Q+A
1. How much is a ticket to the show?
- General admission tickets are $40 + fees/taxes on Ticketmaster and at VWT box office.
- Underwriting opportunities are available until 03.29 – only underwriters will have reserved runway seats.
- Design teams will have reserved seats for ONLY team members.
- Discounted tickets for $35 will be on sale at IIDA events in February, March, and April.
2. Clarification: ‘Traveling Trend’ theme and design challenges.
- Design teams are encouraged to make the garment their own and to not directly replicate a garment from the location/trend. Judges will be informed that teams were given design challenges to pull characteristics from that trend into creating the garment.
3. Clarification: The final garment must contain at least 80% of product provided by both garment labels.
- As opposed to previous years where teams were required to use 40% hard good and 40% soft goods, teams are asked to use garment label materials to comprise 80% of the garment.
- The additional 20% may be the teams use of a ‘shell’ or other accessories as required.
- Both hard good and soft good garment label products must be VISIBLE on the exterior of the garment.
4. How do teams itemize donated items on the budget – scraps from Garment Labels?
- ‘Donated items’ are not allowed. All items must be itemized and shown on the budget if they are included with ‘the look’ of the garment. Scraps or recycled items provided by Garment Labels should be itemized and highlighted as part of the sustainability story. These items are not ‘free’ – every item has a price whether before they were viewed as scraps or the cost associated with recycling/reusing the material.
5. How do teams select materials from the Hard/Soft good Garment Labels that are manufacturers paired with a dealership?
- There is not a clear-cut answer for this. If there is a question about what items may or may not be used, please contact the event producers. As a rule of thumb, teams are requested to use materials provided by the manufacturer only, and not venture into other product lines that the dealer may also represent. Hard and soft materials are allowed to be pulled from either garment label, however make sure any materials (hard or soft) is within the Manufacturer’s line. Teams are encouraged to rely on the garment labels expertise of which materials are usable.
6. Clarification: Hair and Makeup Stylists are provided for our models this year.
- Stylists from The Do Bar will be available backstage for the Runway Show, as well as at the Garment Judging Event for consultation. Teams who are taking advantage of this free service will need to complete the hair + makeup map with the portfolio submission.
7. What happens to the garments after the show?
- There are multiple opportunities for the garments to be on display after the show. Many garments from previous years were sent to Neocon, on display at Metrocon, and on display at Industry Partner showrooms.
8. Clarification: Models need to practice their performance!
- Like many projects: we have to be able to sell the design! Be aware that we are representing IIDA, our industry, and our respective firms/schools. Be tactful and realize the performance is important in judging the team’s overall score. Chloe Dao is on board to be our model’s coach this year! More information to come…
9. When is the ‘Boarding Pass’ Design Portfolio due?
- April 18th, refer to the calendar in the rules+regs package for critical dates. Critical dates are also displayed on the PR website.
- Design portfolio posters will be on display at the event. They will be paired with the team’s newly designed suitcases to collect cash votes for the Crowd Favorite award. It’s one dollar one vote. Teams need to cut an opening into the face of the suitcase and provide the availability to still open the suitcase for quick counting.
- Note: Design submittal posters will be judged this year.
10. Do teams need to submit receipts for personally purchase materials?
- No, receipts will not be required. Teams will be requested to submit an itemized budget in the Boarding Pass checklist document that will be released prior to the portfolio due date: 04.18
11. Will teams need to itemize materials that they already own? (i.e. sandals)
- No, accessories that are already owned will not need to be itemized as part of the $150 team personal charges.
12. Will song selection + team order be provided before the rehearsal?
- Yes, we will be sure that the teams are aware of which song they are walking to by the garment judging event.
Again, event producers have final say on song selections.
13. Can the whole team come to the Garment Judging?
- Yes, but only the model + ONE team representative will be allowed in the judging room.