Calling all eco-focused fashionistas and designers! The 2024 Sustainable Fashion Awards’ Nominations are officially open:
South Africa (23 September 2024) — The nominations for the 2024 Sustainable Fashion Awards are officially open, and it’s time for South Africa’s top-tier, sustainability-focused designers and creators to step into the spotlight.
Every year, in a celebration of local talents in fashion who put the environment first, sustainable fashion publication and NPC Twyg hosts the coveted Sustainable Fashion Awards, synonymous with progress, creativity, culture and most importantly, a world where fashion and the planet’s wellbeing are not enemies.
There are 10 categories up for entry and 11 in total with the Changemaker Award set to be drawn from all the categories as determined by the panel of judges’ scoring results.
Both members of the public and members of the trade are invited to put forward worthy contenders for the following:
- Emerging Designer Award
- Student Award
- Footwear Award
- Accessories Award
- Innovative Design and Materials Award
- Trans-seasonal Design Award
- Farm-to-Fashion Award
- Nicholas Coutts Artisanal Fashion Award
- Retail Award
- Tastemaker Award
The awards are open to South Africans aged 18 and up, and the cut-off date for nominations is 27 September.
Finalists will be announced on 8 November while winners will be hosted at an awards event on 20 November. The space between then and now will be filled with strict screening to ensure that principles of transparency, objectivity, fairness and equality are all upheld.
You can find the entry forms and more information about each category’s criteria, here!