http://www.spotlight.com.au/competitions/formal-wear-competition-2010Formal Wear Competition 2010
Turn Fabrics Into Fashion! Could you be the next big thing in fashion?
Get creative now and show us your formal, evening, cocktail or after 5 designs for your chance to WIN a trip to Melbourne for 2 people and attend the 2011 L'Oreal Fashion Festival plus more.
4 Runners-up winers to win $250 Spotlight Gift Gard each.
There is over $4,000 worth of prizes to giveaway.
PLUS! A new student encouragement award category to encourage young designers.
ENTER NOW! Download an entry form or pick one up at any Spotlight store.
Click here for PDF download of entry form (276Kb)
Entries close Friday 24th December 2010.
Click here to view the Terms & Conditions
Formal Wear Competition 2010
1. The competition is open to all current Australian and New Zealand residents who have been issued with a Spotlight VIP Club card and those Australian residents who register as VIP Club members after the commencement of the competition (Member).
2. An Australian or New Zealand resident may become a Member by registering in a store, by phone 1300 305 405 (AUS) or online at
www.spotlight.com.au (AUS) at no charge. Members are provided with a VIP Club card and membership number.
3. The competition commences at 9.00am AEST on Wednesday 6th, October 2010 and closes at 5.00pm AEST on Friday 24th, December 2010 (the "Promotion Period").
4. During the Promotion Period, entrants must make formal wear garment/s from fabric (including but not limited to the lining) and patterns (if applicable) purchased exclusively from Spotlight stores and include proof of purchase with their entry. For the purpose of this competition, a formal wear garment is defined as clothing designed for or customarily worn on formal occasions, such as tuxedos and evening gowns. There is no limit to the number of entries that may be submitted by any member.
5. Entrants must send in at least two photographs of the finished formal wear garment. One photograph must be of the front of the garment and one photograph must be of the back. Additional photographs will be accepted if necessary (eg. to show detail in the garment). Entries or photographs depicting scenes unsuitable for public display will not be eligible to win any of the prizes. No actual garments are to be submitted by entrants.
6. Entrants must submit a completed entry form with their entry. The entry form is available in store and online here Download Formal Wear entry form (PDF 275KB)
7. Credit must be given to all individuals who contributed to the making of the formal wear garment but the construction of the garment must be completed solely by the entrant.
8. All entries shall become the property of Spotlight and no information as to the quantity of entries shall be provided to any Member. Entry details, including photographs, may be used for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes unless otherwise advised by the entrant at the time of entry.
9. The Promoter, its associated agencies and companies, and employees of the Promoter and its associated agencies and companies and the immediate families of such employees are ineligible to win the prize.
10. Judgement of the best entries will be undertaken by a panel of judges at the Promoter’s head office at Level 6, 111 Cecil Street, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205 on Wednesday, 19 January 2011.. The judges will base their determinations on the following criteria for the major winner and each of the runners up - originality (20%); design (30%); workmanship (50%). The results are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
11. The winner will receive a $500 Spotlight Gift Voucher, a trip to sunny Melbourne for 2 people for 3 nights with 2 tickets to the 2011 Fashion week and the chance, at the Promoter’s discretion, to have their garment featured in Get Creative Magazine. If the winner is under 18 years of age, then an adult must accompany the winner to Melbourne.
12. 4 runners up will each receive a $250 Spotlight Gift Voucher.
13. 1 student award will be given to an entrant who is studying year 12 or below and will receive either a Brother sewing machine or Brother overlocker valued at up to $699.
14. The currency of the gift cards will be the same as the residence of the winner (eg Australian winners (if any) will receive Australian dollar gift cards and New Zealand winners (if any) will receive NZ dollar gift cards).
15. The winner will be notified where possible by telephone on the day of the draw, and in writing as far as practicable within two business days and no more than five business days after the date of the draw. The name of the winner will be published on the internet at
www.spotlight.com.au.
16. The winner consents to their name, town/suburb of residence and a photo being published by the Promoter including being published on its internet site, as a condition of acceptance of the prize. Further information will be published only with the permission of the winner.
17. Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
18. If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, subject to the approval of those authorities which have issued permits for the conduct of this competition, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition, including to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process.
19. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of entries. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by the Promoter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participants or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this competition.
20. The Promoter will take all necessary steps to ensure that entries are properly recorded and stored, but will accept no liability if an entry is not recorded or is lost. If the P.O.S System fails or if the VIP number is recorded incorrectly, every effort will be made to record the data not captured at the time of the purchase, where practical.
21. The Promoter will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or personal injury suffered or sustained arising from or in connection with the competition, any omission to enter a person into the draw, acceptance of the prize or the prize itself, except for liability which cannot be excluded by law.
22. The Promoter collects and uses personal information in accordance with its privacy policy which is available at
www.spotlight.com.au.
23. The Promoter is Spotlight Pty Ltd (ABN 39 564 861 886), 111 Cecil Street, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205.
Prizes & Value of Prizes:
Major prize winner:
- $500 Spotlight gift voucher (in either AUD or NZD).
- Return economy airfare for two adults from their nearest capital city to Melbourne flying Jetstar or Virgin Blue or Qantas or Tiger Airways or Pacific Blue or Emirates or Air New Zealand or any other commercial airline (depending on flight availability and location of winner) valued at up to AU$1,500.
- 3 nights twin share accommodation at the Citygate Hotel Melbourne in Albert Park (subject to availability) valued at up to AU$450.
- Transfers from Melbourne Airport to the Citygate Hotel; from Citygate Hotel to L’Oreal Fashion Festival event; L’Oreal Fashion Festival Event to Citygate Hotel; from Citygate Hotel to Melbourne Airport valued at approximately AU$200.
- 2 Tickets to L’Oreal Fashion Festival event up to the value of AU$500
- The chance to be featured in Get Creative Magazine 2010
Total Value AU$3,150 (subject to exchange rates)
4x Runner Up Prizes
- $250 Spotlight Gift Voucher (in either AUD or NZD).
Total Maximum Value AU$1,000 (subject to exchange rates)
Student Achievement award
- Choice of either a Brother overlocker or Brother sewing machine up to the value of $699
All prizes total maximum - AU$4849.00 (subject to exchange rates)
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