Fashionomics Africa invites interested African fashion brands to apply to the sustainable fashion online competition and win cash prizes, branding packages, and much more!

The competition celebrates African fashion brands that will change how we produce, buy, use and recycle fashion and that encourage a more sustainable shift in consumer practices.

Benefits

1. $6,000 total in cash prizes
2. mentoring
3. Also, new branding packages
4. other support for winning African designers of sustainable and circular fashion
5. The designer or design team submitting the “best sustainable design” will win $3,000 along with other prizes. Two other competition finalists will take home $1,500 each, plus other support.
6. In addition to the cash prize, the winning fashion brand will receive a certificate
7. Winning fashion brands will also get the opportunity to showcase their creation by taking part in online events and sharing insights on key sustainability challenges facing the industry.
8. Moreover, The winner will have access to a network of media insiders and industry experts

Eligibility

• Entrants must be pursuing environmentally friendly measures, sustainability, and circular economy actions
• The competition targets textile, apparel, as well as accessories entrepreneurs from Africa
• Also, Entrants should also be 18 years or older
• Entrants should have launched fashion businesses (up to a maximum of 50 employees)
• In addition, those whose sustainable designs have been produced within the last five years.

Qualifying applicants will submit pictures of their products, detail their sustainable business model, and also explain how their startup is environmentally friendly and innovative.

Examples of sustainability and circularity elements might include materials used, the design process, cleaner or greener production processes – including shipping methods or ways to reduce carbon footprint.

Finalist Announcement and Public Voting

A five-person judging pane will announce the three finalists by 22 March 2022. The finalists’ entries will be posted on the Fashionomics Africa digital marketplace and mobile application for a public vote between 22 March 2022 and 7 April 2022. Polls close on 7 April at 23:59 GMT.