Grant in Fashion Design Valued €5000 from Vlisco

The Vlisco Fashion Fund has a great honor to support emerging designers and tailors in the process of establishing a career in fashion. It shares knowledge, gives access to an expanded network, and help emerging fashion talent with skill-strengthening and brand-development for their African fashion labels.

Eligibility:

1. You must be an African fashion designer, living in or outside of Africa.
2. Your age should be from 20 to 30 years old.
3. Applicants must have the ability to design and sew their own clothes.
4. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview as well as a sewing test, after which 3 candidates are chosen as finalists per country category. Those finalists are given an assignment to complete, which is judged by an international panel of fashion professionals. Seven winners are chosen, one from every country category: Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, DRC, Ghana, and ‘Global’ which includes the rest of Africa and the diaspora.
5. You must send all the documents in only one email.
6. Your attachments cannot exceed 25 MB.
7. The competition doesn't accept WeTransfer files.
8. Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed so make sure to complete your application before the deadline.
9. You must apply before 1 October as any submission after this date won't be accepted.

 Prize:

Vlisco Fashion Fund winners will receive career funding of 5000 €. They should invest this funding in new equipment, in order to help finance the set-up of a studio or to otherwise facilitate business growth. Each winner will also be invited to participate in professional training workshops which will be very helpful for the winners.

About Vlisco:

Vlisco has a great history in designing and manufacturing distinctive fabrics loved by African women as they have designed and manufacturing these fabrics since 1846. The specially crafted fabrics – Wax Hollandais, Super-Wax, and Java – continue to be made with time-honored methods and materials in Helmond, the Netherlands. For over 170 years, Vlisco has created more than 350,000 original textile designs. Many of these designs have become cultural treasures, bestowed with special names and meanings by the merchants of Central and West Africa. New designs are produced each year alongside traditional classics to hearten the new generation of Vlisco enthusiasts. Vlisco’s highly expressive and creative customers transform the fabrics into fashionable looks, which are one of a kind. Inspired by Africa, made with a technique derived from Indonesian Batik, designed in the Netherlands, Vlisco’s heritage and design signature is a multicultural melting pot of beauty and industrial craftsmanship.

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