The Jury of the BFW concept competition

Again and for the upcoming season of the Berlin Fashion Week the Senate, Department of Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises / Project Future provides prize money to support concepts of stationary retail and German-based designers (preferably from Berlin) that take place during the Berlin Fashion Week in February 2024. The prize money is to be awarded to outstanding creative and sustainable B2C event concepts. The most convincing 5 concepts can win 5,000 EUR in prize money and being part of the BFW format STUDIO2RETAIL. A jury of industry experts will select the winning concepts.

As second part of the BFW competition, promising designers and fashion labels (primarily from Berlin and Germany) and their fashion shows and presentations taking place during Berlin Fashion Week in February 2024 will be awarded. The prize money will go to outstanding, creative, and sustainable fashion presentation concepts.

The top 14 concepts, submitted by applicants registered in Berlin and Germany, can each win 25,000 EUR in prize money and show their collection during the Berlin Contemporary format. In addition, 4x 25,000 EUR in prize money can be awarded to contestants from Ukraine. A jury of industry experts will select the winning concepts.

For both areas of the concept competition, the Fashion Council Germany has set up two expert juries who will evaluate the submitted concepts. This year's jury members are:

STUDIO2RETAIL:
Dries Vriesacker (Creative Director, ENFNTS TERRIBLES Magazine), Herbert Hofmann (VP Creative and Buying, Highsnobiety), Johanna Dramé (Department Fashion, Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises), Manuel Almeida Vergara (Head of Fashion & Style Department, Berliner Zeitung), Marvin-Mario Bahome (Stylist and Content Creator, @marvinmarioo), Scott Lipinski (CEO, Fashion Council Germany)

BERLIN CONTEMPORARY:
Christiane Arp (Chairwoman, Fashion Council Germany), Dilys Williams (Director, Centre for Sustainable Fashion), Hanan Besovic (Founder, @ideservecouture), Johanna Dramé (Department Fashion, Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises), Patrick Pendiuk (Fashion Features, VOGUE Germany), Simone Heift (Buying Director, The KaDeWe Group), Thibaud Guyonnet (Creative Director & Head of Buying, VooStore);

^{on the picture from left top to right: Christiane Arp (Chairwoman, Fashion Council Germany), Dilys Williams (Director, Centre for Sustainable Fashion), Hanan Besovic (Founder, @ideservecouture), Johanna Dramé (Department Fashion, Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises), Patrick Pendiuk (Fashion Features, VOGUE Germany), Simone Heift (Buying Director, The KaDeWe Group)}

^{on the picture from left bottom to right:  Thibaud Guyonnet (Creative Director & Head of Buying, VooStore), Dries Vriesacker (Creative Director, ENFNTS TERRIBLES Magazine), Herbert Hofmann (VP Creative and Buying, Highsnobiety), Johanna Dramé (Department Fashion, Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises), Manuel Almeida Vergara (Debuty Head of Ressort Panorama, Berliner Zeitung), Marvin-Mario Bahome (Stylist and Content Creator, @marvinmarioo), Scott Lipinski (CEO, Fashion Council Germany)}