EFWA is accepting submissions from designers to create one unique look using men's shirts

by Boyana Ivanova, 20 June, 2018

Eco Fashion Week Australia (EFWA) is now accepting submissions from designers around the world to create one unique look using men’s shirts for the return of the Upcycling Challenge by Marilyn R. Wilson. Accepted submissions will be featured on the runway at the second annual event in November, in two states: Nov. 4 – 10 in Port Douglas, Queensland; and Nov. 15 – 21 in Perth, Western Australia.

The Upcycling Challenge provides an opportunity for sustainable designers to gain international attention, and to encourage designers who are currently not using sustainable practices to give it a try. The Challenge also promotes EFWA’s mandate to ?Reduce, Reuse and ?Recycle ? garments rather than have them sent to a landfill. Note – this challenge is only open to ‘new submissions,’ and former participants are excluded.

“I can’t wait to see what new and exciting designs the 2018 EFWA Upcycling Challenge will offer,” said the EFWA Upcycling Challenge brainchild, Marilyn R. Wilson, “ and I want to thank everyone in advance for taking the time to submit.”

EFWA fashion stylist ?Dalija Valhjov, will be receiving the garments, setting the show order and doing the model fittings/show styling this year.
“We’re so excited to have Dalija play such an intricate part of the challenge this year,” said Wilson.

EFWA is now accepting submissions from designers to create one unique look using men's shirts
Designers' models from 2017

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2018

Participating Designers Announced: July 10, 2018
Deadline Garment must ARRIVE in Australia?: Oct. 1, 2018 Challenge Guidelines: Your runway look MUST be created from used men’s dress shirts. You can get them from Op Shops (Thrift Stores), from the closets of family and friends or discards from some other source. Use of any other fabrics needs to be pre-approved and they must also be recycled/upcycled fabrics.

How to submit: Please send a drawing of the look you would like to create (a black and white line drawing is fine) as well as a brief description of your inspiration and the garment itself to contact@ecofashionweekaustralia.com. PLEASE NOTE? ? Upcycling Challenge Submission ? ? in the subject line.

EFWA is now accepting submissions from designers to create one unique look using men's shirts
Designers' models from 2017

Eco Fashion Week Australia is proudly supported by Douglas Shire, Tourism Tropical North Queensland, Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, TheBahamasWeekly.com, Eluxe Magazine, Olio by Marilyn, Style Drama, Dowerin GWN Machinery Field Days and Loig’s Music Lab, Dene Selby Modeling Agency, Xpression Models, Claire Hair Boutique, Jane Milburn, Notre Dame University, The Beauty Room, Boos Makers, QT Port Douglas,?, ?ECU University, and Curtin University. About Marilyn R. Wilson: Marilyn R. Wilson is a freelance writer, published author and speaker who has been covering the fashion scene for over 12 years. Her involvement with Eco Fashion Week Australia’s first season in 2017 included social media, designer and EFWA team interviews and creating the first ever EFWA Upcycling Challenge by Marilyn R. Wilson which featured the work of 21 designers from 12 countries.

About Eco-Fashion Week Australia: Eco-Fashion Week Australia (EFWA) began in 2017 in Perth, Western Australia and was founded by Zuhal Kuvan-Mills, artist, designer and earth ambassador for Green Embassy, Australia's first internationally recognised organic fashion label. The event draws like-minded fashion designers and speakers from around the world. In 2018 EFWA expands to two Australian states.

EFWA is now accepting submissions from designers to create one unique look using men's shirts
Designers' models from 2017

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