individual. breakdown
Categories
- Ready-to-Wear
- Eveningwear / Formalwear
- Seasonal / Resortwear
- High Fashion / Couture
- Sustainable / Ethical Fashion
- Streetwear / Urban
- Cultural / Heritage
- Student / Emerging Talent
👚 Ready-to-Wear
Description: Practical, trend-conscious clothing designed for everyday use. This category focuses on garments that are commercially viable and reflect contemporary lifestyles. Includes daywear, casualwear, and office-ready looks.
Eveningwear / Formalwear
Description: Elegant and luxurious designs intended for special occasions, red carpets, galas, or black-tie events. Emphasis is on silhouettes, fabric choice, fit, and overall sophistication.
🌴 Seasonal / Resort wear
Description: Climate- and lifestyle-specific fashion, including summer, winter, and vacation-ready collections. Often lightweight, breezy, or layered, depending on the season’s intent.
🎭 High Fashion / Couture
Description: Avant-garde, conceptual, and meticulously crafted garments. This category celebrates creativity, handwork, and innovation—garments that push the boundaries of fashion as art.
Judged By: Avant-garde designers, museum curators, and fashion journalists with deep insight into craftsmanship and conceptual design.
🌱 Sustainable / Ethical Fashion
Description: Fashion with a conscience—focusing on eco-friendly materials, fair labor practices, upcycling, and circular design. This category honors ethical impact as much as aesthetic.
🧢 Streetwear / Urban Fashion
Description: Grounded in youth culture, music, and social movements. Often unisex and influenced by skate, hip-hop, or sportswear. Prioritizes identity, authenticity, and trendsetting.
Judged By: Streetwear designers, cultural influencers, and branding strategists who understand fashion’s grassroots influence.
🌍 Cultural / Heritage Design
Description: Designs that celebrate heritage, cultural narratives, or traditional craftsmanship. May include indigenous techniques, symbolic textiles, or modern interpretations of cultural attire.
Judged By: Cultural historians, indigenous designers, and textile specialists who respect authenticity and cultural storytelling.
🎓 Student / Emerging Talent
Description: Open to fashion students or designers in the early stages of their career. This category rewards potential, innovation, and bold experimentation.
Judged By: Fashion lecturers, mentors, and past winners who can assess raw talent and future promise.