Costume-Con 34 (CC34): Tote Contest Gallery and Rules

Costume-Con 34 (CC34): Tote Contest Gallery and Rules

CC34-DC-03: Costanza and Mozart

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CC34-DC-03: Costanza and Mozart | Designer(s): Olive Earley | Award(s): Best Handsewn (Photo ID: Steward Hartman | Event Date: 2016)


Competition Staff & Rules

Staff:

  • Director: Stace Feldman
  • Judge(s): Unknown

Rules:

Tote Contest

Extra Exhibition Contest: Reusable Totes

In tandem with our theme “The Wonder of Nature,” CostumeCon 34 would like to celebrate the Green movement by holding an informal Tote Bag Contest. Registered members of Costume-Con will be encouraged to submit creative, wacky, and beautiful reusable bags to the exhibition, where they will be judged and given awards in fun categories. We found a good example tutorial from Fabrics-store.com, here!

Bags come in all shapes and sizes, with pockets and without, buttoned and zippered and velcro’ed, and are a good way to cut down on both paper and plastic waste, so why not carry a bag that expresses the total you? Create a bag from scratch using your own pattern, or find a pattern for a tote/carrier/organizer that you really like. Go nuts and embellish it to your heart’s content, or re-create a character’s own special bag – or mash it up, and create a bag your favorite character would use if they were saving the environment! This contest is entirely free-form, all styles of approach are welcome.

Rules:

1. All bags must be larger than a clutch or purse, they should aim for“tote” size, large enough to serve as a backpack, grocery tote, or similar bag. No smaller than 1 foot tall x 6 inches wide x 3 inches deep. No specific measurements or dimensions are required otherwise.
2. Decorations, closures, and pockets are entirely at the creator’s discretion! However, make sure no decorations are so fragile that the bag would be unable to be used for its intended purpose.
3. All bags should be utile – that is, after the competition if you or anyone else were to want to use the bag, they could do so. You may, if desired, stuff or pack the bag to show its utility or help it keep its shape while on display, but do not include valuable or sensitive items.
4. You must be a registered member of Costume-Con 34 to display a bag and enter the contest.

That’s it! Fabric types, color schemes, embellishments, shapes, styles, and so on are entirely at the creator’s choice. Awards are at the judges’ discretion but may include honors in categories such as, best use of recycled materials, best conservation effort, prettiest, most useful, most amazing, most well-crafted, best re-creation, and so on.

Entry forms will be available at the masquerade registration table and/or the Exhibit hall entry.

All entry submissions must be dropped off at the Exhibit Hall with the Exhibits director by noon on Saturday, to be set up and arranged. If you need special displays (hooks, easels, stands) please inform the Tote Contest Director prior to CC34. The Tote Contest Director may ask for intended entries to contact us prior to CC34 so we can ensure enough space and proper display materials will be available.

Entry submissions for the Tote Contest will be displayed in the Exhibit Hall for the entirety of the weekend, which will be under security supervision. Judging will take place Sunday morning with awards being announced at the Future Fashion Show.

Your coordinator for the Reusable Tote Contest is Stace Feldmann.

Awards (via Facebook):

Here is the list of entries and winners from the special Tote Bag Contest at CC34. Thanks to everyone for supporting our theme and enjoying the Exhibit contests!
Tote Bag Contest Entries
1. Crazy Cat Backpack – original – Shelly Kumar
2. Quilt Arts – original – Vicki Warren
3. From the Cutting Room Floor – original – Vicky Warren
4. Leaf It To Me – original – Judy Mitchell
5. Daddy’s Garden – original – Judy Mitchell
6. Gold and Green Purse – original – Elaine Sims
7. Tool Tote – historical re-creation – David Kinnaman
8. The Runabout – original – Jacqueline M. Ward
9. Sabriel Bag – original – Kristen Moffit
10. Who’s Side Are You On? – original – Jennifer Old-d’Entremont
11. The Garden In Hand – original – Kathy Van Beuningen
12. Poster Tote, circa late 1800’s – original – Kathy Van Beuningen
13. Tote Bag x2 – original – Ellen Rustad
14. Monster Bag – original – Trixyloupwolf
0 (Exhibition) Portgas D. Ace Backpack – re-creation – Stace Feldmann (Director)
 
Awards
Honorable Mention “Deplorably Cute!” – Crazy Cat Backpack – original – Shelly Kumar
Honorable Mention for Felt Embellishment – The Runabout – original – Jacqueline M. Ward
Honorable Mention “Quick Draw” – Monster Bag – original – Trixyloupwolf
Judge’s Award “The Stash” – Tote Bag x2 – original – Ellen Rustad
Best Embellishment – Daddy’s Garden – original – Judy Mitchell
Best Trash Recycler/Rescuer – Kathy Van Beuningen, 2 entries
Best in Show, Unconventional Materials – Tool Tote – historical re-creation – David Kinnaman
Best in Show, Conventional Materials – Gold and Green Purse – original – Elaine Sims

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