Design for Stephen Jones

Design a hat to be exhibited at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery

The quality of hat designs in the competition were really fantastic and I love the fact that they came in from all over the world - our shortlist has a truly international make up. This competition really was about creativity without boundaries and it just proves the great freedom that the internet brings.
~Stephen Jones

It was thrilling to see so many unique ideas coming in from all over the world - and it was wonderful to work with Stephen and witness him using his own expertise to choose such an international line up.
~Dolly Jones

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Nine extra milliners recognized by Stephen Jones and Vogue: Dimitrije Gojkovic, Joosten Mueller, Daniel Pilecki, Masha Sylnyagina, Mather Louth, Philomena Kwok, Susanne Oliver, Tomoko Tahara, Van Willy

WHAT IT IS	Stephen Jones, one of the world’s finest milliners, is inviting designers to submit a photograph or illustration of their originally designed hat for the chance to be a part of Hats: An Anthology, an exhibition hosted by the Bard Graduate Center in New York City. The exhibit is a collaboration between Stephen Jones and the V&A and has previously attracted over 350,000 visitors in London and Brisbane. The selected hat will be displayed in the Bard Graduate Center Gallery as part of the exhibition. Stephen Jones is looking for originality and creativity and encourages participants to use any kind of material - from paper to metal, fabric to feathers, card to plastic. Participants must produce their hat and must submit a photograph or illustration of the completed hat.

WHO IT’S FOR	Hat designers, aspiring milliners

WHO IT’S FROM	Stephen Jones, Bard Graduate Center, the V&A and Britain's Vogue.com

HOW THE WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN	Stephen Jones and Dolly Jones, Editor of Britain's Vogue.com will choose the winners from all qualified* submissions with special consideration for the top voted entries. *A qualified submission is one which meets all the Terms & Conditions and Guidelines

WHAT THE WINNERS WILL GET	The winning hat will be displayed at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery for the duration of Hats: An Anthology (September 2011 - April 2012). The winner will also receive: - A two week internship with Stephen Jones in London (travel and accommodation in London are the responsibility of the winner)* - Two tickets to the opening night party of Hats: An Anthology at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City on the 14th of September 2011 (travel and accommodation in New York are the responsibility of the winner) - A signed copy of Stephen Jones’ book Hats: An Anthology - A one year membership to the V&A in London - Global exposure by having their design featured on stephenjonesmillinery.com, his Facebook page and Britain's Vogue.com *Internship must be taken between October 2011 and April 2012 and can only be used by the actual winner. £15 per diem will be provided for expenses. Two runners up (as selected by Stephen Jones) will receive: - Two tickets each to Hats: An Anthology in New York City (travel and accommodation in New York are the responsibility of the winner) - A signed copy of Stephen Jones’ book Hats: An Anthology - A one year membership to the V&A in London - Global exposure by having their design featured on stephenjonesmillinery.com, his Facebook page and Britain's Vogue.com The highest voted submission will receive: - A signed copy of Stephen Jones’ book Hats: An Anthology - Global exposure by having their design featured on stephenjonesmillinery.com and his Facebook page

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DATES TO REMEMBER	Submission Deadline: August 11, 2011 Voting Starts: August 12, 2011 Voting Ends: August 18, 2011 Winner Announcement: August 30, 2011

GUIDELINES

• Participants must submit only one entry and must be in the form of an illustration or photograph of their completed hat.

• Files must be submitted in JPG, JPEG or PNG format.

• Participants are responsible for producing their own hat which must be ready to be shipped by August 26, 2011 (the winner will not be responsible for the cost of shipping the hat to New York and return after the exhibition).

• The winning hat will be displayed in the Bard Graduate Center Gallery from September 15, 2011 - April 15, 2012.

• The internship offered to the winner must be taken between October 2011 and April 2012 and can only be used by the actual winner. £15 per diem will be provided for expenses. Travel, accommodation and any other costs are the responsibility of the winner.

• Tickets to the exhibition in New York will be provided to the winner and runners up but travel and accommodation in New York are the responsibility of the winner and the runners up.

• V&A Members enjoy free priority entry to exhibitions, preview days, an exciting events program and a host of other benefits: www.vam.ac.uk/membership.

“It’s great to be working with Talenthouse in the search for a new milliner. I’m excited to see how people react to the brief and what ideas they come up with. Hats really can be anything and made from anything – just look at Elsa Schiaparelli’s shoe hat! The exhibition has been a huge success so far and I’m sure we’ll have lots more visitors in New York. This is a great opportunity for designers of all kinds to make something spectacular. Hats are the exclamation mark of an outfit, let’s hope we get some strong statements!” - Stephen Jones

“I’m thrilled to be working with Stephen Jones on the search for a new milliner on Talenthouse. – Stephen is one of fashion’s most inspirational characters and I can’t wait to see what everybody comes up with to try and impress him. It’s a really exciting project.” - Dolly Jones

About Stephen Jones

Stephen Jones is a leading British milliner who is considered one of the world's most radical and important designers of today. Stephen Jones is also one of the most prolific milliners, having created hats for the catwalk shows of many leading fashion houses such as Christian Dior, Comme des Garcons and Marc Jacobs. Stephen has dressed the heads of Diana Princess of Wales, Rihanna and Dita von Teese and made hats for films such as 'Atonement', 'Coco avant Chanel' and Madonna's forthcoming 'W.E'.

For more information go to: www.stephenjonesmillinery.com

About Bard Graduate Center

Since its foundation in 1993, the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, an international study and exhibition center of Bard College, has aimed to become the leading graduate institution in American higher education for the study of the cultural history of the material world. The BGC, located in New York City, is committed to the encyclopedic study of things through an M.A. and Ph.D. program, exhibitions, publications, and public education programs.

About Dolly Jones

Dolly Jones, Editor of Britain’s Vogue.com is responsible for an awarding-winning website that is the most fashion-forward and regularly updated fashion destination online. Dolly sits on various fashion panels including the British Fashion Council and the Innovation Initiative Forum and she is also on the committee of the British Society of Magazine Editors.

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