The Fashion Pioneers Awards call up and established designers: inside the Netherlands and Europe to expand the limits of circular fashion innovation. Interested parties can now apply for the Circular Design Award 2025. This is presented by Hugo Boss for Boss the Change. The application deadline is September 30, 2025 at 0:00 am CET.
What is the Circular Design Award?
The Circular Design Award is a renowned design competition. It characterizes pioneering circular design in fashion. The prize honors designers: inside, which is based on Hugo Boss’s circular design strategy. Five nominees will work with the Boss creative team. The winning design is implemented under the Boss brand and represents a practical step towards circular fashion.
Who should apply?
- Designer: inside (individuals or teams of up to two people) based in Europe.
- Both aspiring talents and experienced creative people are welcome.
What the winners awaits: on the inside
- Prize money: 5,000 euros and a PR campaign by Mumster worth 15,000 euros.
- Production option: The winner design is implemented in cooperation with the BOSS team under the Boss brand.
- Advantages for nominated: On October 10, 2025, the five best nominees will be invited to a boss circular design workshop in Amsterdam to refine their ideas.
- Award ceremony: The: The final winner: In will be announced on November 28, 2025 during the Fashion Pioneers Awards Show at Fashion for Good in Amsterdam.
How are they assessed?
Applicants: Inside, a jury from industry expert: Inside based on a series of criteria:
- Innovation and originality
- Compliance with the principles of the circular design and the cradle-to-cradle standards
- Facility and scalability
- Sustainability effect (ecological/social)
How to apply
Submit your design concept about the application link on the website of the Fashion Pioneers Awards. All submissions must correspond to the design briefing. This includes criteria such as circular materials, longevity of design and end-of-use solutions. The complete guidelines and instructions for submission are available on the website of the Fashion Pioneers Awards under ‘Circular Design Award’.
Important deadlines
Application deadline: September 30, 2025 (0:00 am CET)
Announcement of the nominated, start of public vote: October 10, 2025
Workshop for nominated: October 10, 2025, Amsterdam
Award and announcement of the winners: Inside: November 28, 2025, Fashion for Good, Amsterdam
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