Troels H. PovlsenCare Apparel Centre

Aims

To promote the concept of “Care Apparel”

To provide specialised clothing services for special needs individuals

Who needs Care Apparel?

Elderly people

People with disabilities or illnesses

　　

Case 1: Carrying Urine Bag

Urine Bag Urine Bag PantsPants

尿袋收藏褲尿袋收藏褲

SolutionSolution

　　

SolutionSolution

　　

SolutionSolution

Solution 1Solution 1

Tops with Tops with underarm underarm openingopening

夾底開合上衣夾底開合上衣

Solution 2Solution 2

Stoma Bag Pants造口內褲

　　

Solution: Adult’s Apron成人圍裙

Lightweight & waterproof material with special design fits a wheelchair.

Troels H Povlsen Care Apparel CentreInstitute of Textiles & Clothing

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

What will you gain through

the ‘DesignPlus’ Fashion

Competition?

To show your talent in fashion design for the elderly and disabled

To team up with students of various education institutes to gain skills in team building, problem-solving, cooperation, communication and organisation

To show your care and concern towards the community. Outstanding design could be applied to help the elderly and disabled

Open to students from secondary and post secondary institutions

The organizer will team up PolyU students with the rest of the participants. The numbers in each team can be two to five students

All works designed by the team must be their own original ideas and have not been disclosed to the public

Clothing products to solve a dressing problem encounter by elderly or disabled

Or

Future Fashion for the elderly at 2100

Elderly Home Visit (Optional): Aim:

◦ To investigate clothing needs and dressing problems of elderly and disabled

◦ To inspire clothing design for the competition◦Date: 14 Nov 2010 (Deadline: 1 Nov

2010)◦Time: 2pm ◦Venue : Sik Sik Yuen

Design Workshop ◦ Date: 20 Nov 2010◦ Time: 2pm – 5pm◦ Venue: Room DE304, HKPolyU

Preparation of Prototype:◦Period: November 2010 – January 2011◦Up to HK$1000 will be sponsored for material cost

Garment Workshop:◦Date: 8 January 2011◦Time: 9am – 5pm◦Venue: Room MN004, HKPolyU

Date: 29 January 2011

Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Venue: PolyU

Certificates of Participation will be presented to all students who took part in the Design Competition

Trophies will be presented to the teams with outstanding performances

Interested students mustsubmit their application forms by fax or email on or before

6 November 2010

Care Apparel Centre

Address: Room HJ211 of PolyU Tel: 3400 3369/ 3400 3092 Email: tccac@inet.polyu.edu.hkFax: 2765 0234 Website: http://www.itc.polyu.edu.hk/cac