The third International Call for Entry for the FRANKfurtstyleaward was a smashing success: 60 Finalists from 11 countries and 25 fashion schools from all over the world who are eager to win the prestigious international Talent Contest for Fashion Design.
The FRANKfurtstyleaward Wild Card Voting has exceeded all expectations. An impressive 20,000 Facebook users voted for their favorite designs. 3,000 people shared the design gallery on Facebook, reaching 200,000 users worldwide.
The 60 finalists for the FRANKfurtstyleaward have been confirmed. From initially 270 submissions to the International Talent Contest for Fashion and Design, another 60 designs are qualified for our Wild Card Voting and also have the chance to make it into the Finale at the Alte Oper Frankfurt on 23rd September, 2016 .
For this year’s participants of the FRANKFURT STYLE AWARD the dream of studying in the fashion metropolis Milan could come true! The renowned fashion school Haute Future Fashion Academy (HFFA) Milan is a partner of the FRANKFURT STYLE AWARD 2016 and will award advanced courses and also master’s courses to the winners. HFFA is a big player when it comes to youth development and will support the FRANKFURT STYLE AWARD in search of fashion design talents for the first time.
The FRANKFURT STYLE AWARD was invited to the Greenshowroom during the Berlin Fashion Week. Three designs of the Pioneering Destiny Collection 2015 were selected for their creative achievement in eco-conscious fashion design by the Greenshowroom and were exhibited at the green fashion fair. At FRANKFURT STYLE AWARD’s own stand, the upcoming designers presented themselves and their designs, networked with other visitors and designers and even met VIPs. The opening of the fair was hosted by Olaf Schmidt, Vice President for Textiles & Textile Technologies at Messe Frankfurt GmbH and actress Ursula Karven, testimonial for an eco-fashion label.
Hannemie Stitz-Krämer, founder of FRANKFURT STYLE AWARD, was invited by Michael Scherpe, president of Messe Frankfurt France, to join him for the Charity Event Les Sapins de Noël des Créateurs in Paris on November 23. The prestigious event was hosted in its 20th edition by patron Ralph Toledano, président de la Fédération Française de la Couture and the founder of the organization Marie-Christiane Marek at the Théâtre de Champs-Elysées on the famous Avenue Montaigne. During the event, christmas trees designed and created by reowned personalities from the world of fashion, design or architecture are auctioned off for different charities.