Criteria of Evaluation

I cannot deny: I have become a Project Runway junkie. I only have class Tuesday-Thursday, and so it is the perfect Thursday evening relaxation show. Because of my interest in the fashion industry, I have chosen to develop my criteria of evaluation on fashion designers.

As Heidi Klum says at the beginning of every episode, “In fashion, one day you’re in, and the next, you’re out.” This is a true statement—to be a good fashion designer, you must stay on top of your game, so to speak. The ideas should never stop flowing from a fashion designer. This is the first criterion: always have an idea waiting to happen. The fashion world is a dog-eat-dog place. One never knows when their new brilliant idea will be stolen, thus, one should be prepared with another new brilliant idea.

The next criterion is a simple one. Be able to create with your own hands. Do not expect to hire people to do your sewing, stitching, cutting, hemming, etc. Many of the designers that are voted off of Project Runway are told that their work was messy and amateur. As the saying goes, “If you want something done, do it yourself.” Doing one’s own handiwork also creates a plus in the finished product. If the designer completes the project him- or herself, the finished product is likely to be exactly what the designer intended originally.

A final criterion (although the criteria is certainly not limited to my list here) for fashion designers is the ability to think creatively and put themselves out on a limb. Again, this one nearly goes without saying. However, the runway is a harsh and critical place. The presentation of common items already found in stores is not well-received. To be a successful designer, one must present new and edgy ideas.

The second item I have chosen from the list is UN secretary generals. I am not a hugely political person, so I do not follow the goings-on of the UN. (I probably couldn’t name any secretary generals, either!) To research this topic, I would start out by going to encyclopedias or books on UN history. I would choose the most talked-about secretary generals, and then find other books (or internet sources) as to why they were in the news a lot. This would include if they were popular, what issues they stood for, and what acts they did as secretary general. This would help me formulate criteria of evaluation for UN generals.