The middle fashion show class of the folklore split, where a team presents folk-inspired costume that has been adapted from tradition, scored out of 10 across seven age divisions.
Fashion Show – Processed is the adaptation class of the folklore costume split. Where the authentic class asks a team to show dress as it was genuinely worn, a processed entry starts from that tradition and reworks it: a familiar cut redrawn in new fabric, regional motifs lifted onto a modern garment, or traditional pieces combined in a way no village would have worn them. The result should still be recognisably rooted in its source, but the maker’s own hand is allowed to show.
On the template it is a team item offered in seven divisions: Mini Kids (4 to 6), Kids (7 to 9), Children (10 to 13), Junior (14 to 17), Adults, Senior (50 and over) and a Mixed Age division. It is open to both genders, Polish is the language setting, each team receives one score out of 10 as Marks, and results are ranked inside each division. The template prints no time limit and no sub-criteria, so running time and the exact weighting are matters for the organiser’s notice.
A presentation usually follows the same stage pattern as the other fashion show classes: the team walks out in a planned order, pauses or turns so the panel can read the design from several angles, and leaves together. What changes is the story the team tells. A good processed entry can explain, in a line or two if the organiser allows it, which tradition it comes from and what has been changed and why.
Organisers offer a processed class so that designers, schools and dance groups who work creatively with heritage have a fair place to compete, neither forced to claim authenticity nor pushed into a fully free class. It sits between Fashion Show – Authentic and Fashion Show – Styled, and the line between them is set by the event notice, not by the template.
Where Fashion Show – Processed is run
On eTalenter this item is used in one template, an international folklore dance and music festival template based in Krakow, Poland, which offers each discipline in authentic, processed and styled forms. Folk-inspired fashion, where traditional embroidery, patterns and silhouettes are reworked for contemporary wear, appears at heritage and cultural festivals in many countries, but what counts as processed rather than authentic varies by organiser, so the event notice has the final say.
- Poland (the festival the template is built from)
Key facts
- Team item on the template: each team is scored as a whole
- Seven divisions from Mini Kids (4-6) to Senior (50+), plus a Mixed Age division
- Open to both genders, scored out of 10 as Marks
- Language setting on the template is Polish
- No time limit is printed on the template, so the organiser’s notice sets the running time
- Second of three fashion show classes: adapted tradition, between the authentic and styled classes
On eTalenter, Fashion Show – Processed is filed under On Stage and typically scored with Marks. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Fashion Show – Processed is most often entered as an Team competition, typically scored out of 10.
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What judges look at in Fashion Show – Processed
What a Fashion Show – Processed panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Recognisable roots: the panel should still be able to see which tradition the design comes from
- Quality of the adaptation: changes feel deliberate and consistent rather than random additions
- Craft and finish: clean seams, secure trims and fabric that hangs well on the walk
- Balance of old and new: neither a costume copy with one token change nor a modern outfit with a stray motif
- Stage presentation: even pacing, clear turns and a walk that shows the design from every side
- Team unity: the members read as one collection, and with a single score out of 10 and no printed sub-criteria the overall impression decides the result
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Fashion Show – Processed under Scoring Setup, or start from our judging and score tabulation guide.
How to prepare for Fashion Show – Processed
How entrants and their teachers usually get Fashion Show – Processed right on the day:
- Read the organiser’s notice first for any time limit, music, announcement or definition of processed versus authentic
- Pick one source tradition and write down in one sentence what you kept and what you changed
- Keep one unmistakable element from the source, such as a motif, a colour pairing or a silhouette, so the link is easy to see
- Make or fit the garments early and walk in them at least twice before the day, since adapted pieces often move differently
- Rehearse the walk-out, turn and exit as one sequence so the clothing gets the attention
- Prepare a two-sentence introduction if the organiser allows one, naming the source and the change
- Enter the right age division, since each is ranked separately
- After a loss, ask whether the panel could see the source; if not, strengthen that link before changing anything else
- Ideas, not rules: a traditional waistcoat rebuilt in denim, regional embroidery on a modern coat, headwear reinterpreted in felt, or a collection built around one colour from a village costume
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fashion Show – Processed judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter’s templates it’s most often run as an Team entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
What is the difference between Fashion Show – Processed and Fashion Show – Authentic?
Authentic keeps the costume true to the tradition it comes from. Processed adapts it while keeping it recognisable. The template does not print the exact line between them, so check the event notice.
How is Fashion Show – Processed different from Fashion Show – Styled?
Styled is the open class with the most freedom, while processed stays tied to a source tradition. The template does not define the boundary, so the event notice decides.
Is Fashion Show – Processed judged individually or as a team?
On the template it is a team item, so the whole team receives one score out of 10 as Marks.
Can I use music or a spoken introduction in Fashion Show – Processed?
The template does not say. Whether these are allowed is for the organiser’s notice to state.
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