Nagoya Fashion Promotion Committee is pleased to announce a call for entries to Nagoya Fashion Contest 2022. The contest is held to promote the fashion industry and raise fashion awareness by discovering and encouraging outstanding new talent.



We call for the submission of design sketches as follows:



1. Application Method

Please send us design sketches. (Submissions via e-mail will not be accepted. Please see the attached Application Guidelines for details.)



2. Application Qualifications

The contest is open to everyone (but participation by group is not permitted).

The applicant must be able to create works based the design sketch, and attend the final public judging and rehearsal the day before in Nagoya City at his/her own cost.



3. Deadline for Submissions

Submissions must be received to Nagoya Fashion Association by Thursday, May 19, 2022.



4. Application Fee

Application fee is waived if the applicant sends sketches from outside Japan.



5. Judges

Hiromichi Nakano (fashion designer) /head judge

Yumiko Hara (fashion director)

Tamae Hirokawa (fashion designer)

Aguri Sagimori (fashion designer)



6. Final Public Judging

Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Design Hall (3rd Floor, Design Center Building, 3-18-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Japan)

* The final public judging will take the form of runway show with professional models.



7. Awards and Cash Prizes

Grand Prize (1 winner): 1 million yen

Gold Prize (1 winner): 300,000 yen

Silver Prize (1 winner): 100,000 yen

Encouragement Prize (a few winners): 50,000 yen

Finalists (excluding prize winners): 30,000 yen



* The Application Guidelines can also be downloaded from Nagoya Fashion Contest website after the middle of February (URL: www.n-fashion.com)



Application Mailing Address and Contact

Nagoya Fashion Association

6th Floor, Design Center Building,

3-18-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya City 460-0008, Japan

Tel: +81-52-265-2030   Fax: +81-52-265-2036   E-mail: nfa@n-fashion.com



Attachment: Application Guidelines