How to Enter the Fashion Show
Entries are closed for the Fashion Show. The Fashion Show Committee is delighted you are considering entering the 2023 Fiber Connections Fashion Show. We aim to have fun and provide a positive experience to everyone who enters. Please review the following information carefully. Your questions may be answered here and by referring to these links:
Application Process
Calendar
Eligibility Requirements
Awards
Entry and Photo Submission Forms
First, make sure you and your article are eligible. Then complete the online application form. It’s recommended that you review the form before attempting to complete it. The entry fee of $15.00 USD per item can be paid online or via check. Lastly, photos of your entry need to be submitted before the submission deadline expires.
The deadline for applications was May 1, 2023. Accepted garments will be modeled in the Fashion Show at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
The Application Process
Each application has three parts. Your application will be considered after we have received all three components:
- Entry Form
Complete the online entry form for each entry, up to two entries. A copy will automatically be sent to your email address. - Entry Fee
A non-refundable fee of $15.00 U.S. must accompany each online entry. - Photos
For each entry, send up to five images in JPG format in the Photo Submission form at the end of the Entry Form. Each photo should be no more than 5 mb in size. If you need help resizing your photos you can refer to our Resizing Photos page. (Alternatively, send them by email or thumb drive.) Submit a front view, back view, and one to three detail views of each piece. Name your images in the following sample format:
Jones_GreenJacket_Front.jpg
Jones_GreenJacket_Back.jpg
Jones_GreenJacket_Piping.jpg
Jones_GreenJacket_Pleats.jpg
Jones_GreenJacket_Yolk.jpg
Calendar
January 16, 2023 Committee starts accepting applications for entry
May 1, 2023 Application components due (entry form, fee and photos).
May 11, 2023 Committee notifies you of its decision by this date.
May 30, 2023 Accepted garments due.
Contact Information
Karen Sieradski, Fashion Show Committee Chair, 541-914-8454
2023anwgfashionshow@gmail.com
2191 Essex Lane Eugene, OR 97403 USA
Eligibility Requirements
- To enter you must be a member in good standing of an affiliated ANWG guild, or an individual affiliate member of ANWG, but you do not need to attend the conference.
- If an entry is the work of more than one person, each individual must be a member of an affiliated ANWG guild and each person must be named in the application.
- Entries must adhere to the following criteria: Be substantially handwoven, with the fiber of your choice; or be hand-felted, with the fiber of your choice; or if knit or crocheted, be made of handspun yarn.
- Any article of clothing or fashion accessory for men, women, or children is acceptable.
- Individuals are limited to two entries in the Fashion Show. A single entry may have multiple parts, e.g., a coat, skirt, and handbag to match. Two jackets, which would not be worn as a single outfit, would require two entry forms.
- Each entry must be original and have been completed between June 2019 and April 2023. Original creation is defined as the artist’s manipulation of a draft or pattern, colorway changes, or other alterations to the original draft or pattern. If the draft or pattern from another artist was unaltered, that artist must be given acknowledgement. No unchanged items from workshop instructions will be considered.
- Work executed under classroom/educational guidance or supervision is not eligible.
- The item must not have been previously exhibited in a regional or national conference or publication but may have been shown at a guild or community event.
- Items received that are not as shown in the photographs submitted with the entry form will not be accepted.
The Fashion Show Committee may refuse entries due to time and space considerations. The committee reserves the right to accept or decline any entry as an article of clothing or accessory.
Fashion Show Awards
Dianne Totten, Juror; Jannie Taylor, Narrator
- Best in Show
- Best garment made of handwoven fabric with 4 shafts or fewer
- Best garment made of handwoven fabric with more than 4 shafts
- Best garment made with felted fabric
- Best garment made with handspun yarn
- Best scarf or shawl knitted with handspun yarn
- Best garment construction
- Best use of design
- Best scarf or shawl handwoven with 4 shafts or fewer
- Best scarf or shawl handwoven with more than 4 shafts
- Most innovative garment (unusual materials, structure, color and/or design)
- Best interpretation of conference theme, “Fiber Connections”
- Best use of conference colors
- Judge’s choice
Ready to apply?
Sorry, the deadline for application was May 1.