Submission:
Named after media legend, former President and CEO of Hearst Media and former Graduate Fashion Foundation Chairman Terry Mansfield, this award asks students to produce inspiring and innovative fashion publications that resonate with the industry and their intended audience. Students should demonstrate a high quality of creative direction, writing, imagery, graphic layout design and a professional standard of production.
Criteria:
A creative and original concept
Relevant and forward-thinking approach to publishing
High-quality execution and attention to detail
Relevance to the intended market
Translation of concept into the final project will also be taken into consideration
The submission should include a supporting statement to contextualise the work produced. The submission should explain the nominated graduate’s entry from concept to realisation, including images demonstrating that it meets all the criteria as detailed above.
An initial digital submission of no more than 15 x pages for the nomination shortlisting. The final judging session will display the full physical body of work.
The nomination can be a maximum of 10mb, illustrating the final project and a supporting statement.
Process:
The Terry Mansfield Fashion Publication award will be judged in two stages. All nominated students will have to submit a supporting statement for scrutiny at the pre-event shortlisting by industry experts.
Part 1:
Monday 20th May 2024, 18:00 hours - Deadline for submission, academic staff are to nominate 2 final year students.
Selection:
An Industry expert will shortlist 12 students from the entries submitted. Thursday 30th May, 2024 - The names of the shortlisted students will be announced.
Part 2: Judging
Awards Judging will be onsite at GFW in central London. Shortlisted students must bring their full entry for the final judging. This can be physical work plus digital elements if required. The judging will be an opportunity to talk through the students work, ideas and answer questions from the judges.
All nominated students must attend the full judging day during GFW and ensure they attend all talks, meetings and judging sessions as well as the end of day Awards Presentation and celebratory networking event. Winners will receive promotion across the GFF networks.