The Ukrainian Fashion Week is thrilled to share the amazing news from Fashion Council Germany: the concept competition is opened and Ukrainian designers can take part in it!

Berlin stands for innovation, inclusivity and sustainability in the fashion area. The Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises / Project Future has been promoting Berlin’s fashion industry for many years. Therefore, a competition will be conducted in order to strengthen the innovation and growth potential of the fashion industry, the stationary retail trade and local designers based in Berlin and Germany as well as Ukrainian designers.

To this end, prize money will be awarded for particularly innovative, creative and sustainable concepts that will be presented during Berlin Fashion Week which takes place from July 10 to 15, 2023.

The Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises / Project Future intends to offer prize money (De-minimis grants) in two categories for the most convincing competition entries:

• STUDIO2RETAIL: B2C Store and Atelier Events
• BERLIN CONTEMPORARY: Fashion shows and presentations

Time Frames
March 20th 2023: Announcement of the call
March 29th 2023: Opening of the application process
April 16th 2023: Application deadline followed by jury voting
Until May 3rd 2023: Announcement of the winners

We are looking forward to see Ukrainian fashion brands at Berlin Fashion Week catwalk in July!