Overview
The 34th Jeanswest Cup arrives with a wave of fresh design inspiration. This time, the protagonist is not the designer, but every daring 'creator' out there.
Participants are encouraged to create in freer, more imaginative ways, boldly breaking through traditional casualwear design concepts. By integrating diverse cultural elements, artistic styles, and life insights, each piece becomes a unique expression of individuality.
Key Details
- Registration Opens: April 15, 2025, 11:30
- Registration Deadline: June 24, 2025, 17:00
- Submission Address: 10th Floor, Block 2, Ocean Industrial Centre, Rua dos Pescadores, Macao (Macao Productivity and Technology Transfer Center - Fashion Gallery)
- Contact Person: Ms. Zhong Jiayong
- Phone: 8898 0701
- Fax: 2831 2079
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.cpttm.org.mo
- Online Registration: https://events.cpttm.org.mo
Competition Theme & Details
1. Design Theme: I Am Not a Designer
This theme promotes the idea that 'Everyone is a designer,' encouraging participants to shed traditional designer labels and allowing all creative individuals to engage in design, fostering more diverse creative thinking.
2. Design Direction: Casual fashion style, closely following current trends.
3. Eligibility:
Open to domestic and international fashion designers, fashion design enthusiasts, and elite students from national fashion design institutions, including current students, undergraduates, and postgraduates.
Application & Submission Requirements
- Online Registration: Register via https://events.cpttm.org.mo.
- Work Requirements: Entries must be a series of casualwear (4 outfits per series, men's or women's) that interprets the theme 'I Am Not a Designer.'
- Physical Submission: Submit the following physical documents to the Fashion Gallery:
- Sketch Specifications (Two A3 Pages):
- Page 1: Colored fashion illustration, fabric swatches, and design theme.
- Page 2: Back views, structural drawings, and design descriptions for each outfit. Attach fabric swatches (50 mm x 50 mm).
- Entry Fee: Free.
- Vlog Encouragement: Participants are encouraged to film vlogs about their process using the hashtag #The34th真維斯杯# on Douyin (TikTok).
Prizes
- Gold Award (1): ¥50,000 (pre-tax)
- Silver Award (2): ¥20,000 (pre-tax)
- Bronze Award (3): ¥10,000 (pre-tax)
- Excellence Award (2): ¥8,000 (pre-tax)
- Online Popularity Award (1): ¥8,000 (pre-tax)
- Best Creative Award (1): ¥8,000 (pre-tax)
- Instructor Awards: Several
Finalists will receive:
- ¥500 travel subsidy
- ¥3,000 garment production allowance
- Professional guidance from judge-designers
- Certificate and souvenir
(All subsidies are pre-tax)
Competition Schedule
- March 31 – June 29, 2025: Registration & Submission
- June 30 – July 7, 2025: Sketch Judging & Finalist Notification
- July 8 – Early September 2025: Garment Production for Finalists
- Early September 2025: Grand Final & Awards Ceremony (during China International Fashion Week Autumn 2025)
Important Notes
- All works must be original and unpublished.
- Finalists are responsible for their own travel to Beijing; accommodation and meals during the final are covered.
- The organizing committee reserves the right to promote, publish, and display all entries.
- Copyright of winning works is shared between the organizer and the participant.
- The organizer holds the final right of interpretation for the competition rules.
