THE JURY

"The work that goes on behind the scenes for the FAD competition is phenomenal - both in terms of the students' entries and the support that FAD provides. I'm really looking forward to joining the judges but, considering past winners' achievements, I know we're going to have a difficult time picking just one winner and two runners-up" - Dolly Jones, VOGUE.COM Editor (Quoted from Vogue.com, 9th February 2009)

The FAD Competition jury day took place on 12th February 2009 at the FAD offices in East London. All fourteen finalists worked hard to meet the deadline, submitting two finished outfits, a sketchbook and design boards for the scrutiny of this year’s industry panel.

The 2009 FAD Competition jury at the FAD offices in London

The jury consisted of the following fashion experts and space specialists:

Dolly Jones, Editor of Vogue.com
William Tempest, Designer & Fashion Fringe finalist
Esther Lutman, Curator of the Space Age exhibition at the V&A
Jeremy Curtis, UK delegate to International Space Exploration Coordination Group, STFC
Martyn Roberts, Director of Vauxhall Fashion Scout
Molly Holloway, Chairman of FAD
Alicia Stone, winner of the 2008 FAD Competition

Chair: Anthea Godfrey

Volunteer model in Ryan Scott Haulton's design; Martyn Roberts with Ryan's outfit;Jeremy Curtis with design by Carolina Soler-Avila

William Tempest, Martyn Roberts & Dolly Jones with outfit by Richard Maynes; Design by Judy Zhang

In order to make the jury process as objective as possible, each anonymous entry was given a number from 1 to 14. The name of the student and their respective universities were not revealed to the jury until after the winners had been finalised.

It was a long afternoon as the jury panel deliberated over the high standard of the entrants, struggling to select just three winners. Working to the criteria of the brief, each entrant was marked out of 10 for elements such as research, textiles development and quality of construction. Find out who was awarded the winner and two runner up prizes by visiting the 2009 FAD Competition winner pages.

Esther Lutman & Jeremy Curtis with design by Ana Belen Merono;Outfit by Richard Maynes;Dolly Jones with design by Sophie Willet

FAD would like to thank the jury for donating their time and knowledge to the 2009 FAD Competition and our young volunteers - models, dressers, make-up and hair - who took part in the jury day.