There were four finalists selected to present their costumes and the Society's Annual Symposium in July 2012, three of which were from the University of Glamorgan. It was held in the Masonic Hall in Bath which was a beautiful building and a fitting backdrop. Each of us had to display our costume on a mannequin, beside which we displayed all of our research and construction photos so the delegates and judges could see all of the work which had gone into the detail of each one. We each had an individual session with the judge to discuss our work and answer their questions then during lunch we stood beside our costumes to talk to the delegates about our work too. In the afternoon we were all brought up on stage with our mannequins and had to each give a short speech on how we made our dress and what we had learned from the process, we even took a couple of questions from the floor.
It was then that the judge's decision was announced. All of the costumes were beautifully and skilfully made but the judge felt that the time and effort I had put in to ensuring all of the details were correct, such as sourcing wool for the padded trims and making my own lace, made my dress worthy of first place and a cheque for £500! It was a wonderful day and I'm sure I went bright red stood up on that stage when they announced the result.
Follow these links to the Costume Society's website for more information on the Patterns of Fashion Award and their write up of the 2012 competition final.
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