Next to the existing categories of the AFA-Austria Fashion Awards - Fashion Award of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture, Fashion Award of the City of Vienna as well as Unit F Award for International PR - which are primarily given for the positioning, distribution and PR/communication of labels in the early stages of their careers, the Vienna Economic Chamber and Unit F büro für mode this year for the first time present the Fashion Production Award.
This award is geared towards Austrian fashion designers at home and abroad, who have already established themselves in the international market and are characterised by exceptional design, personal style and high quality in the production of their collections.
This new award is given by an international jury of industry experts in the categories "women's wear" and "men's wear" and comes with award money of EUR 10,000 each. The collections produced with the award money will be publicly presented as part of the festival for fashion & photography.
Applications will be accepted until 28 February 2011. More information available on all AFA-Austria Fashion Awards here. (only available in German)
Fashion Production Award of the Vienna Economic Chamber
Award sponsor
Vienna Economic Chamber in collaboration with Unit F büro für mode
Award money
Two awards with award money of EUR 10,000 each
for a womenswear and menswear collection
Deadline for submission
Weblinks
AFA - Austria Fashion Awards (currently only available in German)
Wirtschaftskammer Wien