The annual "De Fil en Aiguille" festival is a not-to-be-missed event for fashion and design enthusiasts, offering designers, selected on the basis of artistic quality and originality, the technical and logistical means to showcase and present their work.
This year's theme: Coup de foudre, fou de coudre.
Successful applications
Following the call for entries launched in September 2024, here is the list of candidates selected to win the 2025 fashion designer competition trophy as part of the Fil en Aiguille festival:
- Artémis et l'habit de l'Amazone - Crissoula Pantelos and Aline Hernandez
- Pathos - Rachel Pimmel and Marie Cambonie
- Fall'in cloud - Heine Eulalie
- Flash - Loona Berger
- Midinette - Léa Dubeau
- Du désir à la folie... - Clara Elizondo
- Nuit flamme d'amour - Lou Alberganti
- Wallk - Kamar Nedjadi and Alya Dugrenier
- Fulgere - Elisa Fernandez
- Hypnosis - Lilas Chapelle
- Abysse d'Hiva - Giedre Milinyte
- Dissimulation - Noa Bonaud
- Explosion - Océanie Lahierle
- Tonnerre - Eurydice Guillaume and Zoïca Hoxha
- The Cupid dress - Louann Carmona-Garcia and Rose Garcia-Llines
- A cœur ouvert - Margot Abad
- Habun - Adrien Brunel
- La création de Frankenstein - Flora Leung Laoh
Festival schedule
Call for entries (closed)
The De fil en aiguille festival's fashion designer competition pits fashion designers against each other in 3 areas:
fashion design, garment creation and stage presentation. It's open to all, in all styles. A call for entries has been launched, from September 23, 2024 to January 10, 2025.
Show
The successful candidates' fashion show will take place on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 8pm at the Maison pour tous Mélina Mercouri :
- 3 people maximum on stage for the purposes of the scenario
- 1 to 3 minutes on stage to present one's creation, including set-up and tear-down time
- Rehearsal mandatory on the day of the competition, Friday, April 4, 2025 from 2pm to 6pm
Jury and prize-giving
The jury, made up of fashion professionals, will award its prize.
The public can also vote for their favorite at the end of the show. These two prizes will be awarded at the end of the fashion show on Friday, April 4, 2025.
Exhibition
Sketches, photos, documents received as part of the competition, may be the subject of an exhibition.
Communication
Participants in the De fil en aiguille Festival fashion designers' competition authorize the organizers to exhibit, publish and reproduce their sketches, creations, words, photos and photos taken during the De fil en aiguille Festival - for 5 years and free of charge - within the framework defined by the competition, as well as in any operation relating to its communication (publications, magazines, press kits, posters, programs, catalogs, etc...).
Maison pour tous Mélina Mercouri
842, rue de la Vieille Poste - 34000 Montpellier
Tel. 04 48 18 62 05
mpt.mercouri@montpellier.fr
Jury et remise des prix
Le jury, composé de professionnels du milieu de la mode, décernera son prix.
Le public peut également élire son/ sa favori(e) à la fin du défilé. Ces deux prix seront décernés à l’issue du défilé le vendredi 4 avril 2025.
Exposition
Les croquis, photos, documents reçus dans le cadre du concours, pourront faire l’objet d’une exposition.
Communication
Les participants au concours des créateurs de mode du festival De fil en aiguille autorisent les organisateurs à exposer, publier et reproduire leurs croquis, créations, leurs propos, leurs photos et les photos prises lors du Festival de fil en aiguille – pendant 5 ans et à titre gracieux - dans le cadre défini par le concours, ainsi que dans toute opération relative à sa communication (parutions, magazines, dossiers de presse, affiches, programmes, catalogues, etc…).
