Last weekend was a busy one here on our campus, with the finals and judging of our Silky Way fashion design competition. We had entries from colleges all over Bangalore, of which 13 were selected to compete in the second round.
On Saturday the selected entrants participated in a busy 1-day realisation of the designs they had submitted, working in the RMI Bangalore Fashion Design labs. This was an interesting chance for entrants to meet — as well as weigh up! — their opponents.
Sunday morning saw judging by our guest jury – Qubra Khan, Regional Director of HiDesign, and Shobha Lund, a designer with 30 years experience who has taken part in over 100 fashion shows. After some serious deliberation by the judges, a decision was finally reached, and in the afternoon came the awards ceremony which was attended by competitors plus their friends and families.
The 3 winners were:
| 1st Prize: | Risharani Dutta (Baldwin Women’s Methodist College) – Raffles Millennium International Bangalore Award |
| 2nd Prize: | Manu Scaria (Army Institute of Fashion and Design) – Page 3 Award |
| 3rd Prize: | Gunkiran Kaur (Army Institute of Fashion and Design) – Pony Needles Award |
First Prize Winner Risharani Dutta, from Baldwin College, thought that competition was tough. “The concepts that the other students worked with were amazing — their designs were very creative”, she said. And what does she think about RMI Bangalore? “The Institute is full of creativity. It gives a platform to their students and also students from other colleges as well. I have learned many things about designing through the competition”.
Well done to the prize-winners, and thanks to all the other entrants, who received a certificate of participation from RMI Bangalore, as well as a consolation prize from Pony Needles.
Many thanks to our sponsors Pony Needles and Page 3 Design Bookshop, and a very special thank you to our guest jury for their expertise and professional judgement.
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risharani dutta says:
Sep 2, 2011
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