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Fashion Revolution Canada's Student Upcycling Challenge

 

THE CHALLENGE: Transform existing clothing into a new piece of clothing.

Instructions

  1. Find or thrift clothes and supplies. Make sure to take before photos!
  2. Transform into a new upcycled garment. Share your progress on social media and tag @Fash_RevCan and #FRCUpcyclingChallenge!
  3. Submit your before and after photos plus a short write up.

Projects will be judged on:

  • creativity & design (we’re looking for fresh ideas and great style!)
  • level of transformation (how different is the upcycled garment from the original clothing?)
  • technical skills (pattern drafting, sewing)
  • use of recycled materials (how much of your upcycled garment is recycled materials vs new? did you recycle zippers and buttons as well as the fabric?)

Submissions closed

Prizes

First place: $600 [$500 cash sponsored by Anne Mulaire + $100 Value Village gift card]
Second place: $500 [$250 cash sponsored by Montloup + $250 Value Village gift card]
Third place: $300 [$200 Montloup gift card + $100 Value Village gift card]

Judges

Dusty LeGrandeDusty LeGrande is the designer behind Indigenous streetwear brand, Mobilize. He uses story telling through clothing to create evolved perspectives of Indigenous art × fashion.

Mobilize (Waskawewin) is clothing and representation that speaks loud and bold, your voice when you feel voiceless. Clothing as self love, activism, and empowerment!

He has been featured in Vogue, Fashion Canada, Western Canada Fashion Week, Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto, and Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week.

 

 

Sarah Jay is a stylist, sustainability consultant and filmmaker known for supporting sustainable advancements within the fashion and beauty industries. For twenty years she has worked in all areas of fashion media. Her sustainability and advocacy work has been featured internationally in VOGUE, I-D, Harper’s Bazaar, The Globe and Mail, and ELLE. Her styling work has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, VOGUE, FASHION Magazine, ELLE Canada, and InStyle.

Sarah is the former creative director of Canada’s first fashion and sustainability-focused NGO, Fashion Takes Action. Her feature-length documentary, TOXIC BEAUTY, was nominated for an International Emmy in 2021. Sarah is an avid thrifter and up-cycler, seen here in her upcycled bedspread dress for the Canadian Art and Fashion Awards.

Instagram: @sarahjaystyle Web: sarahjay.ca

Wendy Liu (@withwendy) inspires over a million subscribers to make their own clothes and discover their style through her DIY sewing videos. Her fashion creations, thrift flips, and passion for sustainability have been seen in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Nylon magazine and more. She lives in Toronto with her partner, kitten, and baby.

Find her at withwendy.com or youtube.com/withwendy.

 

 

 

OPEN TO any student in Canada attending a high-school, post-secondary or continuing education program. Contest open from January 21st 2023 to April 7th 2023 at 11:59 PM EST. Submissions will be judged on the above criteria and the winning project will be announced on Instagram on April 25th 2023 and contacted by email. The winner will receive a cash prize that will be delivered by e-transfer following contact.

 

LE DÉFI : Transformer un vêtement existant en un nouveau vêtement.

Instructions

  1. Trouvez des vêtements et des fournitures. Assurez-vous de prendre des photos avant!
  2. Transformez-le en un nouveau vêtement surcyclé. Partagez vos progrès sur les réseaux sociaux et taguez @Fash_RevCan et #FRCUpcyclingChallenge !
  3. Soumettez vos photos avant et après ainsi qu’une courte rédaction.

Les projets seront jugés sur :

  • créativité et design (nous sommes à la recherche d’idées innovantes et de style fort!)
  • niveau de transformation (quelle est la différence entre le vêtement recyclé et le vêtement d’origine ?)
  • compétences techniques (dessin de patrons, couture)
  • utilisation de matériaux recyclés (quelle proportion de votre vêtement recyclé est constituée de matériaux recyclés par rapport au neuf ? Avez-vous recyclé les fermetures éclair et les boutons ainsi que le tissu ?)

Date limite de soumission : 13 avril 2023

Premier prix de 500 $ ! Plus de prix pour la deuxième et la troisième place !

Juges

Dusty LeGrandeDusty LeGrande est le designer autochtone derrière la marque de streetwear Mobilize. Il utilise la mode pour raconter et faire évoluer les perspectives sur l’art et la mode autochtones. 

Mobilize (Washkawewin) c’est des vêtements qui représentent de façon puissante et audacieuse, une voix qui parle pour qu’en se sent muet. Des vêtements qui incarne des valeurs de “Self love”, d’activisme et d’émancipation!

Il a été présenté  dans Vogue, Fashion Canada, Western Canada Fashion Week, ainsi que les semaines de la mode autochtones de Toronto et Vancouver.

 

Sarah Jay est une styliste, consultante en développement durable et cinéaste connue pour son soutien aux avancées durables dans les industries de la mode et de la beauté. Depuis vingt ans, elle travaille dans tous les domaines des médias de la mode. Son travail de développement durable et de plaidoyer a été présenté dans VOGUE, Harper’s Bazaar, The Globe and Mail et ELLE. Son travail de styliste a été présenté dans Harper’s Bazaar, VOGUE, FASHION Magazine, ELLE Canada et InStyle.

Sarah est l’ancienne directrice de la création de Fashion Takes Action. Son long métrage documentaire, TOXIC BEAUTY, a été nominé pour un Emmy international en 2021. Sarah est une passionnée d’économie et de recyclage.

 

Wendy Liu (@withwendy) inspire plus d’un million d’abonnés à créer leurs propres vêtements et à découvrir leur style à travers ses vidéos de couture DIY. Ses créations de mode, ses friperies et sa passion pour la durabilité ont été vues dans Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, le magazine Nylon et plus encore. Elle vit à Toronto avec son partenaire, son chaton et son bébé.

Retrouvez-la sur withwendy.com ou youtube.com/withwendy.

 

OUVERT À tout étudiant au Canada qui suit un programme d’études secondaires, postsecondaires ou de formation continue. Concours ouvert du 21 janvier 2023 au 7 avril 2023 à 23h59 PM EST. Les soumissions seront jugées sur les critères ci-dessus et le projet gagnant sera annoncé sur Instagram le 25 avril 2023 et contacté par e-mail. Le gagnant recevra un prix en espèces qui lui sera remis par virement électronique après contact.

Get Involved

There are many ways to get involved with Fashion Revolution Week! You can support our nationwide efforts to connect with brands, producers, citizens, and students and to push for policy change. You can become a student ambassador at your university, college, or high school. You can start or support a local Fashion Revolution group (current regional coordinators are listed below). Or you can follow along with us here or on social media (@Fash_RevCan) to spread the word and find out about events.

If you want to volunteer, click the link below to let us know how you’d like to be involved!

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How to Host an Event

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Get Involved Guide: Citizens

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Get Involved Guide: Students and Educators

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Guide etudiants

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Share your fashion love story

Share your fashion love story

Rather than buying new, fall back in love with the clothes you already own. Share your story, or write a love letter about an item of clothing that means a lot to you.

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Share your fashion love story (français)

Share your fashion love story (français)

Plutôt que d'acheter neuf, retombez en amour des vêtements que vous possédez déjà. Partagez votre histoire, écrivez une lettre d'amour à propos d'une pièce qui compte beaucoup pour vous.

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Guides for students and citizens to get involved (bilingual)

Guides for students and citizens to get involved (bilingual)

How to create a Fashion Revolution poster, create a tableau vivant from thrifted clothes, find out who made your school uniform, and ask a brand #WhoMadeMyClothes?

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MEET THE TEAM / RENCONTRER L'ÉQUIPE

Country Coordinator

Elise Epp

Elise Epp

Country Coordinator

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Country Team

Lidiya Beida

Lidiya Beida

Policy Lead

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Katherine Leroux

Katherine Leroux

Regional Coordinator for Montréal

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Clara Hatem

Clara Hatem

Regional Coordinator for Ottawa

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Namrita

Namrita

Regional Coordinator Vancouver

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Alexia Khan

Alexia Khan

Communications Lead

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Isabelle Sain

Isabelle Sain

Regional Coordinator - Toronto

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Sarah Fallavollita

Sarah Fallavollita

Regional Coordinator Victoria & Vancouver Island

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Erin Polowy

Erin Polowy

Partnerships & Programming Lead

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Dorothée Tessier-Thomas

Dorothée Tessier-Thomas

Education Lead

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Erin Bird

Erin Bird

Regional Coordinator Calgary

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Kristi Woo

Kristi Woo

Regional Coordinator Calgary

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FASHION REVOLUTION CALGARY REGIONAL TEAM

Kristi Woo

Kristi Woo

Regional Coordinator Calgary

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Erin Bird

Erin Bird

Regional Coordinator Calgary

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Mary Thurgood

Mary Thurgood

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Claudia Franco-Slater

Claudia Franco-Slater

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We will continue to push for greater transparency through investigative research,
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Nous continuerons à promouvoir une plus grande transparence grâce à la recherche en matière d’enquête, en proposant du contenu instructif inspirant et des événements créatifs, mais nous avons besoin de votre aide.

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