After two days of exciting shows, emotional rollercoasters and creative insights, Neo.Fashion ended. 2023 with the absolute highlight of the format, with the Neo.Fashion.Award.Show. The best of the best, 12 graduates from a total of 12 renowned technical colleges, art schools and universities from all over Germany, proudly presented their impressive graduation collections in the Best Graduates Show, which delighted the audience with their creativity and innovative strength.
Numerous guests from politics, industry and the media gathered at the impressive location of the Alte Münze in the heart of Berlin to celebrate the best up-and-coming newcomers in the fashion world. Among the guests we welcomed State Secretary Michael Biel, AZ Factory Strategic Advisor Mauro Grimaldi and a delegation of international guests from the Fashion Council (FCG). Including Albert Ayal known as @upnextdesigner, or on Instagram.
Under the direction of the patron of the Berlin Fashion Week, the Fashion Council Germany, a top-class jury consisting of experts from the fashion industry evaluated the works in the categories Best Design, Best Sustainability Concept and Best Craftsmanship.
The jury for the Neo.Fashion. Award 2023 consisted of:
- Claudia Hofmann – Fashion Consultant & Stylist, Vice President Fashion Council Germany
- Sebastian Warschow – Chief Communications Officer – haebmau AG
- Kerstin Weng – Head of Editorial Content Vogue Germany
- Sevil Uguz – CEO Platte Berlin & Marketing and Communications Expert
- Lena Simone Ertel – Division Manager Private Label | Fashion & Sports GmbH OTTO GmbH
- Florian Müller – MÜLLER PR & CONSULTING
- Anne Wolthaus – Innovation Lead at H&Mbeyond
- Grit Thoennissen – Fashion and Style Editor – Tagesspiegel
For this purpose, the budding fashion designers presented their collections and concepts to the jury in advance in an elevator pitch, explained them and answered questions and answers.
The nominees for the Neo.Fashion. Award and thus the best graduates of their respective universities were:
- Lennart Krause – Fever Dreams of an Orphan Boy – University Academy for Fashion and Design
- Yannik Knorn – Don’t Worry Mom. I know all about cannibalism. I saw it on TV. – Hanover University
- Laura Chlass – Dissonance – College Atelier Chardon Savard (Macromedia)
- Meri Mamaladze – Emptiness of Plenty – Reutlingen University
- Paula Lessel – Fashion for an Empty World – Pforzheim University
- Michelle Bohnes – Hypersomnia – Fashion as a sleep aid in everyday life – University of Applied Sciences Berlin
- Fabia Meyer – Things to wear – Bielefeld University
- Catharina Holtgrave – Uitstralingskracht – Hochschule Hamburg
- Jana Lewin- PLAY PAUSE – Hochschule Niederrhein
- Isabella Johner – SHE – Kunsthochschule Weißensee
- Jonathan Tchaikovsky – (De)mystification of fashion – On the demonstration of the ego – University of the Arts Bremen
- Ella Anais Fabricius – “WIFE ME” – Lette Club Berlin
The winners of the Neo.Fashion. Awards 2023 announced. The awards in the categories Best Design presented by Kerstin Weng, Best Sustainability Concept presented by Sevil Uguz, Best Craftsmanship presented by Grit Thoenissen went to outstanding talents who impress the fashion world with their visionary and groundbreaking work.
Neo.Fashion is happy about the winners of the Neo.Fashion. Awards 2023 to announce:
- BEST DESIGN: Fabia Meyer – “thing to wear” from Bielefeld University
- BEST SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT: Yannik Knorn – “Don’t worry Mom. I know all about cannibalism. I saw it on TV.” by Hannover University of Applied Sciences
- BEST CRAFTSMANSHIP: Catharina Holtgrave – “Uitstralingskracht” by HAW Hamburg