$300 from Farhan Patel; and
One-year free AATCC Student Membership.
Evietta Chapman is pursuing an Honors Bachelor of Science in Merchandising Management with a Minor in Business and Entrepreneurship.
She said: âThis competition helped me gain a cohesive understanding of developing a line and provided me the opportunity to apply my undergraduate research findings regarding garment longevity to a real-life context. I am excited to pursue a career in merchandising and to use the knowledge from this competition about sustainability and innovation when I enter the workforce after I graduate this Spring.â
Keaton Springer is pursuing a BS in Apparel Design.
May 7, 2021
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC â May 7, 2021, 2021 â AATCC is happy to announce the winners of the 2021 AATCC Concept 2 Consumers® Student Design Competition!
AATCC received 41 entries, with 57 students participating from 20 colleges and universities. This yearâs theme, Fashion Evolution, showcased AATCCâs Centennialâthe Associationâs 100th Birthday! The theme for AATCCâs Centennial celebrations is âCelebrating a CenturyâFocused on the Future!â
Fashion Evolution mirrored that theme. From the 1920s, when AATCC was founded, to the present day, students were asked to choose a decade from the last 100 years and reinvent the fashions for the 2020 decade, focusing on one or more of the following: