Terms and conditions

Please read carefully and acknowledge your understanding on your entry form.

Entry requirements

  • The entry form and entry fee/s must be received at the specified location and date noted on the website and entry form in order for you to receive your entry number and instructions.

  • On receipt of your entry fee, an entry number will be allocated and emailed to you.

  • Your name must NOT appear on any garment, accessory or portfolio. Tags showing your allocated entry number must be sewn onto the rear lining of your garments. Please mark all accessories (shoes, hats, etc.) with this number. If a garment or item is not marked it may not be judged or returned.

  • Garments must be made to standard womenswear commercial pattern sizes: 8 to 16.

  • Menswear must be commercial pattern sizes S, M or L. Your entry is a competition garment and must not to be made to your own measurements.

  • Garments must have sewn in hanging tapes in skirts, trousers, strapless and one shouldered dress/gowns.

  • Each garment must be made from a minimum of 60% merino wool.

  • Wool blend fabrics such as wool denim must be used in conjunction with fabrics with a higher wool content. Other fabrics can be incorporated into your entry as can leather, fur, lace and beads.

  • A detailed portfolio giving dressing instructions, with a photograph, special details associated with the construction, i.e. handwoven, dyed, hand knitted, or the use of several patterns must be provided.

  • Garments not complying with these entry requirements may not, at our absolute discretion, be judged or paraded.

  • Garments must be received at our specified location by the date noted on the website entry page. NO COD deliveries will be accepted.

  • No refunds will be provided unless deemed appropriate by us, in our absolute discretion.

Judging and presentation

  • Judging and presentation night will be noted on our website and is subject to change, without further notice.

  • Secondary Students are welcome to enter the ‘open’ categories with a separate garment but will be judged accordingly.

  • Garments are displayed by models chosen by us.

  • No entrant will be allowed backstage before or after the awards presentation night without our prior permission.

  • Under no circumstances will garments or accessories be given out or returned to you after the awards night parade.

  • We reserve the right to not show any garments at the presentation night if they do not meet our minimum requirements.

Awards and prizes

  • Prizes will be awarded at the sole discretion of the judges. No correspondence will be entered into.

  • If, in the opinion of the judges, entries in a section or class do not meet the required standard, no award will be made in that section or class.

  • The judges reserve the right to reclassify entries.

  • Prizes will be distributed within 3 months of the awards presentation night.

  • We reserve the right to substitute prizes with another type of prize up to the value of the prize nominated for the relevant section.

  • Any additional prizes will be communicated on our website enter page.

Intellectual property

  • Any photographs, videos or other media taken or prepared by us, or our contractors, sponsors or affiliates will be owned by us.

  • We reserve the right to utilise these photos, videos and other media of the garments and award entrants at any time now or in the future. 

Privacy

We will comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) in relation to any personal or sensitive information that you provide to us.  

Liability

  • All reasonable care will be taken with your entry, but no liability will be accepted for loss or damage to any garment or accessory in our custody, or in the transit between you and us.

  • Your participation in judging, the awards presentation or any other event held by us is at your own risk. We will not be liable for any loss, damage or injury sustained by you in connection with, or arising out of, your participation at our events.

  • All matters relating to the conduct of these awards are at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors and Contracted Management.

 

Return of entries

  • Unless notified otherwise, entries are required to be collected in person from the designated collection point as noted on the website. If entries are not collected, they will be returned via pre-paid Australia Post, in your original packaging. Please ensure it will withstand the return journey. We find the Australia Post boxes the most suitable.

  • PLEASE LABEL THE BOX with your entry number.

  • We will have a number of promotional activities throughout Australia. Your entry/entries MAY not be returned until later in the year.

  • PLEASE NOTE: Your garments MAY not be returned in time for other competitions or school parades. NO garments or accessories will be taken at any time without permission.

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