Vodafone DIT Student Design Competition 2013

The Vodafone DIT Student Design National Competition is an amazing opportunity for any upcoming student designer in Ireland. This National competition provides an amazing opportunity to get National Media exposure and chance to network within the Irish Fashion Industry.


This year the Vodafone DIT Fashion Show will be hosting its 10th show. The Vodafone DIT Fashion Show has gone from strength to strength each year, showcasing on-trend fashions, and supporting young designers. We this year’s show bigger and better than ever. We invite you to join our journey by designing an outfit inspired by our theme: House of Chaos:  A Twisted tale.

Our theme tells the story of not only how our show has changed and manifested over the years, but of how fashion trends and style are forever changing in a rapid chaotic manner. The theme symbolises the fusion and twisting of the beautiful, eccentric and sometimes crazy forms created from the passion and skill of designers. Obscure and unexplained narratives, chaotic chronicles of design. Stories and fables usually have a fixed path with a logical conclusion, but in our story, our twisted tale, the chaos will lead to unexpected surprises and sometimes illogical conclusions.

Prizes include:
€2,500 cash
With more prizes to be announced
Engraved trophy for winner
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places


What your portfolio should include:

• Storyboard with a clear development of how you interpret the theme
• Collection of Sketches 
• Colour and fabric swatches
• Theme developments
• Creative journals
• Supply detailed description of the interpretation and development of the entry
• This is a written statement of your own personal interpretation of the theme and its development through your work/entry

The Deadline for portfolio submissions is Tuesday 26th of February @ 5pm

Please bring Portfolio to:
DIT Societies Office
C/o of DIT Fashion Society
DIT Aungier St
Dublin 2.
The top entries will be notified by e-mail so please leave your e-mail address with your portfolio.
Any enquiries email Conor McInerney: ditstudentdesignawards@gmail.com
More info on www.ditfashionshow.ie

Fashion Show 2013 'House of Chaos: A Twisted Tale'

It's that time of year again where we all get geared up for our annual fashion show!

This year will be our 10th show and we plan on making it even bigger and better than before! We're so happy to say that Vodafone are proud sponsors of the fashion show again. The theme chosen for the Vodafone DIT Fashion Show 2013 is...drum roll please...'House of Chaos: A Twisted Tale.'


Our theme tells the story of not only how our show has changed and manifested over the years, but of
how fashion trends and style are forever changing in a rapid chaotic manner.
The theme symbolizes the fusion and twisting of the beautiful, eccentric and sometimes crazy forms created from the passion and skill of designers. Obscure and unexplained narratives, chaotic chronicles of design.
Stories and fables usually have a fixed path with a logical conclusion, but in our story, our twisted tale, the
chaos will lead to unexpected surprises and sometimes illogical conclusions.

We're very excited to get cracking on making this show the best one yet!

2011 to be remembered!

Now if you were there or you just wish you had been you will know that the show was completely sold out! People were standing in the balconies and coming to the front door asking to be let in! Whatta night! With fashion labels like Ted Baker, Cult, New Look and Penneys to name but a few the crowd went crazy as our beautiful models strutted their stuff on the catwalk.




Also on the night the Student Designer award was given To Umit Kutluk with his design inspired by the Oscar Wilde poem "We are made one with what we touch and see" and modelled by Anna Flynn. Thank you to our judges Bairbre Power, Maria Fusco, Angela Scanlon, Sian
Jacobs and Kamal Ibrahim, hope you all enjoyed yourselves!

Umit Kutluk and his winning design

Before we knew it the show was over and it was time for thank you's. Then without further notice it was on to the after party in Krystle where we all patted ourselves on the back and said well done on a brilliant show.Our three amazing show directors

Our fabulous committee

***For more photos go to Alfa Romeo Ireland on facebook where you can still enter the competition to go to any Italian city of your choice!

For even more photos go to Richie | Photography on facebook for behind the scenes photos and after party photos.

The show is tomorrow!

The show is finally coming tomorrow and we cannot believe it. To think back to September when we were still in sign ups....

.....to now on the 28th of March, the eve of the Fashion Show! Seems like so long ago when we were still in brainstorming sessions about what the theme would be. There has been so many events over the year from our beautiful photoshoot in Henrietta street which launched the show...

...from our Charity event gig for Home of Hope in Karma Bar.

Now tomorrow the show is coming to Vicar Street a sold out success!!

Our fabulous committee have come up with a show to remember from the amazing style team who worked so hard to get an amazing wardrobe of clothes to suit the theme, to our events team who worked hard on the after party and all the nice little details to make it seem even more of a VIP event, to our model coordinators who worked tirelessly to make sure models attended every week to rehearsals and attended all different things and then of course the area close to my own heart PR who worked so hard on making guest lists and getting our programme together and of course lets not forget the amazing goody bags, which trust me you will love!!!

Then our three directors Katie, Maria and Steven who have worked tirelessly everyday to get presentations done, look after organizing, getting new sponsors, maintaining relationships with old ones and so much more!! Spending so much time down in the society offices of Aungier street they have put so much time and effort in it makes us all the more excited to see the show!

Gym, Tan, Laundry...without the gym and laundry

Tanning day today, all the models and some lucky committee got to go get their tan in The Tanning Shop in Fade Street and what a fab location, so close. A lovely place with a lovely atmosphere, cushy seats downstairs making it perfect for group tannings to sit around and chat about medium to darks and what are sticky feet?? Having gotten the spray tan done myself I can now report that its fabulous and it has recieved many a compliment. Thanks again guys for having us!!

Here's their link if you want to contact them

Can you believe the show is tomorrow?!?

Oh I do like to be by the seaside.....

On Thursday the 24th everyone on the fashion committee woke up and let out a sigh of relief, the sun was shining with blue skies! The eight models and committee all packed up and went for a lovely day by the beach. All the models got their pictures taken for the photo call which the next day not only made it into the Irish Independent and the Irish Times but also made the FRONT page of the Irish Examiner!! And by looking at the photos below you can tell why our gorgeous girls got in!

Umit Kutluk, Aoife Conroy and Mona Atkinson's design
Modelled by Anna Flynn, Vita Shevnyuk and Elisabeth Moloney

Stephanie Kenny and Mona Atkinson's design
Modelled by Candy Inoma and Elisabeth Moloney

Yvette Byrne and Anne Carey's design
Modelled by Isabella Castillo and Rachel Keane

Jenny Massey and Amy McAlindan's design
Modelled by Jennifer Murray and Jessica Pritzel

Our eight girls

Can you believe only 2 more nights of sleep til the show!? Don't forget to get your tickets tomorrow!!

Lookie here for the online version of the Independent to see the article

Spin 103.8

Spin 103.8 are our media sponsors again this year. On Thursday 24th March DIT Aungier Street saw Spin 103.8 come by for a live broadcast, from 9.45 t0 12.45 Nikki Hayes played music and reminded everyone of DIT Fashion Show sponsored by Alfa Romeo. Listen out on all shows as they are offering free sets of tickets as a competition on their station.

Some of our committee and Nikki Hayes


Our two show directors and the spinis


Nikki Hayes doing her show




Check out the link to their gallery from pictures from the day.