Posted by Anya on May 22, '08 5:50 AM for everyone Posting this up for designers who dream big. They are more deserving to join these kind of competitions ;)
(If you want the PDF form instead, let me know.)
DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPETITION
The “el Botón”-MANGO Fashion Awards offer young designers throughout the world the opportunity to participate in an international fashion design competition. The competition, which takes place every 18 months, has the support of 5 of the most important design schools in Europe. The aim of this event is give young designers access to a new media platform, as well as the opportunity to market their collections.
The five fashion design schools acting as co-organisers are: the Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design (London); the Escola Superior de Disseny, ESDi (Barcelona); Institut Français de la Mode (Paris); Istituto Marangoni (Milan-Paris-London) and Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen (The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp). These schools will form part of the First Jury, which will shortlist the 10 fnalists out of the 50 candidates previously selected by the MANGO Committee.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS
The MANGO International Fashion Awards are open to young fashion designers worldwide who satisfy these three basic requirements:
-They should be no more than 35 years old.
-They must have marketed their collection (even if only on a small scale). As evidence of this, they could present a copy of a commercial invoice, a letter from a customer verifying that they bought their collection, or a document proving their participation at an international trade show.
- Candidates who have not marketed their collection but have at least 3 years’ experience in the fashion industry may also participate in the competition, as long as they can provide evidence of this. Participants have the right to remain anonymous until Stage 2, at which point the identity of the 10 fnalists will be made public.
REGISTRATION PERIOD
The admission of applications will commence on 1 May 2008 and close on 31 July 2008. Therefore, the latest date that must be stamped on the letter containing the applications is 31 July 2008.All candidates should send the materials and documentation required by registered mail to the following address:
PUNTO FA, S.L.
Attn: Secretary of the “el Botón”- MANGO Fashion Awards
c/ Mercaders 9-11,
Polígono Industrial Riera de Caldes
08184 Palau-solità i Plegamans
Barcelona (Spain)
MATERIALS AND DOCUMENTATION
The offcial language of the competition is English, so all texts submitted must be written in this language. Applications not fulflling all the required information will not be admitted to the competition. The following information and material can only be presented in paper format and should not exceed 20 A4 sheets (apart from DVDs, look books, press books, etc.):
1. Application form and supporting information
• Offcial application form: this can be downloaded from the competition website
(www.mangofashionawards.com).
• Curriculum Vitae (no photo required): maximum 2 sides of A4 paper.
• Motivation letter: candidates must state their reasons for participating in the competition and their future plans in the design industry (300 words max.).
2. Evidence of previous work as a practising fashion designer
• Evidence of having designed two commercial collections of women’s wear. Photos, video, look books, collection books (with fabrics, colour samples and technical drawings), press cuttings (copies) or any other frm proof. A total of at least 10 outfts from each collection should be included.
• Some artistic sketches from these collections and a collection book.
• A short written description of each collection, the date of the collection and their inspiration (300 words max.).
3. New design work
• A draft of 10 outfts of women’s wear for Autumn/Winter ‘09, which they would present for the final of the competition. These outfts may be modifed if they are selected as finalists.
• A signed statement certifying that the designer holds all the rights over the designs presented and that no limitation and/or encumbrance to said rights exist.
SELECTION PROCESS
Stage 1
All candidates must provide evidence of their work as practising fashion designers. In addition, they are asked to provide some new original design works for a future collection they might produce. The MANGO Committee will shortlist 50 candidates out of the applicants at the frst stage, who will go on to Stage 2.
The MANGO Committee is made up of the following persons:
• The Chairman of MANGO
• The Creative Director
• The Head of the Design Department
• The Head of the Sales Department
• The Head of the Purchasing Department
• The Head of the Communication Department
Stage 2
The First Jury will select 10 fnalists from the 50 shortlisted candidates, who will go on to Stage 3 of the competition. The First Jury will be made up of the members of the MANGO Committee and fve representatives of the Design Schools co-organising the competition.
Each of the 10 fnalists will receive the sum of €18,000 from MANGO to create their collections. They will receive the frst half of the money following their selection and the second half when they present their collection before the Final Jury.
Stage 3
The names of the 10 fnalists will be announced during MANGO’s offcial Fashion Show, which will take place in November (date to be confrmed). Each of the 10 fnalists will receive the sum of €18,000 to create their collection in a period of 5 months from 10 November 2008 (the competition calendar will be updated on a monthly basis on this website). These collections will appear in a Fashion Show before the Final Jury at the Final Gala.
Final Stage
The fnalists will present their collections at the culminating event of the competition: the Final Gala. These collections must arrive at MANGO headquarters one week prior to this event.
The Final Jury, which will select the winner from the 10 fnalists, will be made up of:
• An international designer, who will act as Chairperson of the Jury
• Two representatives of prestigious fashion brands
• Two MANGO representatives
• The editor of a fashion magazine
• A renowned fashion critic
• The winner of the frst edition of the “el Botón”- MANGO Fashion Awards
• A famous photographerThe MANGO Committee, the First and the Final Jury will reach their verdict by simple majority. Their deliberations will be secret.
RULES OF THE COMPETITION
1. Presentation at the competition necessarily implies the unconditional and complete acceptance of the present rules.
2. The candidates guarantee the authorship of the designs presented as well as their worldwide originality and newness, with total indemnity for PUNTO FA, S.L. Should any of the designers be found guilty of plagiarism, they will be automatically disqualifed. Moreover, the candidates guarantee that no limitation rights with regard to the use of their designs exist and that their designs have not been entered in another competition in progress. The candidates give their express consent for their designs to be used if they are awarded a prize or end up as fnalists.
3. The collection submitted by the candidates must be conceived as a capsule collection or an extension of their last collection. It must refect their image as well as their work as fashion designers.
4. The offcial language of the competition is English, which must be used at all stages of the competition.
5. The candidates undertake not to withdraw from the competition.
6. The decisions of the juries are fnal and cannot be appealed against.
7. It is expressly stated that the prize cannot be shared between two or more fnalists and that the Final Jury may declare the competition void.
8. In compliance with the Organic Law 15/1999, regarding Personal Data Protection, PUNTO FA, S.L. will handle any personal data received from candidates according to the said legislation and, in particular, undertakes to adopt the adequate measures to guarantee the secrecy of the personal database. The measures to be undertaken will be directly related to the current technology, the nature of personal data stored and the eventual risks they are exposed to either by human action, and/or environmental action.
9. The work submitted by all participants will be destroyed once the competition is over, with the exception of that of the fnal 50 candidates, whose designs will be returned to them not later than two months following the Final Gala.
10. The work submitted by the 10 fnalists will be returned to their authors not later than 15 days following the closure of the competition.
11. For any issues arising from or in connection with these rules, the parties hereby expressly submit to the jurisdiction of Courts of Barcelona.
CALENDAR
29 April 2008: Media presentation of the second edition of “MANGO Fashion Awards”.
1 May 2008 – 31 July 2008: Registration period.
September 2008: Selection of the fnal 50 candidates by the MANGO Committee.
15 October 2008: Selection of the 10 fnalists by the First Jury.
November 2008: Announcement of the 10 fnalists and awarding of €18,000 to each one.
April 2009: Awards Ceremony and presentation of the shortlisted collections.
PRIZES
• The collections of the 10 shortlisted candidates will be exhibited in a showroom during the Final Gala of the competition.
• The Final Jury will name one overall winner, who will receive a cash prize of €300,000
• MANGO reserves the right to offer the 10 fnalists the opportunity of manufacturing and selling their collections partially and/or totally through any stores MANGO may consider most appropriate (MNG, multi-brand chains, etc.). The fabrics, price range, intellectual and exploitation rights, as well as any other issues, will be discussed and agreed with the designer in accordance with company aims
FINAL GALA
During the Final Gala the 10 fnalist collections will be presented, from which the members of the Final Jury will select the winning collection. MANGO will be responsible for the staging, style and organization of the presentation of these collections during the event. Furthermore, MANGO will cover the accommodation expenses of the fnalists in Barcelona
Good luck! If you got in, let me know if you got your info here :)
Posted by Anya on Mar 29, '08 5:32 PM for everyone The first stop for our Davao Food Appreciation Tour was Lachi's Sans Rival Atbp. And it was muy delicioso to say the least.  Now while mostly everyone here in Davao know Lachi's for their mouth-watering cake desserts, only a tad few know or even mention about their rice meals. Not that they taste bad because on the contrary, their lunch/dinner meals were as good too. These and the cakes actually give you this homely feel you get after eating your lutong-bahay (home-cooked) kind of meals. This may beget the non-extravagant presentation. But with the taste, you wouldn't even care.  Now, the first viand I was able to taste out of the delectable bunch was the Pork Adobo. Smelled like your home-style adobo actually. And the strings of Pork which playfully swirled with my tongue gave just the right amount of umami (yes, that's one of the five basic tastes. google it, hehe.) It wasn't chunky or hard to bite. Really, really tasted good for Adobo. Not bad for introduction at all. From this moment on, I was actually grabbing whatever there was to grab on the table because I was excited to find out what the tastes of the other meals were. If the Adobo was good, how much more with the rest? And true enough, I was not to be disappointed.  The PorkChop chunks were easy to chew and again, tasted like your home-cooked Porkchop. Not overly salty, not overly chunky. Just the way you would like it.  Beef Caramel may not be your usual Filipino dish but once you tasted it, you might beg to differ. The savoury flavor of the meat went well with the sweetness of the caramel.  And this! Haha, what memories this meal brought. Let this guy explain for me. In the meantime let me just say this Fish Fillet is yummy yummy yummy. Dammit! I'm running out of descriptive words here. But Doms got it right: lightly fried, not too oily, without the extenders and breadcrumbs trying to overwhelm the taste of the fish itself.
No, we're not yet done with the main meals.
    This kind of Roast Pork had just the right amount of, yes, say it with me...
Umami...
(If I'm sounding like I'm a total ignoy/ignorant with the word, just let me be :P)
Anyway, the savoury broth the meat was sitting in tasted very right. I was expecting this to be a little salty, but not at all.
I was expecting this one, the Braised Beef, to taste salty too. But lo and behold, it was not. Not tough, easy to bite, tasted just right with the sauce. The sauce didn't embellish the whole thing at all. Complemented just right.
You really should know where I'm going with this.
This, now this! A must-eat! Breaded Tofu with Sauce. Exquisite! I was expecting the sauce, breadcrumbs and tofu to be a horror escapade to my tastebuds. But,no, it was far from it! Now this Pork with Gata may have been a little watery for me. But other than that, no qualms. It actually still tasted good. No overpowering flavors. Meat. Gata. Rice. Perfect.  And this one, dammit! Perfection! If I wasn't with any company that night, I would've finished this bowl of Pork Marinara. This is made with strips of breaded pork along with pasta. Whatever I praises I gave about their meat cooked with breadcrumbs still apply here. Pasta plays very well here too as it is cooked just right. Not pale nor overlycooked. And seriously, do I really have to go about with the cakes?  Have to comment by the way though. I love their Sans Rival compared to others. While others seem aerated, theirs are intact. Thus you won't feel cheated with what you paid for.  But heck, who are we to whine about the prices when the prices of these meals and cakes are seriously cheap. Seriously. Located at Door 1-H VAL Learning Village, Ruby Street, Marfori Heights, Davao City with Tel No. (82)224-5552. Lachi's. Only the finest ingredients.
Posted by Anya on Mar 29, '08 2:45 PM for everyone Before anything else, to all my Davao FAT mates who have been keeping their keen eye on this blog, sorry for being a tad late with this entry *insert innocent grin*. It has been a long time since I've blogged a real lengthy one and I'm trying my best to get my blogging groove back. So if I make a misstep or two, hope you'll be the forgiving kind and just agonizingly read through the whole piece anyway, hehe. I know there should be no justification to the delay of this post but I really wanted to make sure that I gave justice to the wonderful experience my palate went through for three (3) days. My tongue never felt so much bliss in such quick time intervals. So for a quick briefer:  The Davao Food Appreciation Tour (or Davao FAT as an apt acronym) is an offshoot of the Davao Bloggers Food Trip which was organized by The Usual Suspects, a group notorious for blogging anything and everything that is Davao. They started going around town and through some delectable Davao dishes in December 2007. And they never looked back since... Wait that didn't sound right... ... And they have always came back since. At least to those good food anyway. So without further ado (hopefully *insert grin again*) let's hop off to the entry for Day 1 of the Tour.
Posted by Anya on Feb 28, '08 11:16 AM for everyone  In Myspace. Since she mentioned she knew about her song being in Smallville but she hasn't seen it yet. Me: nice promotion they've given you here :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywCIsUewD9Qcongrats! looking forward to buying your cd here in the philippines :)Marié Digby: thank you !! :) It was pretty amazing that Smallville used a few of my songs on their show! Glad you heard about it :)
marie'
That seriously is not the words from a P.A., dawg! Not only is she pretty and uber-talented, she's not stuck-up too! Hahaha, oh god, I'm being my high-school self again, lol. Her Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mariedigbyHer Youtube Channel (The place that made her famous, yes): http://www.youtube.com/user/MarieDigbyHer Upcoming Album: http://www.mariedigbyunfold.com/Alright, will listen to "Say It Again" in loop again, hehe.
Posted by Anya on Feb 4, '08 12:25 AM for everyone Since no one can download songs from my playlists anymore (and I believe there's no other way around it since they disabled playlist links as well), should I declare this account dead? This was my only purpose here anyway :)
If you have anymore suggestions around this, be my guest. I know I haven't uploaded anything for the past few days but I didn't mean to stop.
So anyway, waja tink? ;)
Posted by Anya on Dec 6, '07 8:08 PM for everyone While I was, well, googling up my "lilmizlover" username (if you'll have to ask why, just wanted to know if anyone banned me or praised me or whatever, hehehe. but sorry to myself though, there was none, the google entries just pointed back to my comments to other multiply entries. booohisss... hehehe.), I saw this: http://www.macano.nl/Presskit/Presskit%20Jay%20G%20-%20Nederlandse%20versie.pdfDid you see my 'lilmizlover' link right there? Yeah, right there, on the first page. Weeeeh!!! I'm in his agency's press kit! Hahaha! Sorry, I'm so shallow. Hehe, kinda made my day though :D P.S. Pahabol, from his site: http://www.dj-jayg.com/?page_id=18Hehehe, that's it. Bow.
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