Zane Li, Marcelle Barbosa Among Fashion Trust US 2026 Award Recipients
The fourth annual gathering awarded five emerging labels with grant money and mentorship at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

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Many have already closed, or will shut down in the coming months. But for those that make it through the industry’s implosion, they’ll need to find a better, more viable way of doing business. Some thoughts on moving forward.

RaiseFashion, a not-for-profit group led by retail and fashion leaders, will offer free consulting for Black-owned brands and industry professionals seeking advice on everything from supply chain to marketing.

RaiseFashion, a not-for-profit group led by retail and fashion leaders, will offer free consulting for Black-owned brands and industry professionals seeking advice on everything from supply chain to marketing.

For fashion entrepreneurs just starting out with little or no safety net, success will depend on the ability to creatively solve problems and the strength to block out the noise and focus on their customers.

For fashion entrepreneurs just starting out with little or no safety net, success will depend on the ability to creatively solve problems and the strength to block out the noise and focus on their customers.

While funding hasn’t completely vanished, investors are becoming more discerning with their cash. BoF unpacks how start-ups can raise capital during a global pandemic.

While funding hasn’t completely vanished, investors are becoming more discerning with their cash. BoF unpacks how start-ups can raise capital during a global pandemic.

Brands must make the right moves to ensure that when their founders leave, the magic doesn't go with them.

Brands must make the right moves to ensure that when their founders leave, the magic doesn't go with them.

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Money for fashion’s start-up scene hasn't dried up entirely, but investors say they are backing concepts that cater to shoppers who are hyper-aware of their finances, health and the planet.

For many businesses, supporting a charitable cause is an afterthought. But the team behind Kotn are making their case that profit and purpose go hand in hand.

For many businesses, supporting a charitable cause is an afterthought. But the team behind Kotn are making their case that profit and purpose go hand in hand.

'Production is very far away from productivity,' said the founder of the world’s most sustainable large-scale denim producer.

'Production is very far away from productivity,' said the founder of the world’s most sustainable large-scale denim producer.

'Making responsible decisions is easy if you take greed out of the equation,' said Noah Founder Brendon Babenzien.

'Making responsible decisions is easy if you take greed out of the equation,' said Noah Founder Brendon Babenzien.

'If more people had a scrappier approach to business, we'd be better off,' Instagram’s favourite upcycler told BoF.

'If more people had a scrappier approach to business, we'd be better off,' Instagram’s favourite upcycler told BoF.

'Responsible business can't simplify the truth,' the Co-Founder of Swedish menswear brand Asket told BoF.

'Responsible business can't simplify the truth,' the Co-Founder of Swedish menswear brand Asket told BoF.

Female impact investors are putting their money where their mouth is, backing sustainable fashion companies and hoping their bets pay off in more ways than one. But how savvy are values-based investments in the post-pandemic reality?

Female impact investors are putting their money where their mouth is, backing sustainable fashion companies and hoping their bets pay off in more ways than one. But how savvy are values-based investments in the post-pandemic reality?
The fourth annual gathering awarded five emerging labels with grant money and mentorship at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Droin was most recently a partner at Eurazeo, where he led investments in Gisou, Axel Arrigato and Ex Nihilo.
The young grant programme brought together global fashion industry leaders and celebrities in Los Angeles to award emerging designers.
The fund, Proximity Ventures, was formed in late 2024 with venture capitalist Neil Sirni and has already invested in supplement brand Pendulum Therapeutics.
The capital injection will strengthen the company’s earlier pivot from being an African designer e-commerce site to being a business-to-business venture helping emerging brands enter global retailers.
Creators including Batsheva, Harbison Studio and Don’t Let Disco were honoured by the US off-shoot of Fashion Trust Arabia, a non-profit that supports emerging designers.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue presented New York-based German designer Melitta Baumeister, known for her innovative, often voluptuous silhouettes, with the 2023 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award.
After awarding prizes to all finalists for the past two years, the initiative will revert to naming one winner and two runners-up