Era Fashions Judging
At both Regional and National meets, era fashion judging is a favorite event. Original, reproduction, and model A era image fashions are seen at these events. Articles on fashion appear regularly in The Restorer magazine and on the MAFCA website. The following publications are a “must have” resource if you are interested in era fashions!
To help our members collect and assemble authentic fashion ensembles, the Era Fashion Committee has created Fashion Judging Guidelines, much like the Model A Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards for cars. Both sets of guidelines may be purchased from MAFCA.
Released in 2006, A Book of Fashion Facts
is another example of projects undertaken
by the Era Fashion Committee for the education
and enjoyment of Model A Fans.
The MAFCA Fashion Guidelines Edition is now available at the MAFCA Store.
This new version of the MAFCA Fashion Guidelines 2015 Edition has corrected some minor punctuation and grammar errors in the 2010 Edition and has included both updated and new fashion information. If you are planning on being a fashion judge at a MAFCA sanctioned event, plan on taking the fashion tests to become a judge, or just wanting to expand your knowledge of Model A era fashions this book is a necessary addition to your fashion library.
MAFCA Fashion Guidelines 2015 Updates – Corrections to your 2010 Edition
Pen and Ink Update Instructions
New and Replacement Pages
If you prefer to make corrections to your 2010 Edition of the MAFCA Fashion Guidelines, this pdf file “Pen and Ink Update Instructions” will guide you to the correct page and the corrections to make. If numerous changes were made to the page which affected its readability, those pages are included in the pdf file “New and Replacement Pages.” Simply follow the directions given for each of these files.
Fashion Judging Opportunities
Beginning in 2024, MAFCA will offer two types of fashion judging:
- Fashion Model Judging – our traditional type of judging where a person wears their ensemble to be judged.
- Fashion Display Judging – This type of judging allows members to participate in fashion judging without having to wear their ensembles. Instead, the entrant sets up a display of a complete fashion ensemble to be judged.
To learn more about Fashion Display Judging, Click Here.
Fashion Judging Procedures Manual
The Committee created the “Fashion Judging Procedures Manual“ to assist the Host Fashion Coordinator, Chief Judge, judges and entrants of a MAFCA sanctioned Meet with instructions for planning a successful fashion event..
This manual contains three documents:
- The main document provides instructions for the Host Fashion Coordinator, Chief Judge and the Judges.
- The second document deals with the forms for fashion entrants, worksheets used by the judges for scoring the five areas to be judged for each entrant, special awards and the point system used for determining the awards.
- The third document is Fashion Entrant Information and it is divided into two sections. One is for traditional Fashion Model Judging (FMJ); the other is for Fashion Display Judging (FDJ). Please select the correct type of judging to download. Both documents provide entrants with information on how to participate as an entrant in their respective type of judging, the areas judged, sample entry form, and a blank entry form.
The Era Fashion Committee wishes to make this information easily accessible to MAFCA members who are interested in era fashion. Host Fashion Coordinators, Chief Judges, Judges and Entrants of sanctioned meets can print all or part of the information in which they are interested.
Fashion Judging Procedure Manual Downloads
Note: these are BIG documents – around 4mb – give them lots of time to download. The good news is that some forms found in Part I and Part III are now available online and can be filled out on your computer instead of having to print them out and fill them in by hand. These new fill-able forms can be found on the Judging Forms page.
Tracking Your Fashion Judging History
Era Fashion Judge Jackie Brooks submitted the following idea on how you can keep track of your Era Fashion History:
After I spent several days trying to remember which year and at which event I had judged “Major Garment, the spreadsheet “My Era Fashion History” was created.
You may find this form useful to record your own fashion history. I printed extra copies of the form first to allow for mistakes and kept the original hardcopy as a template for future use.
I added a Fashion History tab in my Fashion Guidelines for quick reference. This includes one or more “My Era Fashion History” pages, a fashion entry form for each year, the returned judging results form, and a picture of the outfit worn at each event. Reviewing previous year’s forms can contribute to the improvement of your entry for the next event.
Also included is a space for events where you judged, Seminars you may have presented and articles you may have written for the Restorer. Each activity should have its own line. I hope you will find this useful.
Get the Era Fashion History Form.
Becoming an Era Fashion Judge
Are you interested in becoming a fashion judge? The Era Fashion Committee has provided detailed information.” Get It Now
Fashion Judging Tests
Era Fashion Judging Tests are also available on the web site, and the Era Fashion Committee encourages anyone interested in era fashions to study for and take the tests, either to gain more knowledge about era fashions to help you assemble an authentic fashion ensemble or to participate as a Fashion Judge. For more information