CC15-SP-02: Cat-Astrophe (AF)
Competition Staff & Rules
Staff:
- Director: Janet Wilson Anderson
- Master of Ceremonies: Janet Wilson Anderson
- Presentation Judges: Zelda Gilbert, Sandy Pettinger & Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr.
Rules:
This is your chance to be creative within a structured environment! Contestants will select one of three patterns from those indicated below. Make them up as you choose; embellish as your fancy pleases. At the convention, a panel of judges will view all the finished pieces to select the winners. On Sunday all the entries will be shown as part of the Fashion Show. The winners will be announced then, and prizes donated by our sponsors AlterYears, Fashion Blue Prints, Sewing Workshop and Costume-Connection will be awarded.
Guidelines
The finished garment must be recognizable as derived from the selected pattern. You may modify, embellish, and ornament the garment, but it should be easily identifiable as coming from that pattern. You may choose from among the following:
Haiku Jacket from Sewing Workshop. Very loose fitting, unlined, below the hip jacket has extended shoulders and long two-piece sleeves. Back yoke and back sleeve are one piece. Front folded collar drops from shoulder to hem. Optional patch pockets. Especially suitable for wearable art applications, contemporary stylings. Multisize 8-18. Price $19.95
Afghani Nomad Dress and Coat from Fashion Blueprints. Simplified version of Afghani peasant clothes. Yoked top with gathered high waist, can be made as dress, coat or both. Three length options. Relatively easy to make. Adaptable to a wide variety of fabrics. Multisize: sm/med/lg. Price $10.00
Man’s Japanese Kimono and Hakama Pants from Costume-Connection. Man’s kimono with wide sleeves in short or long versions plus tie-on pleated wide pants. Constructed almost entirely of straight seams. Adaptable to classic ethnic versions, wearable art or fantasy variations. (Could be made by ladies too.) Multisize chest 30″-52″. Price $16.00
The pieces must be finished by the time they are judged on at the convention, which may be as early as Saturday. Yes, we know you won’t be showing them till Sunday, but the judges need to see them complete.
The pieces may be judged on originality of concept, workmanship, use of textures and materials, creativity in embellishment and general esthetics, as the judges choose. And, yes, humorous entries will be taken “seriously.”
Pre-registration is not mandatory, but strongly requested, so I know roughly how many entries to plan space and judging for. You must be a member of the convention to compete. Please notify me by May 15, 1997.
All competing garments will be shown in the Fashion Show on Sunday. If you cannot or would prefer not to wear your own garment, let me know well in advance, and we’ll find a model for you.
All three patterns are available through AlterYears or from their source as noted above.
Miscellaneous Notes: Single Pattern Choices:
- HA = Sewing Workshop’s Haiku Jacket
- AF = Fashion Blueprints’ Afghani Nomad Dress & Coat
- JA = Costume-Connection Man’s Japanese Kimono & Hakama Pants
Prizes donated by: AlterYears, Fashion Blueprints & Costume-Connections, and Costume & Dressmaker Magazine.
