Top three students to receive travel and tuition scholarships to Fashion and Design Programmes in Milan & London

The contest is open to the Final Year students of the 22 top fashion technology institutes
(including National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad) all over india


Hyderabad: To encourage and further advance the great talent India is showing in producing world-class fashion designers, The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), India’s premier Association of the apparel Industry has launched a special Design Contest for all students of Fashion Technology courses or institutes across the country.

The contest called "Festa Italiana Fashion Design Talent Contest" is being held in association with Instituto Marangoni, one of the most prestigious Fashion and Design schools of Europe based in Milan, Italy and the Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce to coincide with the Festa Italiana 2005 being held in November 2005 in Mumbai.

Under the contest, which aims to provide young Indian Fashion Designers an opportunity to get a close look at the fashion capitals of the world, the top three winners will receive complete travel and tuition scholarship to fashion design Programmes in Italy and Europe that are:

1. Master Programme in Fashion Design (2006-07) in a Milan Campus

2. Summer Programme in Fashion Design (2006) in a Milan Campus

3. Summer Programme in Fashion Design (2006) in a London Campus

The contest is open to the Final Year students of the 22 top fashion technology institutes(including National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad) or courses across the country that have been invited to send in their entries by 26th October 2005. The top 10 entries will be invited to make a presentation along with 2-3 ensembles to the judges comprising renowned international designers Mr. Ganfranco Ferre, Mrs. Beatrice Trussardi, Mr. Fabio Marangoni and Mr. Ricardo Agostini of Instituto Marangoni in Mumbai. The 3 winners will receive their sponsorship awards at a Dinner Seminar of the fashion Industry being organized by CMAI on November 22, 2005.

CMAI also announces MOU with Korea: As part of its continuous endeavor to grow the huge apparel industry of India, CMaI has also recently entered into an MOU with its counterpart in India the Daegu Gyeongbuk Textile industries Association. The objective of MOU is to enhance the textile and apparel Industry in both counties through various commercial and political efforts that include sharing of collective information, organizing meetings, appointments and bilateral discussions
 

Reachout's News Bureau
Oct' 2005