2016 Charming Orient China International Underwear Creation Design Competition

Introduction of the Competition

"Charming Orient" China International Underwear Creation Design Competition was started in 2012, and it is an industrial competition hosted by SUA together with Management Committee of Guangming New District in Shenzhen, China Knitting Industry Association, GUANGDONG TEXTILE ASSOCIATION, and Hong Kong Intimate Apparel Industries' Association. At present, the Competition has become one of the professional ones with the widest coverage and most contestants and social influence. Moreover, it was listed by Shenzhen municipal government in 2014 as "one of the eight industrial design competitions supported by municipal government". 

Purpose of the Competition

Do best to provide a stage for the persons who are fond of design and underwear, to discover the most outstanding and prominent underwear designers at home and abroad through receiving the most professional tutor advice, to promote creative underwear design and development, and thus, promoting the transformation and upgrading of the whole underwear industry.

Theme of the Competition

Remolding

Elaboration of the theme: recognition of human body, rethinking of life, and re-application of new technology

Duration of the Competition

From Sept., 2015 to May, 2016

Deadline for Registration:   Dec. 20, 2015

(subject to the post mark of local post office or an express company)

Location: Pavilion 5 in Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center (SZCEC)

Date for the Final: on May 05, 2016

Organizational Structure

Supported by: Chinese Textile Garment Brand Strategy Advance Committee; Economy, Trade and Information Commission of Shenzhen Municipality; China National Commercial Information Center 

Organizing Committee of CHINA INTERNATIONAL INTIMATE APPAREL CULTURE WEEK; Organizing Committee of CHINA (SHENZHEN) INTERNATIONAL BRAND UNDERWEAR FAIR 

Hosted by: Management Committee of Guangming New District in Shenzhen; China Knitting Industry Association; GUANGDONG TEXTILE ASSOCIATION; Hong Kong Intimate Apparel Industries' Association; SUA

Planned, popularized, and executed by: SUA

Co-organized by: Donghua University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Zhongyuan University of Technology, and Guangxi Arts Institute

Specially co-organized by: SOFA (Creative Space of Shangyuan Underwear), and Shenzhen Xinyi Underwear Innovation and R& D Center

Associate Media: SIUF website, INNER, EEFF, China Textile News, Fashion Times, Textile Clothing Weekly, Huayi Website, Chinese Underwear Fashin Website, and *** Costume Design

Supporting Media: CCTV, Shenzhen TV, Guangxi TV, Nanfang TV, Tencent, Netease, Sina, Phoenix TV, Sohu, Tencent Video, Phoenix Video, Youku, Le TV, Shenzhen Special Daily, Shenzhen Economic Daily, Southern Metropolis Daily, Nanfang Daily, Shenzhen Evening News, and Crystal (listed in no particular order)

Notes for the Competition

Conditions for the Competition

The following persons may register in the competition without limitation of age: teachers and students from clothing underwear and art academies domestically and internationally, and in-service or freelance designers.   

Requirements for Design Works

1. Design works mainly focus on ladies' underwear, with no fixed design method to be required. 

2. Designers are expected to design works centering on a theme. At least five sets or at most six sets of clothing are required for a series; and accessories must be complete, including relevant accessories; each designer can only choose one theme. The lining, buttons, and brands with corporate identify shall not exist in design works; and no tag is hung either. For each series of design works, at most two designers are required, and one is determined as the chief designer.

3. Design works must be original and haven't been published before. Works that have been displayed in relevant competitions at home and abroad, shall not be showed or copied. In case of existing the conditions above, designers shall not participate in the competition (including winning any prize).

4. Design works are expected to be full of abundant imagination and creativity, and to comply with globally fashionable trends and the design theme of the competition. Designers are expected to make creation of fabric selection and technique of expression; the accomplishing means of works are required to be simple and direct; and overall visual effect should be perfect and able to lead the homewear development.

Ways of Application

1. Registration principle: voluntary registration

2. Registration fee: contestants can participate in this competition free of charge.

3. Registration process: log in the websites of the competition: www.sua.org.cn and design.siuf.com to download and print the form to send it with the handwritten signature and design works to the organizer. (Please refer to the attachment)

4. Design Works:

For each series of works, designers must carefully fill in and submit relevant registration formalities:

1) Submit a sheet of colorful effect picture and a structure chart of the style (size: 40CM in height × 60CM in width); they can be presented in hand drawing or digital printing. Design works must be presented on coated paper, which can't be folded. Relevant information such as the designer's name or company shall not exist in the front side of the effect picture and structure chart of the style (the both are indispensable). Any designer who fails to meet the requirements above shall not participate in the competition.

2) Theme name of the works is expected to be marked on the left top of the front side of the effect picture. (Please refer to the attachment)  

3) Please clearly write down the author's name, sending unit, advisor, detailed communication address, telephone, fax, post code, and email on the lower right corner of the back side of the effect picture (which shall be consistent with contents of Participating Application Form). The contents above shall be written down in a neat and clear way. In case of any dispute arising, the Organizing Committee will not assume any responsibility. (Please refer to the attachment) 

4) Please send an electronic edition of colorful effect picture, style chart, Participating Application Form, copy of ID card, and recent photographs of the author (life photo) to the email address 2751399101@qq.com; the email shall be titled by 2016 Charming Orient China International Underwear Creation Design Competition Contribution + Academy/Unit + Name.

5. Any participating designer shall, on his or her own, be responsible for the safety and assurance of design contributions and finished manuscripts sent from the author's location in the delivery process.

6. The Organizing Committee will bear a part of round-trip traffic and hotel expenses (which will be informed separately).

7. Participating contributions, Participating Application Forms, photos, and ready-made garments won't be returned, so designers should keep draft; and the Organizing Committee reserves the permanent copyright. The host unit has the right of publishing participating works (including design contributions or sample ready-made garments), including publicity, performance, publication and distribution.

8. In case any third party raises relevant problems about related intellectual property rights of design works, participating writers will be responsible for it; the Organizing Committee of the competition shall not undertake any responsibility.

Please write "2016 "Charming Orient" Fourth China International Underwear Creation Design Competition Contribution" on the envelope

Setting of Awards

First Prize for 1 contestant: will receive further education in famous design academies in Europe and America (or RMB 150,000 Yuan) 

Second Prize for 2 contestants: RMB 50,000 Yuan

Third Prize for 3 contestants: RMB 10,000 Yuan

Excellence Award for 10 contestants: RMB 3,000 Yuan

Best Hand-Drawing Award for 1 contestant: RMB 3,000 Yuan

Process of the Competition

In Sept. 2015: a press conference will be held for the start of the competition

From Sept. to Dec. 20, 2015: collection of design works

At the beginning of Jan., 2016: preliminary assessment

From Jan. 1 to April 20, 2016: selected contestants make garments

From April 21 to the beginning of May, 2016: collection of samples

On May 5, 2016: the final

The Way to Contact the Organizing Committee (Contributing Address)

Contact Person: Miss Xu        Telephone: +86 755 83056431-861   18566661846

Email: 2751399101@qq.com

Fax: +86 755 83056609     QQ group: 288177705

Address:  Organizing Committee of China International Underwear Creation Design Competition, Room 408, Building B, Phase I, Tian'an Creative Technology Plaza, Che Kung Temple, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province

Post Code: 518041

Please log in the following website for detailed information: www.siuf.com 

Website for Registration: www.sua.org.cn  design.siuf.com