Open to all international member universities:
Each member university can submit a maximum of three entries.
Submission:
This award celebrates sustainable, ethically aware, and socially responsible fashion. Entries should showcase a strong narrative focusing on environmental impact, sustainable/ethical practices, and actively promote ethical/environmental awareness. The award recognises student contributions addressing ethical/societal fashion issues such as diversity/inclusion, health/well-being, environmental impact, and supply chain ethics.
Criteria:
Submissions must clearly demonstrate reduced environmental impact or positive benefits to the environment, culture, or community. Ethical practices should be evident throughout development, production, and presentation. A supporting statement, including images, should detail the entry from concept to realisation and demonstrate how it meets all criteria. Digital submissions are limited to 15 slides.
Process:
Important Dates: Award Submission Deadline: Monday, May 19, 2025, at 6 p.m.
Industry experts will judge all online entries. The winner and runner-up will be announced at the Graduate Fashion Week 2025 reception following the GFWi catwalk show at The Truman Brewery on Sunday, June 15. If the winner and runner-up cannot attend, the international award will be accepted for them, and the trophy will be sent to them after the event.