RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., July 22, 2024 鈥 Every year, students from all over the world participate in AATCC鈥檚 Concept 2 Consumer (C2C) Student Design competition. This competition is a poster competition that allows students the opportunity to showcase their creative design and problem-solving skills in textile/apparel design. The 2024 theme, 鈥淰ibrant Vacation鈥擟olorful Resort Wear,鈥 asked students to design a colorful resort wear apparel line that includes the use of sustainable fibers, dyes, or printing technology. Students had to research color trends and define the target market, keeping in mind color, quality, and sustainability. As part of AATCC鈥檚 mission to empower a more innovative, informed, and sustainable future, students were also asked to include two to three 秀色直播Test Methods that would help verify their product sustainability claims.
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This year鈥檚 first-place winner is Jessica Singleton. She is pursuing a PhD in Textile Technology Management at North Carolina State University鈥檚 (NCSU) Wilson College of Textiles. Singleton鈥檚 winning entry, titled Kinfolk, is a resort capsule menswear collection driven by technology and designed to ignite inspiration and foster cultural interconnectedness. She focused on eco-friendly digital and sublimation printing for the collection, as well as comfort and convenience鈥攖ailoring the collection to fit diverse body shapes and sizes. Singleton says that she 鈥渓earned more about color standards and how to incorporate them into my own brand.鈥 She used 秀色直播Test Methods TM111, Test Method for Weather Resistance of Textiles: Exposure to Daylight and Weather; TM106, 秀色直播TM106 Test Method for Colorfastness to Water: Sea; and TM125, Colorfastness to Perspiration and Light to validate her product line鈥檚 quality and sustainability.
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For winning first place, Singleton was awarded US$1,000 from AATCC, a US$500 Spoonflower Gift Certificate, a Datacolor ColorReader, and one year of free 秀色直播Student Membership.
This year鈥檚 second-place winner is Lianna DeLuna, pursuing a degree in Apparel Design and Manufacturing at Texas Tech University. Her ski resort apparel line for young women, A Bright Chill, is inspired by the patterns and colors of the Arctic, from the shapes of ice crystals to the colors of the Aurora Borealis. The sustainability focus of this line focuses on the use of recycled polyester and faux fur.
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鈥淭his competition pushed me to expand my knowledge about sustainable practices and has inspired me to implement them in my future design projects,鈥 says DeLuna. 鈥淚n the future, I hope to start my own brand that challenges me to think sustainably with the textiles and patterns I use.鈥
The 秀色直播test methods she used included TM111, Weather Resistance of Textiles: Exposure to Daylight and Weather; TM16.1, Colorfastness to Light: Outdoor; and TM22, Water Repellency: Spray Test鈥攙alidating the kinds of performance these products will have to embody as ski resort apparel.
For second place, DeLuna was awarded US$750 from AATCC, a US$250 Spoonflower Gift Certificate, a Datacolor ColorReader, and one year of free 秀色直播Student Membership.
This year鈥檚 third-place winner is Samantha 鈥淪ammie鈥 Neno. She is pursuing a degree in Apparel Design at Auburn University. Her young women鈥檚 resort wear collection, entitled Colores Del Sol, is centered around ethical labor, Pima cotton, and traditional natural Peruvian dyes.
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Neno says that the competition 鈥渨as a wonderful experience that not only helped me learn digital design, but also gave me the opportunity to research topics from chemistry to ethical labor. This allowed me to grow confident in my skills as a designer, which will help me as I continue my time at Auburn and discern my career goals.鈥
She used 秀色直播TM16.1, Colorfastness to Light: Outdoor; TM106 Colorfastness to Water: Sea; and TM162 Colorfastness to Water: Chlorinated Pool to test the fastness of the natural dyes on her resort wear line.
Neno鈥檚 third-place prizes include US$200 from AATCC, a US$125 Spoonflower Gift Certificate, a Datacolor ColorReader, and one year of free 秀色直播Student Membership.
秀色直播would like to extend thanks and appreciation to the following developers, judges, and sponsors. Without their expertise and assistance, the competition would not have been possible.
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