Award Categories

BERNINA NORTHLAND FASHION AWARDS

There are 6 Sewing and 6 Wearable Arts categories to choose from, accommodating young, beginner level sewists and artists through to more experienced sewists and artists.

Each category has a broad ranging definition to allow your creativity to blossom within. We encourage you to explore your creativity while having fun in the process, culminating in showcasing your creative talent in this prestigious event.

As a designer you are eligible for the Northland Designer of the Year award and the Extreme Elegance award on top of the category awards.

As a model you are eligible for the Northland Top Model award.

Please browse the categories for further details

If you have any questions regarding details of the categories, please contact us on entries@northlandfashionawards.org.nz

SEWING CATEGORIES

There are 6 sewing categories to choose from, accommodating young, beginner sewists through to more experienced sewists. The sewing categories all have an element of sewing skill and garment finishing that is critiqued as part of the judging process. Please browse the categories for further details.

Open Street Wear

As walk down the street what would you like to be wearing? Design a garment that reflects your vision and personality.
Judges will be looking at the cut, fit, finish and originality of your design. They are looking for a garment that is beyond just follow- ing a pattern.

This category is open to all ages from tertiary education level students to adults

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Student Street Wear

Casual / street wear designed by you. Make your mark with a well- constructed garment of original design suitable for daytime wearing.
Judges will be looking at the cut, fit, finish and originality of your design. They are looking for a garment that is beyond just following a pattern.

This category is open to all students up to and including year 13.

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Pacifica Fashion

Pacifica Fashion can be your take on high fashion in the pacific. This is an opportunity to design and make a garment that is truly original, following no other designer, however having a pacifica flavour.
Judges will be looking at fit, originality, innovation in fashion, connection to the pacific and the overall finish of your garment.

This category is open to all ages.

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Student Fashion Design

Young designers lead the way for coming generations. This is your opportunity to show flair in original design without boundaries, taking what is known into a new area of design.
Judges will be looking for fit, finish, originality, innovation in fashion and fashion forwardness.

This category is open to all students up to and including year 13

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Open Fashion Design

Think completely outside the square in innovative fashion design to create a fabulous garment. Design with no limitations.
Judges will be looking for fit, finish, originality, innovation in fashion and fashion forwardness.

This category is open to all ages from tertiary education level students to adults

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Evening Wear

We all love to really dress up for a special evening out. Design and make an evening gown that has you standing out from the crowd. This is an opportunity to design an evening dress or ball gown that wows us all.
Judges will be looking at the cut, fit, finish and originality of your design. They are looking for a garment that is beyond just following a pattern.

This category is open to all ages

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Cosplay

Cosplay can be defined as dressing up as a character from a film, book or video game. Create the costume of your chosen character from suitable materials.
Judges will be looking at creativity, visual impact, construction and techniques.

This category is open to all ages

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From Trash to Fashion

Create a fashionable garment made predominantly from reused / recycled materials and objects. This is recycling at its best! Your garment will need to withstand two parades (pre judging and the event).
Judges will be looking at creativity, visual impact, originality, construction, materials employed to be 90% reused / recycled items and best use of materials.

This category is open to all ages.

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Open Wearable Art

This is art that you make and wear - costumes, daring and beautiful. No theme and no limits to the materials you use however your garment must be able to withstand two parades (pre judging and the event).
Judges will be looking at design concept, construction and technique, creativity, visual impact, and best use of materials.

This category is open to all ages from tertiary education level students to adults.

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Student Wearable Art

This category is open to students from Year 9 to Year 13.

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Junior Wearable Art

This category is open to students up to and including

Year 8.

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Welcome to the Masquerade

Design an amazing mask using any medium. Large and small, weird and wonderful the masquerade is all about having fun while remaining anonymous. The model is to wear simple dark clothing so all attention is on the masquerade. Judges will be looking at design concept, construction and technique, creativity, visual impact, and best use of materials.

This category is open to all students up to and including Year 13.

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WEARABLE ARTS CATEGORIES

There are 6 wearable arts categories to choose from, accommodating young, beginner artists through to more experienced artists. The wearable arts categories may or may not include sewing as traditionally thought of. Please browse the categories for further details.

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