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2020 AATCC concept 2 consumer® student design competition

AATCC is happy to announce the winners of the 20120 AATCC Concept 2 Consumers® Student Design Competition!

AATCC received 29 entries, with 43 students participating from 16 colleges and universities. This year’s “Everlasting Style”-themed competition challenged students to design an apparel line (3-5 designs) for office/work attire that was timeless in terms of sustainability, quality, and style. 

Again this year, students were asked to access educational resources, so they could highlight at least one AATCC test method and why it was important to their product line. See the full guidelines for the contest online.

The Winners:

1st Place: Nouvelle Femme by Lauren Bouvier, University of Arkansas

2nd Place: WEco by Izzy Volpe, Drexel University

Honorable Mentions:

Belle Fleur by Annabelle McLeod, Auburn University

Urban Nest by senior group Francesca Burks, Michelle Cruz, Xiaoyi (Nicole) Liu, and Jessica DeGard; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

More information about winners and work:

https://www.aatcc.org/students/competitions/c2cdesign/2020winners/


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