Lomography Design for Threadless - Design Competition

The Lomographic Society International (dedicated to experimental and creative analog photography) and Threadless are challenging designers to create a tee inspired by one of the “10 Golden Rules of Lomography” including:

Lomography Rule #1: Take Your Camera Everywhere you Go
Lomography Rule #2: Use it Anytime, Day and Night
Lomography Rule #4: Try the Shot from the Hip
Lomography Rule #6: Don’t think
Lomography Rule #7: Be Fast
Lomography Rule #10: Don’t Worry About Any Rules

Up for grabs are the ultimate tools needed for photographers to commmunicate, absorb, and capture the world including the iconic Lomo LC-A+ camera with LC-A+ wide-angle lens, the DianaF+ with fisheye lens, the world's first compact fisheye camera (Fisheye 2), 10 rolls of LomoX-Pro film, and a lot more. In addition, the designer chosen gets $2k in cash.

Deadline for entries is July 5, 2008
http://threadless.com/loves/lomography

Short Fashion Movie Contest

The Rage, 13 Kensington Ave is organizing a short movie contest. The contest is open to everybody: students or simply creative people.

Topic: The rage superhero fights the villains profit, conformity and industry!

You have 2 minutes max to create about the subject.
It can be anything you want: drawing, puppets, documentary, modeling clay.....

SUBMISSIONS B4 JULY 7th!!!! at info@ragetoronto.ca

The 10 finalists will be announced on the 10th.

There will be a party to show the finalists creations, with 3 Rage bands performances , DJ dance party, snacks and drinks!!!!

more info @ ragetoronto.ca

Your Chance to Style Lucinda

RAGS AND MAGS MMVA STYLING CONTEST

Rags and Mags will attend the Much Music Video Awards and Revolver After Party. You can design outfits for Lucinda and Max.

Lucinda McRuvy will interview red carpet stars and Max Velosse will sneak into the Much Music Video Awards. Both require styling assistance. That is where you come in! Lucinda and Max want to know what you think they should wear to Queen Street West's biggest party.

Two winning outfits will be selected, one for each character. Winners will receive the original inked line art signed by the illustrator, 25 postcards featuring their winning outfit, and will be name-dropped in the MMVA post as a Rags and Mags character.

Here are the rules:

1. Clothing and accessories must be by Canadian designers, sold at Canadian stores, or be an original design by contest entrant.
2. Entries must reflect the fashion sense and budget for each character.
3. Entries do not have to be fashion illustrations, but must include graphic references. It could be a photo or illustration collage. Entries will not be judged on artistic merit, but on the appropriateness of the outfit for the character.
4. Readers can enter an outfit for Max or Lucinda or both. Readers can enter as many outfits as they want for either character.
5. There is no dollar value attributed to this contest.
6. Danielle Meder and Carolyn Rohaly reserve the right to interpret the outfit and contest entrant name in the way they deem appropriate to the website and storyline.
7. All entries must be sent to ragsandmags@gmail.com.
8. Contest closes Friday June 13.
9. Winners will be revealed on Monday June 16 at Rags and Mags.

Rags and Mags was launched in March 2008 during L'Oreal Fashion Week. It is a voyeuristic peek into the thoughts of two fictional characters as they work and play within the real fashion industry in Toronto, Canada. It is written by Carolyn Rohaly and illustrated by Danielle Meder.

ragsandmags@gmail.com

Exhibit your Wearable Art

C1 art space is announcing a CALL FOR SUBMISSION for their 2nd annual Artist T-shirts and Tops Show!
This exhibit will continue to feature originally designed artist t-shirts and apparel. From quirky and cute to witty and weird, we’re looking for a variety of designs. This year we will also be including a section for Artists Pins & Buttons as well. The more designs the merrier.

Interested in exhibiting your wearable art?
*Please send in 2- 5 (low res) sample images of your designs via email to info@c1artspace.com or a link to your webpage for review by June 30th .
Works accepted will be exhibited on a consignment basis. Contact C1 for more info.

Submission Deadline : June 30th.
Show dates:July 25th to August 31, 2008.
Reception: Friday, July 25th at 7pm

C1 art space, 44 Ossington Avenue, just North of Queen Street West
416 538-7999
http://www.c1artspace.com
info@c1artspace.com

Win FREE tickets to the Clothing Show!

Win tickets to Toronto's best designer and vintage sale, The Clothing Show - May 2-4, 2008.

Just send in a Head-to-Toe photo of yourself dressed in a mix of local designer duds and/or vintage finds, with details, to win two (2) free tickets to this massive 3-day clothing event! The first five (5) people to send in their photo and outfit details wins! All winning pics will be posted on the site.

Send photo (less than 1mg) to rachel@torontostreetfashion.com

NOW Style Contest

10 finalists will win the chance to walk down NOW's fashion runway at Alternative Fashion Week [FAT].

One person wins a $500 gift certificate!
More details at the NOW Magazine site >>

All level Models for Indie-Show (May)

The Clothing Show/Maverick Creatives are presently casting models, both professional and especially amateur models looking for runway experience for a Clothing Show presentation (held this Spring May 2-4)

The Clothing Show is a "grassroots" event focusing on upcoming talent. Everyone is invited to participate: designers, models, photographers, make-up artists.

Contact: clayton@theclothingshow.com, 416-516-9859

3x3 Mag Illustration Competition

Student Show: All work done by undergraduate and graduate students during the calendar year 2007 is eligible. Deadline February 14, 2007

Professional Show: We've added three new categories this year: self-promotion, sequential and 3-D in addition to our children's book, animation, advertising, editorial, book, institutional, for sale and unpublished categories. Deadline: March 14, 2008

Details, application and payment info online @ www.3x3mag.com (great links to illustrators too)

The 3x3 Contemporary Illustration Annual No. 4 is in the mail and on newsstands next week.

Illustration Ai Tatebayashi

Last Chance for [FAT]

DEADLINE: Dec 1, 2007 - Late Submission Deadline: Dec. 15, 2007

Looking for bold, innovative, fresh and exciting work from all creative individuals exploring fashion through design, performance, photography, video, installation, sculpture and music.

We want to see work that pushes the boundaries in the arts and fashion!! (see coverage here)

FASHION DESIGN: Women's Wear, Men's Wear, Wearable Art, Couture
VISUAL ART: Installation, Video, Performance Art, Sculpture, Photography

MUSIC: All Musical Forms Of Expression Welcome

Themes for 2008:
Conflict| Urban Experiment | Global Nomad | Transitory Space

TO DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION VISIT : WWW.GETFAT.CA

FAT Call for Entries

TORONTO ALTERNATIVE FASHION WEEK [FAT] is back for another exciting year of fashion, performance, visual art and music presentations set for April 2008.
WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS IN (until December 1, 2007):

FASHION DESIGN: Women's Wear, Men's Wear, Wearable Art
VISUAL ART: Installation, Video, Performance Art, Sculpture,Photography
MUSIC: All Musical Forms Of Expression Welcome

The Toronto Alternative Fashion Week [FAT] is Toronto's first ever, alternative fashion event that is geared towards the promotion and exposure of up and coming talent in the fields of fashion, art and music. What is defined by alternative, is [FAT]'s diverse approach in the representation of fashion.

[FAT] comprises of the intertwining of various mediums and stresses the fusion existing between fashion, music and art. Any medium, materials, messages, visual presentations and performance used to deal with fashion in a new, exciting and unorthodox way are all encouraged to be explored.

The event is produced by Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion, a registered non-profit organization

info@alternativefashionweek.com

TOO MAGAZINE Contest in Toronto!

Too Magazine is looking for Canadian independent Photographers, Fashion/Accessory Designers and Visual Artists for its next issue, "Androgyny"!

http://www.toomagazine.com/ See the site for The Rules

PHOTOGRAPHERS: We are very NON-Commercial, so go wild with your artistic side.

VISUAL ARTISTS: Be it sculpture, painting, digital illustrations, videos, mulit-media, even performance pieces, any medium is fine!

FASHION / ACCESSORY DESIGNERS: Be careful, larger than life is awesome, but do not submit designs that are too cheesy and may come across as costumes, other than fashion.

PRIZE: Finalists selected in each category will be showcased at the Too Magazine Canadian launch party at Drake Lounge on Oct 17th. Also, all finalists will have one piece of their works showcased in the Too Magazine, along with mini bio and interview. The photographer, artist and designer voted as the party's favourite will each get a 2 to 8-page feature of their work in the next issue of Too Magazine. A complimentary copy of the Too Magazine will also be given to the winner.

Too Magazine is based and published in China, distributed all over major cities in this 1.3 billion populated country, as well in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and selected cities in Europe and Canada. 100% independent and anti-commercial

DEADLINE for submissions to the contest: Oct 15th, 2007
TooMagazine@gmail.com

Gallery 1313 Call for Entry

Looking for designers for a runway show on Oct. 17, 2007 @ Gallery 1313 (Queen St. W.)

Participants will be selected by a jury including Russsell Smith (from the Globe Fashion), and Robin Kay, FDCC. Submissions should include jpegs or sketches, description of works, CV.

This is a wearable art show. Accepted designers must attend a rehearsal.

Deadline for submissions Sept. 18

Send or Drop off Submissions to
Gallery 1313 , 1313 Queen St. West, Toronto , Ontario M6K 1L8
Call 416-536-6778 for inquiries or
Email director@g1313.org

Project Runway Canada

Great news for Canadian fashion junkies: Project Runway Canada is on its way, scheduled to air October 8, 2007 @ 10 p.m. on the Slice Network.

The designers have been announced and include some familiar faces, fabulously talented locals and even a couple self-taught designers:

We're watching out for Lucien Matis, an incredibly creative, relocated Torontonian, who has been capturing media attention since his L'Oreal Fashion Week debut this past spring. Local designer Shernett Swaby joins the group and we just wonder where she finds the time, what with running her successful boutique Swaby and designing every beautiful high-end piece in it!

Supermodel Iman hosts the series and is joined by judges/designers Brian Bailey and Shawn Hewson, as well as Elle Canada editor, Rita Silvan.

The Slice - Project Runway Canada website provides a complete destination for profiles, videos, behind-the-scenes dirt and even designer blogs! Can't wait!

Vote! Now Fashion Competiton

Do you know a thing or two about Canadian fashion?!
Cast your vote atwww.nowtoronto.com/designer/

* Adrienne Butikofer (www.butikofer.com)
* Jennifer Fukushima (www.paperpeopleclothing.com)
* Fanny Goldsmith
* Kalam Lee (www.malakbykalamlee.com)
* Rowena Jozic & Filip Kardzic (www.babuetmoi.com)
* Danielle Supa

The competition is presented by The Bay, NOW Magazine, and the Toronto Fashion & Design Festival.

ArT oF fAsHiOn - CaLl FoR eNtRiEs

Art of Fashion is in its 9th year of production, and with 2007 comes a truly unique combination of events. This 2-part journey into fashion starts with a design competition during Nuit Blanche, Toronto's exclusive all-night showcase of contemporary art. The Art of Fashion Trunk Show follows a week later, where artists have a chance to sell their creations to fashion buyers and the public at large.

Saturday, September 29, 2007 / 19:00 - 07:00
Discover the unexpected in fashion where rising Canadian designers will showcase their Nuit Blanche exclusive collections as part of the Art of Fashion 2007: Surreal Journey design competition. Designers will vie for the title of Most Promising Designer by creating a collection of garments based off their interpretation of this year's theme: Surreal Journey.

"You be the Judge" - with onsite voting, Nuit Blanche attendees will have the power to determine which Canadian designer should receive the award for Most Promising Designer in 2007. This new interactive platform will engage the public and elevate the profile of fashion as a true expression of art and creativity. Attendees will have the chance to see first hand the designers' vision come to life as they represent their collection by creating unique backdrops and merchandised displays of their creative inspiration.

Designers are required to submit 5 illustrations inspired by this years theme "Surreal Journey". Entries are due by August 31st and must be willing to participate in the filming of a documentary video "The Art of Fashion Design". For more information and the official entry guidelines, check out: http://artoffashion.org/forms/designer_submissions.pdf

Fusion - Call for Entries

Fusion "Urban meets Vogue" Fashion Show is seeking stylish and innovative Canadian designers to showcase their collections on October 12, 2007.

For the fourth edition of Fusion, Toronto's finest MC, T-Rexx, will be accompanied by Nik Pace, runner up in Americas Next Top Model (season five) to host the evening. The show is sure to generate publicity, media attention and a crowd of 400+ trendsetters, buyers and buzz makers! Participants are also offered advertising on the website and all marketing tools including programs, evite, flyers.

Contact: info@fusionurbanmeetsvogue.com

Who will be CNTM?!

Canada's Next Top Model Finale Airs Wednesday, July 18th on Citytv

With seven episodes down and only four girls remaining, "Canada's Next Top Model" is ready to crown its winner on the exciting season finale this Wednesday @ 8 p.m.

They've taken on nude photo shoots, pole dancing, a team of hockey players, window washers, not to mention the expert panel and an entire season of drama with the six other model hopefuls. But now it's down to Rebecca, Sinead, Tara and Tia, one of whom will walk away with a $100,000 beauty contract from P&G Beauty, a modelling contract with top agency Sutherland Models and an editorial spread in FASHION Magazine.

(photos: Miguel Jacob, Dan Lim)

Blaec Contest for Emerging Fashion Designers

Who Want International Exposure and a Career Jump-Start
by August 1, 2007

Submit samples of four original pieces for a spring '08 collection by August 1, 2007. blaec will select eight finalists and feature their pieces on blaec.com during September 2007. Free to enter!

Fashion editorials worldwide source blaec.com as a go to site for the latest in cutting edge fashion designs. Our designer list includes names such as Phillip Lim, Alexander Wang, Katayone Adeli, Jovovich-Hawk, Victoria Beckham, Hysteric Glamour, Obüs, Dagmar, Sass & Bide, Mike & Chris and lots more.

For full submission details, visit: http://www.blaec.com/collection1.0.html

Cover Guy Auditions

Think you have what it takes to be a male model? Gorgeous face, hot bod and great attitude?!

Season 3 of CoverGuy is holding an open audition June 16 & 17 from 12-5p.m. at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto.

COVERguy is gorgeous guys, a charming host and flamboyant stylist, and lots of quality male booty in all shapes and sizes! Season 3 airs on OutTV every Sunday evening as of October 1, is sure to turn heads of all persuasions. 40 contestants will compete in the semi-finals, held at the Gladstone before a live audience every Wednesday night through the month of July. Each week’s winner will move on to the finals, held August 16th in the Gladstone’s beautiful ballroom.

The biggest addition to COVERguy’s updated resumé is the coveted Ginch Gonch modeling contract awarded to this year’s winner. The Vancouver-based line has earned a reputation for being the brat of our nation’s apparel industry, creating funky, bold underwear for men with taglines like “Tame Your Flame” and “Pop a Wheelie.”

In addition to the Ginch Gonch contract and a magazine cover, COVERguy's other prizes include $1000 cash and a one-year membership to Goodlife Fitness. (Not to mention, of course, eternal fame and glory...)

Aspiring male models, start your engines! For more information go to www.coverguy.tv or call 416-964-7377.

New Labels Competiton

The Elle Canada New Labels Award is an annual event and competition that catapults one winning label to local stardom. The winner claims the title of ELLE Canada New Labels Designer of the Year and wins a prize package valued at over $25,000, including a one-page editorial in ELLE Canada magazine.

WHO Will Win TFI New Labels 2007?

Carolyn Rohaly interviews by the four, Toronto-based designers here:

01.618 by Engelbert Gayagoy brings a Parisian background and a penchant for poetry into the mix. His use of high-tech sportswear fabrics, created for extreme weather conditions ties into his theme of "Protection".

Malak by Kalam Lee, a Ryerson fashion design graduate, introduces a rich, 'crafty' collection made up mostly of dresses, with details such as crocheting and smocking.

Ozen by Phoebe Gao and Enfys Zhuo, George Brown graduates, present their first collection of simple, harmonious clothes. Neutral colours black, grey and white dominate this timeless selection, and the silhouettes are kept streamline and natural.

quelques filles by Sarah Nicol and Kelly Dowdall, Seneca graduates, joined forces for ‘Mi Amore: A Victoriana Love Tragedy’ - high-end women's wear featuring opulent fabrics and theatrical detailing.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 @ 9 p.m.
The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, 7th Floor, Toronto

Get your tickets TODAY at TFI Shop