Dress Review Clothing Contest

All Ascension 4-H members may enter the Parish 4-H "Dress Review" Contest. (Formerly Sew with Cotton). Garments are to be brought to Demo Day, Friday, January 12, 2024 for 10:00 am.

There are three components to the Dress Review Competition.

1. Appearance Judging- Contestants will then model for a panel of judges for the appearance judging.
2. Construction Judging– Contestants will leave the garments for construction judging. Construction judging will not take place during Demo Day.
3. Style Show and Awards Presentation - The 4-H Clothing Style Show will be held TBA.

Fabric Content

• SEW-WITH-COTTON – Garment must be made from 100% cotton fabric.
• OTHER CLOTHING–Garment can be made from any fabric.

Categories

• 4th -5th Grade Divisions - Choose one category:
  • Apron - any style
  • Skirt–any style skirt (not required to make a top.)
  • Pajama – basic elastic or drawstring waist bottoms. (Not required to make a top)
• 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Division
  • Apron - any style
  • Skirt–any style skirt (not required to make a top.)
  • Complete Outfit. This may be any garment except sleepwear. Examples: Pants outfit, dress, jumper, skirt and blouse, etc.
• Senior Division - Grades 9-12
  • Submit a complete outfit. This may be any garment except sleepwear. Examples: Pants outfit, dress, skirt and blouse, jumper and blouse, etc.

Note: Contestant must make all pieces in the outfit - no ready-made blouses, etc. allowed.

Rules

1. Each contestant may enter only one garment in the Sew with Cotton Contest and one garment in the Other Clothing contest. Contestant must do all sewing/construction, etc. on the garment herself/himself.
2. The Parish Contest will be divided into categories, with winners being named in each category. Senior contestants must be in high school and be at least 14 years old on January 1 of the program year.
3. Contestant will model garment with appropriate accessories. Contestant will be judged on the outfit (30 points), the fit of the garment on the 4-H’er (10 points), and construction details (60 points). Total = 100 points.
4. The garment fabric for the Sew-w-Cotton contest must be 100% cotton. The lining, underlining, interfacing, trimmings, tapes, lace, appliqués, etc. may be any compatible fabric that can be used with the garment fabric and can be cleaned in the same manner.
5. Each contestant must fill out a personal data sheet and turn it in with the garment at Demo Day. Please bring the garment in on a hanger. Check the end of the fabric bolt for fabric information. Write down this information so you will have it to fill out the personal data sheet. This must be signed by the contestant.

Please feel free to call the 4-H Office, 225-621-5799, if you have any questions.

Ready to Wear Clothing Contest

Ready‐to‐Wear Selections & Judging, is where contestants purchase an outfit (outfit may be one garment or a combination of garments) and are judged on selection and appearance. Contestants also compete in a consumer judging activity.

Judging - Demo Day- Friday, January 12 at 10:00am

Fashion Show & Awards – TBA

Rules:

1. Categories include grades 4-5, grades 6-8 and grades 9-12.
2. Select a ready-made garment(s) suitable for any occasion. Complete data forms and submit forms at Demo Day. Copies of receipts should be attached to form. Please note part of your score will include your ability to be a wise consumer.
3. 4‐H Ready‐To‐Wear Consumer Judging is a decision making exercise based on a hypothetical buying situation. 4‐Hers will judge a class of Ready–To‐Wear garments (T-shirts, jeans, shorts, blouses, shirts, etc.).
   • There will be 4 garments and contestants will be given 10 minutes for evaluation, and 10 minutes total for the consumer judging test. Notes may be taken on sheets provided during the evaluation of garments.
   • A written situation will establish the basis for determining garment placing (1st‐4th), to be evaluated by the Hormel Scoring Scale. It will be necessary to compare the garment choices in order to select the one best suited to the situation. Seldom is one alternative perfect or another alternative all bad, so strengths and weaknesses of each choice will have to be weighed. To place the class, 4‐Hers will rank garment choices from best to poorest for the situation.
   • Judging will include true/false test questions for each garment class. Test questions will be made based upon the following categories. Each category holds equal weight. There will be some test questions based solely off of knowledge about these categories.
     • Consumerism
     • Garment Care
     • Appropriateness to Scenario
     • Budget
     • Labeling information: fiber content, care instructions, country of origin
     • Cost of garment: fits situation
     • Garment Construction
     • Closures: buttons, zippers, button holes
     • Matching patterns/pieces, parts of design
     • Areas of Weakness
     • Appropriate seam finish
     • Hems
     • Textile Science
     • Fiber content
     • Fabric Appropriateness
     • Fabric Performance/Characteristics
     • Fabric color combination/dye stability

Scorecard

• Appearance 50 points
• Data forms 50 points
  (Knowledge exhibited, budgeting of money, reason for selection, label information and cost)
• Judging/Reasons 50 points
  Total: 150 points