Neo Fashion wants to focus on the next generation of the fashion world. With ‘Aspiring Designers’, Neo Fashion has launched a call for applications that encourages young entrepreneurs and designers to take the next step.
Neo Fashion describes itself as a “future network” that acts as a “platform and hub for the best graduates of fashion universities and young designers from all over Germany and the German-speaking area”. For the 2022 edition, the initiative is now introducing the ‘Aspiring Designers’ format, which not only addresses fresh graduates but also alumni who have set up their own label or start-up, Neo Fashion shared on Wednesday with In addition to the usual graduate shows that are shown during Berlin Fashion Week, the program for this September will be supplemented with new funding measures.
In addition to the ten Graduate Shows, where the Neo Fashion Award will also be presented, there will be numerous pop-ups and presentations on the topics of fashion, art and music. The program will also be supplemented with panel talks and workshops. Neo Fashion 2022 will be presented as a hybrid event that addresses both B2B and B2C clientele through analog and digital show formats. “We would like to offer alumni, young designers and start-ups who have set up their own label a new platform and visibility during Berlin Fashion Week and beyond,” the statement said.
With the new format, Neo Fashion aims to create added value for the participants. In addition to the opportunity to present on a pop-up area or by means of your own show, an “economically sustainable consideration” is also in the foreground. The new program is also intended to promote the exchange of experiences and making contacts with industry, the press and associations.
The application period runs from June 1st to June 30th. Design collectives, designers who combine fashion with art or music, as well as start-ups that serve topics such as technology and sustainability in the fashion industry can apply. Specialists who would like to pass on their knowledge through panel discussions are also considered in the selection.