Last year’s winner Yeonjae Choi joins a line-up of previous Newmarket Young Designer winners who have all gone on to pursue their own careers in fashion…
Do you know of a young person wanting to enter the fashion design industry but who doesn’t know how? This may be just the ticket.
The Newmarket Young Fashion Designer competition is back in 2013 and registrations open on April 29th.
Last year’s winner Yeonjae Choi, pictured above left, joins a line-up of previous Newmarket Young Designer winners who have all gone on to pursue their own careers in fashion.
This year the competition has been split into junior and senior prizes. The senior prize includes a two year scholarship for Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, a two week internship with New Zealand designer Vicki Taylor and a trip for two to Australian Fashion Week to shadow one of M.A.C’s designers with thanks to Business World Travel.
The junior prize, for those aged 16 to 17, will win a two week internship at RUBY and Liam’s head office, with more prizes to be announced soon.
2012 winner, Yeonjae Choi won a trip to Melbourne Fashion Week including backstage experience helping out on several shows. She says “The trip was a great experience! I helped backstage on a number of shows which was very exciting.
"It was a very new experience to watch model rehearsals and being part of the chaos of dressing the models to be ready on time during the shows,” says Choi.
“I also got the chance to attend fashion shows and my favourite was the Cosmopolitan Show because it was so unique, all the models had red wigs and there was a red hair dye packet in our little gift bags. I also loved the Bazaar Bride Show; the last dress to come out had a trail that was more than 10 metres long. Three male models had to help carry it!”
A $30 registration fee applies to all entrants; the registration period closes on Friday 7th June, 2013. Registration forms and further information can be found at www.newmarket.co.nz or Facebook.com/NewmarketExperience.
Registrations open 29th April and close on 7th June at midday.
Megan Robinson, 18 April 2013
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