SHOW DATES:
show admission is $1
All shows start at 6:30pm.
*Challenge 1 Fashion Show: Friday, February 3
*Challenge 2 Fashion Show: Friday, February 10
(*February 17 – BYE WEEK)
*Challenge 3 Fashion Show: Friday, February 24
*Challenge 4 Fashion Show: Friday, March 2
*Challenge 5 Fashion Show: Friday, March 9
*Challenge 6 Fashion Show: Friday, March 16
(*March 23 –BYE WEEK)
*Challenge FINALE: Friday, March 30
Prizes include:
* $500 in fabric from Selvedge Studio.
* $150 in gift certificates donated by Betty’s Divine
*And of course, good times, 15 minutes of fame and the opportunity to hob nob with Missoula fashion’s finest.
Challenges
Designers will be given specific challenge guidelines, a budget and rules. Supplies will be provided by Selvedge Studio and each contestant will have a week to sew the garment at home. Obviously all construction and design must be done without help from others, please be honest & be prepared to present your designs and process to the judges. Ready-made patterns may be used as long as they are modified significantly. Please bring the pattern to the show so the judges can see what you’ve done.
Two designers will compete in the final challenge and fashion show for the grand prize.
Judging
In order of priority, each challenge will be judged on:
1) Overall design
2) Creativity
3) Solution to challenges
4) Quality of craftsmanship & fit of clothing on model
Each challenge is by elimination. The judges will decide who doesn’t return for the next challenge. One designer is eliminated each challenge until two remain. The public will be invited attend judgings and vote for their favorite designers. Votes will be taken into consideration by the judges.
Fashion Shows happen most Fridays in February and March (you can see our calendar online for the exact dates). The show starts at 6:30 at Selvedge (509 S Higgins), but you might want to come early because it gets CROWDED in here. This year we will be charging $1 at the door for admission, but once you’re in, you can drink, eat and enjoy excellent fashion.
PROJECT SELVEDGE FAQs
What IS Project Selvedge anyway?
Project Selvedge is an amateur fashion design competition (modeled loosely after Project Runway). Each week designers are given a specific challenge and guidelines. They have one week to sew (all supplies are provided by Selvedge), and each Friday at 6:30 we have a live fashion show and judging here at Selvedge. One designer will be eliminated each week until we have a winner!
When & where is Project Selvedge?
Fashion Shows happen most Fridays in February and March (you can see our calendar online for the exact dates). The show starts at 6:30 at Selvedge (509 S Higgins).
Check out our facebook page for photos of previous challenges – and feel free to exclaim, “Hey! I could totally do better than that!!”
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
SELVEDGE STUDIO
BETTY'S DIVINE
FRAYED SEW
ROCKIN RUDY'S
BOOMSWAGGER