Submissions are now open for 2024.

Collections must be received and Designer Portals Completed by Tuesday, July 30, 2024 by 6:00 p.m. CT

How to Compete in Fashion Prize

  • Create a collection of six complete looks.
  • Document your collection’s design, including sketches and progress photos.
  • Physically submit your collection to our office for consideration and complete the Designer Portal by Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
  • The Top 5 Fashion Finalists will be announced in August 2024.
  • The in-person mentorship event, show rehearsal, and final competition will take place at Prize Fest in Shreveport, Louisiana on October 12-13, 2024.
  • The winner is awarded $2,500 cash.
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How Fashion Prize Works
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Fashion Prize sews together competition and opportunity.

Fashion Prize is, quite simply, one of the most amazing fashion showcases, mini-conferences and competition on the planet. It’s a gathering of fashion-minded creative entrepreneurs, an elevating of world class design talent and, most importantly, a celebration of you and your work.

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How to Compete in Fashion Prize

Participating in Fashion Prize is easier than you think. And we’re here to help along the way!

If you have any questions about the process, you can connect with Artist Liaison Chris Lyon at chris@prize.foundation.

Step 1: Design a Collection

To enter Fashion Prize, competitors must design an original six-piece garment collection. Each collection must debut at Fashion Prize and must not have appeared in other competitions and/or showcases (except approved student class exhibitions) prior to the Fashion Prize. Individual pieces may appear elsewhere prior to competition, but the collection as a whole must be unique to this competition.

Fashion Prize staff is on-hand to provide support throughout the process, assisting with questions, providing high-level guidance, and accountability for competitors.

Step 2: Document Your Design Process

As collections must be original works, we require Designers to document their design process. This can be done through keeping design sketches and progress photos, receipts for materials, and similar evidence. Each design submitted must include a thorough description of materials used, the sourcing of those materials, and techniques used in design and/or construction.

Step 3: Submit Your Collection

Designers must complete and submit their Collection of six looks AND complete the Designer Portal no later than Tuesday, July 30, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. CT. The Designer Portal is a web profile that provides a place to submit background information on your Collection, your Designer bio, headshot, documentation of your design process, and other required items.

Collections must be physically submitted for consideration. Collections may be dropped off or mailed using the address provided in the Designer Portal.

Finalists will be announced in August 2024.

Step 4: Attend Fashion Prize at Prize Fest in October

The Top 5 Designer Finalists are invited to Shreveport, Louisiana October 12-13, 2024 to experience Fashion Prize in-person. Each finalist is provided with a hotel room for two nights, VIP passes to festival events, up to $250 in travel reimbursements, and more.

Regardless of selection, all designers can benefit from the communal experience and networking that takes place at Fashion Prize during Prize Fest in October. We encourage you to plan to attend the festival to connect and grow together.

Plus, we know how to throw one hell of a party, so there’s that!

Step 5: Elevate as a Creative Professional with Mentorship

Fashion Prize is so much more than a fashion competition — it’s an opportunity for professional development, networking, and elevation. Fashion Prize Mentor Judges come from across the country. Each of the mentors have been where you are, and will be made available to you for mentorship during the festival.

Making connections, learning, and growing are key to maximizing the Fashion Prize experience!

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Step 1: Design a Collection​

To enter Fashion Prize, competitors must design an original six-piece garment collection. Each collection must debut at Fashion Prize and must not have appeared in other competitions and/or showcases (except approved student class exhibitions) prior to the Fashion Prize. Individual pieces may appear elsewhere prior to competition, but the collection as a whole must be unique to this competition.

Fashion Prize staff is on-hand to provide support throughout the process, assisting with questions, providing high-level guidance, and accountability for competitors.

Step 2: Document Your Design Process​

As collections must be original works, we require Designers to document their design process. This can be done through keeping design sketches and progress photos, receipts for materials, and similar evidence. Each design submitted must include a thorough description of materials used, the sourcing of those materials, and techniques used in design and/or construction.

Step 3: Submit Your Collection​

Designers must complete and submit their Collection of six looks AND complete the Designer Portal no later than Tuesday, July 30, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. CT. The Designer Portal is a web profile that provides a place to submit background information on your Collection, your Designer bio, headshot, documentation of your design process, and other required items.

Collections must be physically submitted for consideration. Collections may be dropped off or mailed using the address provided in the Designer Portal.

Finalists will be announced in August 2024.

Step 4: Attend Fashion Prize at Prize Fest in October​

The Top 5 Designer Finalists are invited to Shreveport, Louisiana October 12-13, 2024 to experience Fashion Prize in-person. Each finalist is provided with a hotel room for two nights, VIP passes to festival events, up to $250 in travel reimbursements, and more.

Regardless of selection, all designers can benefit from the communal experience and networking that takes place at Fashion Prize during Prize Fest in October. We encourage you to plan to attend the festival to connect and grow together.

Plus, we know how to throw one hell of a party, so there’s that!

Step 5: Elevate as a Creative Professional with Mentorship ​

Fashion Prize is so much more than a fashion competition — it’s an opportunity for professional development, networking, and elevation. Fashion Prize Mentor Judges come from across the country. Each of the mentors have been where you are, and will be made available to you for mentorship during the festival.

Making connections, learning, and growing are key to maximizing the Fashion Prize experience!

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A Selection of Past Finalists and Winners

Below is a small selection of the over 200 finalists and winners over the past 11 years of Film Prize competition. Filmmakers hold the rights to their films and more recent finalists are still on the festival circuit, which is why there are no films from the 2021 and 2022 competitions.

H.I.M Studios

Designer: Frank Robertson

Grand Prize Winner, 2023

K'Pich Designs

Designer: Jessica Hall

Finalist, 2023

VITI

Designer: Samantha Viti

Finalist, 2023

odAOMO

Designer: Sophia Omoro

Grand Prize Winner, 2022

Mardi Gras Mojo

Designer: Jessica Hall

Grand Prize Winner, 2021

Hephzibah Thomas

Designer: Hephzibah Thomas

Grand Prize Winner, 2020

Donna Strebeck

Designer: Donna Strebeck

Grand Prize Winner, 2019

Darien O'Neal

Designer: Darien O’Neal

Finalist, 2022

Your Design Brand

Designer: Your Bad Self

Grand Prize Winner, 2023

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Submissions are now open for the 2024 Fashion Prize competition!