Red Carpet Green DressTM (RCGD) has launched the 2021 RCGD Global Design Contest in partnership with TencelTM and CLO. Founded by leading environmentalist Suzy Amis Cameron over a decade ago, the international design contest enables new and established designers to extend their sustainable journey. As per a Textile World report, designers can submit their application for the contest through rcgdglobal.com from July 30 to August 23. 2021. The winners will be selected by an international panel of design experts. The winning designs’ construction will be created as one-of-a-kind pieces in CLO’s cutting-edge true-to-life 3D garment simulation software. Created from world leading TENCEL™ branded fibers – botanic in origin and biodegradable – each sustainable piece will be worn by a RCGD ambassador from the world of fashion and media to this year’s RCGD Event.

This year’s event will also showcase the power of sustainable design using fabrics made with Tencel™ fibers or Tencel™ Luxe filament with a spotlight on the key environmental themes such as regeneration, circularity and de-carbonization. Alongside the exhibition opportunity, access to RCGD’s network of sustainability pioneers and talents, the contest prize for the design contest will include a business mentorship, monetary prize and partner goodies.

The 2021 RCGD Event will also present the 2020 contest winning designs by Sanah Sharma Mehra (Chennai, India) and Jasmine Kelly Rutherford (New York, USA) after the postponement of the RCGD Pre-Oscars Event in early 2021 to comply with global COVID-19 safety protocols.