How to Participate
Who may participate?
The Triumph Inspiration Award challenges students around the world to use their talent, creativity, and inspiration to create a unique lingerie showpiece, consisting of a bra and brief set or a one-piece body, as an interpretation of a design theme. Only students enrolled in participating design schools may enter the competition.
How is the contest organized?
The TIA is divided into two levels: national and international. First, participants must compete in a national competition in which their concepts and prototypes are up against other students from their schools or from other prestigious design institutes in their country. The challenge: convince the judges that his or her inspirational concept best represents this year’s theme, “Dragons and Butterflies”. The winner of each National Final automatically qualifies for the International Grand Final.
What happens at the Grand Final?
At the International Grand Final, each unique creation is presented to the international press and judged by a panel of world-renowned experts from across the fields of fashion, design and media in Shanghai 2012. The jury selects one winner from the pool of international finalists.
What are the prizes?
Winning the national contest is the participant’s ticket to the Grand Final in Shanghai. A victory at the international Grand Final could take the up-and-coming designer just about anywhere. For starters, Triumph will interpret and realize the winning showpiece as a commercial garment. See below more about the prizes.
JUDGING CRITERIA
The national and international jury will judge all entries according to the same criteria:
- Innovative and creative interpretation of the theme, “Dragons and Butterflies”
- Individuality and uniqueness
- Concept
- Aesthetics
- Quality in design and execution
- Presentation
We would like to stress that inspiration and creativity are the core of this Award. Although quality of work will of course be considered, it is more important to us that you feel completely free to express your thoughts and ideas through your design. This is an Inspiration Award – not a Perfection Award!
Please note that the jury members are responsible for selecting the winners. Their decisions at both the National and the International Finals are final and cannot be challenged.
GRAND FINAL PRIZES
Appearing on the Grand Final in Shanghai is already an amazing accomplishment! But for the lucky winners, the rewards don’t stop there!
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1. Prize
The prize that the winner of this Award receives from Triumph, will give his or her career an unrivalled boost. There is a lot to learn between creating a showpiece and developing it into a piece to be sold commercially. The winner will meet our international design team to learn about the commercialization process. They will also work with the team to adapt their showpiece and turn it into a commercial garment that will be produced in a limited edition. It will be sold in Triumph stores and selected department stores worldwide, complete with a hangtag featuring the winner’s name and design concept. Women all over the world will be able to wear and enjoy the winner’s commercial design.
On top of this, the winner will also receive 15,000 Euros prize money.
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2. Prize
The talented student in second place is awarded a €10,000 cash prize.
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3. Prize
The third place student receives a cash prize of €5,000.
