The Third “Global Han Couture Design Competition” has been announced by NTDTV.

Competition Dates:

• Deadline for sketch(es) submission: May 15th, 2010.
• Preliminary assessments: The sketch(es) will be assessed and letters of admittance into the next round will be sent out no later than June 1st, 2010. Measurements for participating garments will be included in the letters.
• Deadline for apparel submission: September 1st, 2010.
• Semi-finals, Finals & Award Ceremony: Early October, 2010 (tentative).

Competition Location:

• The competition (semi-finals, finals and award ceremony) will take place in New York City.
• Detail information will be published later. Please check the website update.

Awards:

• One gold award, one silver award, one bronze award, four specialized awards (Award for the special man’s dress, special woman’s dress, special craftsmanship, and special garment matching), and several outstanding awards.
• There will be a US$10,000 reward for gold winner, US$5,000 for silver winner, US$3,000 for bronze winner, US$2,000 for each specialized award winner and US$500 for each outstanding award winner. All winners will receive certificates of awards and(or) trophies from NTDTV.

 Please refer to the Rules & Regulation for more detail.