'Fashionmonger contest'-with an entrepreneurial edge

Centre for Entrepreneurial Development [i ³] DSBA conducted ‘Fashionmonger Contest’ on 12 Feb’18 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm on the IV Floor Hall ,B Block for the UG students.

The event was coordinated by Prof Crissy Mathew, Dr Mudita Sinha and Prof Roopashree.

Launched in 2003, E-week has grown to be one of the biggest entrepreneurship events in the country .Hundreds of colleges participate and approximately 700,000 people are engaged in celebrating entrepreneurship across the country. E week now focuses public attention on today’s biggest opportunities and encourages participants to reflect on their role as leaders and innovators. The campaign is led by the National Entrepreneurship Network and supported by the Wadhwani Foundation.

The theme for this year is ‘Live your Entrepreneurial Dream-Be a Fashionmonger who dresses to kill, hunt is on for a fashion designer’.

The rules stated that each team would consist of a minimum of 2 members and a maximum of three members [1 designer and 2 Models/1 Designer and 1 Model] .In all, 24 enthusiastic teams from all streams participated.

The judges for the contest were Dr Pravesh Soti and Prof Meera Krishnan and the emcees were Mr Yaseer [VI Sem BBA] and Mr Akarsh [IV Sem BBA]

The contest consisted of two rounds.

In the first round, the model and the designer team scorched the ramp. After the ramp walk, the model and designer team came forward individually. The designers spoke about their sartorial magic that translated into the creative goodness-those innovative, incredible displays of clothing. The judges had a hard time choosing the 10 finalists among the talented young students. The criterion for judging was as follows: Costume Design, Theme, Walking Stance & Formation and Pitch.

In the second round the ten finalists were grilled by the two judges. The questions ranged from garment construction, CAD, apparel merchandising, process of creating a personalized business plan, strategy for business, sustainable fashion etc.The judges marked the finalists based on their Design Clarity and Business Clarity.

The following were adjudged as winners:

Winners-Designer: Mohammed Mustafa Khan, Models –Zeeshan Sadi and Pragathi K

I Runners up-Designer: B S Sharvani Model-Kavya B

II Runners up-Designer-Hamli Abraham, Models-Swathi K R and Shikha Sinha