Are your students ready to take on a real-world design challenge that blends creativity, sustainability, and red carpet flair?
This year’s Schools Fashion Design Competition invites young textile, art, and design students to craft a statement piece for the theme ‘Black & White’ — combining high-fashion elegance with youthful originality. Their mission: to design a head-turning outfit fit for an event like the Brit Awards, using only repurposed materials from charity shop finds.
But this is more than just a fashion brief — it’s an opportunity to explore the growing issue of global textile waste and encourage sustainable thinking in design. Students will be challenged to interpret this “black and white” issue through compelling imagery and inventive reuse, culminating in a unique garment for the catwalk.
How to Enter
Before the deadline (2nd January 2026) you must:
Read the full brief
Click the link below to read the full brief and rules document, then complete your entry form below (SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW).
Complete your entry forms
1. Complete the entry form below (scroll down)
2. Download and complete the photo consent form by clicking the button below and email to competitions@ichf.co.uk
Get researching…
Create your mood boards following the brief and post to Brenda Killigrew to arrive by
9th Jan 2025
(see Rules document for details)
More Information
Shortlisting
Shortlisted entrants will be notified by Tuesday 13th January and asked to make up their final garments for judging at
the Fashion & Embroidery show.
Help
If you need a paper entry form call
+44 (0)1425 272711. If you have a technical question about your entry and need guidance, please contact Brenda Killigrew:
brenda@inkberrowdesigncentre.co.uk
Judges
There will be a a panel of sewing industry judges standing by to cast their votes on Friday 13th March at the Fashion & Embroidery Show at (NEC 12-15th March 2026)