Elementary Apparel Design

Hybrid Competition

The Apparel Design competition allows each club to submit one club-designed piece of apparel depicting the 2024 - 2025 Theme - Radiate. This competition is designed to encourage creativity, innovation, interpretation of theme, and artistic design. A club may only have one entry.

Elementary Betas are eligible to compete in Elementary competitions only. They may not compete with Junior Betas in Junior competitions at the state and national level.

Beginning this convention year, ribbons will no longer be placed on winning entries.

Competition Guidelines

The apparel must adhere to the 2024-2025 Convention Theme - Radiate.
The project will remain on display until the designated pick up time.
Entries may be any form of apparel but may not be an accessory (i.e., handags, ties, hats, belts, etc.)
The apparel must be student designed. A computer aided drawing is acceptable.
Apparel must have marketing potential to be commercially reproduced.
A completed Apparel Design Form should be attached to the project. No display stands or mannequins. (No interviews)
Although reasonable precautions to protect entries will be taken, National Beta will not be responsible for loss or damage.
It is the responsibility of clubs entering the contest to collect entered items at the designated times.

Educational Connections

Creativity and Innovation
Communication and Collaboration
Information and Media Literacy
Design Elements and Visual Arts Standards
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Students will investigate, find solutions, strategies, and designs from infinite number of possibilities using inquiry, collaboration, and process based learning.

How to Enter

Visit www.betaclub.org/events/conventions and follow directions.
Register students and then select competitions to enter.
Directions on how to upload submissions will be sent after the registration deadline.

National Eligibility

All Plaques Awarded at State Convention

Judging Criteria

Apparel Design	16-20	11-15	6-10	1-5
Interpretation and Illustration of the Theme	Excellent interpretation and illustration of the theme.	Good interpretation and illustration of the theme.	Average interpretation and illustration of the theme.	Minimal interpretation and illustration of the theme.
Artistic Design	Artistic Design creates an excellent visual display and exhibits excellent effort put into workmanship.	Artistic Design creates a good visual display and exhibits good effort put into workmanship.	Artistic Design creates an average visual display and exhibits average effort put into workmanship.	Artistic Design creates minimal visual display and exhibits minimal effort put into workmanship.
Originality of Concept	Apparel reflects excellent originality of concept.	Apparel reflects good originality of concept.	Apparel reflects average originality of concept.	Apparel reflects minimal originality of concept.
Creativity, Color, and Contrast	The apparel exhibits an excellent degree of student creativity with an excellent use of colors, textures, shapes and spacing.	The apparel exhibits a good degree of student creativity with a good use of colors, textures, shapes and spacing.	The apparel exhibits an average degree of student creativity with an average use of colors, textures, shapes and spacing.	The apparel exhibits a minimal degree of student creativity with a minimal use of colors, textures, shapes and spacing.
Marketing Potential for Commercial Reproduction	Apparel exhibits an excellent ability to be marketed and commercially reproduced.	Apparel exhibits a good ability to be marketed and commercially reproduced.	Apparel exhibits an average ability to be marketed and commercially reproduced.	Apparel exhibits a minimal ability to be marketed and commercially reproduced.
Deductions	This will be taken one time by the coordinator.	Did not follow competition guidelines -10

Apparel Design Form

View all competition forms and download here.