Submissions: 15.01-31.01

Voting: 01.02-14.02

Information

Front Row Society bags are one-of-a-kind pieces with only 100 limited edition bags being produced and sold per market. Each winner of a design competition at Front Row Society is invited to receive 10% of the sales revenue from the product on which their pattern has been printed.

Challenge
 

Ethical fashion is stylish and relevant, subverting trends by outlasting them.

Front Row Society and the Christian Aid Collective are showing the world how ethically sourced, sustainable products are not only helping the planet, but are fun, witty and fashion forward.

By working together we are looking to raise awareness of how the textiles industry is contributing to climate change, in support of Christian Aid’s work in the world’s poorest communities, where environmental changes are seriously affecting harvests and livelihoods. Through your designs we want to highlight how fashion can be sustainable and challenge consumers’, corporations’ and politicians’ attitudes to “waste”.

 
From Bolivia to Bangladesh, from India to Tanzania, Christian Aid is helping poor communities to adapt to this growing threat of climate change. If you would like to donate to Christian Aid’s work please click here.
 

How it works

FRS and Christian Aid are looking for creative and innovative designers, to illustrate how climate change is affecting the environment. We’re looking for print designs taking inspiration from the theme of ‘The World Around Us’, whether it’s nature or industry that motivates you, can you use your art to show others the impact our consumption is having on the poor?

To enter the competition each designer must submit designs representing ‘The World Around Us’. The top designs will be voted for online by participants and short-listed garments will be displayed in an ethical fashion show during London Fashion Week.

 
For the first time ever, you will be able to design a whole line of FRS bags, your own FRS collection. FRS & Christian Aid judging panel will also choose which collection/bags to produce.
 

FRS and the Christian Aid Collective will take the highest average score and the number of votes into account, with the FRS and Christian Aid design panel announcing the winner during the event on the 15th of February.

The winning design will then be made into an ethical bag and sold on FRS. €5 of each sale will be donated to Christian Aid projects which are helping to eradicate poverty across the globe.

FRS and the Christian Aid Collective will also conduct an interview with the winner, publicising their design across the international blogger community, fashion & design press, and third sector.

Please keep in mind and give us a hand: have all your files ready in case you’re lucky enough to get a whooping email from us saying you’re (one of) the winner, and send them our way within two days of the announcement. Please send us the following:
 

• High res jpeg 250-300 dpi (for the bag) and 300 TIF file (for scarves) at full scale (which is provided in the design package)
• Pantone breakdown of colors
• Repeat pattern if using that method (instead of fixed)
• Description of your inspiration – to be printed as the inspiration cards
• Your digital signature for our inspiration cards (that go along with your winning design)

 
Theme
 

The world around us

Art alters the way in which we see the world, it illuminates and edifies, as woven grass becomes a hat or discarded rubbish a dress. Man made and natural, we are surrounded by design that can be reconfigured into something new to say something new, challenging existing structures and provoking change. Each piece of packaging, thrown away as litter has been carefully crafted, while every day we discover inspiration in the environment. Can you help us use art to send a climate message to the fashion industry?

 
Submission Package

Submission package
 
Moodboard
 

Colour

Here are some seasonal colours to inspire and delight.

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In the unlikely event that we cannot produce your pattern the way you designed it we will communicate with you about alterations. However, we will do everything we can to ensure that the winning design is accurately produced. Front Row Society will select a winner from the ten designs that receive the highest scores.
 
Designs must be original and not have been entered in other competitions.