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ELECTRIC PICNIC 2010

Design Challenge:
The Art of Fashion
Electric Picnic 2010 // The Global Green Area


Setting the scene:

Electric Picnic Music and Arts Festival will take place on September 4th and 5th. The Global Green is the place at the Electric Picnic to slow down, recharge and reflect on a better world. Nestled between Green Crafts and Body and Soul, this year the Global Green explores the themes of togetherness and community using the picnic theme Together we are Electric as the inspiration.

The Brief:
Re-dress have been asked to co-ordinate a sustainable fashion project in the global green area and have teamed up with art collective FOR THE LOVE OF (FTLO) to inspire festival goers with a live FASHION / ART design challenge.
The live design project will run on the Saturday with illustrators/artists chosen by FTLO designing fabric themed around "together we are electric".Designers chosen by Re-dress will be asked to create pieces inspired by this theme and in collaboration with the illustrators/artists. It will finish with a styled shoot on Saturday evening.

Application Procedure:
Please submit one JPEG of a garment or piece of your work along with a short description of how youas a designer would interpret the theme Together we are Electric to subscribe@re-dress.ie
Closing date for entries is Friday 20th of August 2010.The chosen designers will be informed of their successful entry on Monday 23rd of August.

http://www.electricpicnic.ie/global-green/global-green/


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