Calling Arab designers, if you’re looking to take the next leap in your fashion career we have some news for you.
Back for its sixth edition, the Fashion Trust Arabia has opened up applications for the 2024 FTA Prize. Bringing invaluable mentorship and access to industry leaders and pioneers, MENA creatives stand to gain a lot from such an opportunity.
Under the esteemed patronage of HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the FTA Prize’s first iteration was in 2018. Held in Doha every year since, celebs like Bella Hadid, Janet Jackson and more have been in attendance.
Platforming designers and brands like LSP Studio and A Better Feeling, who now sell on SSENSE, Selfridges and have been worn by A-listers like Travis Scott, Rosalia and more. It’s safe to say this opportunity doesn’t only have the potential to elevate your brand but also transform it.
From requirements to process, GRAZIA breaks down everything you need to know about applying to the 2024 Fashion Trust Arabia Prize.
How to apply to the Fashion Trust Arabia Prize in 2024
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Gathering your designs, docs and dreams, the applications for this life changing opportunity is not as intricate as you may anticipate. In line with letting your work speak for itself, its broken down into four categories:
- Regular Application (Evening Wear, Ready-to-Wear, Accessories & Jewellery)
- Fashion Tech
- Debut Talents (2022, 2023 & 2024 graduates)
- SPAIN, Guest Country FTA
With a total of seven awards, the regular applications encompasses four awards recipients: Ready-to-Wear, Evening Wear, Accessories and Jewellery. All candidates in this group must have running a brand of at least two years, and be of MENA nationality. Requesting an Instagram account, lookbooks and more, its important build sturdy foundation prior to applying. Showcasing you vision and plan, in order for the organisation to bestow powerful and effective mentorship.
Alternatively, Franca Sozzani Debut Talent Award invites only currently enrolled fashions students or graduates from 2022-2024 to apply. If you fit that description and are in the process of starting a brand within womenswear/menswear you may submit your portfolio. Additionally, though the MENA nationality requirement still stands, your studies/degrees can be obtained from outside the region.
Lastly while the fashion tech award prioritizes individuals who have innovatively blended the two disciplines together, the Guest Country award is the only one that applies for none-MENA ethnicities.
For the veterans who want to explore new avenues and the newbies who want to get their foot in the door. The Fashion Trust Arabia Prize holds ground for MENA designers and brands across different stages in their creative process.
To learn more about these opportunities you can visit their website here. But if you’re ready to apply follow this link, and begin your FTA journey now.
