Vocational School of Justice
ONE STEP CLOSER TO GRADUATION
Senior high school students kill two birds with one stone. They design their dream prom dresses and receive an award in return. Dreams will be on display at the “3rd Fashion Design Contest among High School Students” organized by IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Fashion and Textile Design.
Applications for “Design Your Dream Prom Dress” titled fashion design contest, co-organized by IUE and Izmir Provincial Directorate for National Education, have started. The deadline for the contest is May 3, 2016. The winner of the contest will be awarded 3 gold coins, the second winner will be granted 2 gold coins, the third winner will be granted one gold coin, and the guidance teacher will also get 1 gold coin, and they will all get certificates as well. The award ceremony will take place on May 11, 2016 at Izmir University of Economics.
Prof. Dr. Elvan Özkavruk Adanır, Head of IUE Department of Fashion and Textile Design, stated that they aimed to find out about the interests of secondary education students in fashion and textile design. She said that they wanted to send them off with a happy memory. Prof. Dr. Adanır said, “Students are competing with unique designs. We are up against a tough decision before so many creative choices. We want to encourage their original thoughts and work that matches today’s design concept, and to support their creativity.”
‘Expecting to see male students also’
Prof. Dr. Adanır, who indicated that there was such a high interest in fashion and textile design education, said that they planned to support students in this field. She said that such organizations shed light on choosing their professions, and that they hoped to see male applicants as much as females in the contest.