WHO’S NEXT and NOT JUST A LABEL
WHO’S NEXT is proud to announce a historical collaboration with the world’s
leading online designer platform NOT JUST A LABEL (NJAL) to launch The
Future of Fashion Program, a stepping stone for 20 emerging designers to
grow internationally.
From NOT JUST A LABEL’s international portfolio of over 14,000 talents
worldwide, 10 accessory and 10 ready-to-wear emerging designers will be
selected to take part in this unique opportunity to exhibit for up to 4
seasons at the internationally renowned WHO’S NEXT trade show in Paris as
well as benefit from guidance and mentoring from top fashion industry
professionals for two years.
The 20 selected contestants will showcase their Autumn/Winter 14-15
collections at the January 2014 WHO’S NEXT trade show. They will be
presented in the accessory-led PREMIERE CLASSE area and in the womens
ready-to-wear FAME area respectively. A thorough selection process will then
take the most deserving designers throughout 3 seasons with 2 final winners
presented in July 2015.
Each season, these designers will be judged on their creativity as well as
their business capacity to market their collections by the program’s mentors
such as NOT JUST A LABEL founder Stefan Siegel, Olivier Arrighi CEO of
FIDANCIA, an international financial services provider for the fashion
industry, Salman Khokhar CEO of KOKA CONSULTING, the consulting specialised
on developing fashion businesses, as well as WHO’S NEXT sales directors
Sophie Guyot for the ready-to-wear, and Sylvie Pourrat for the accessory
sectors. These experts will be joined by a senior official from a renowned
Parisian buying office.
Designers who are keen to get involved will be able to apply immediately on
< http://www.notjustalabel.com/> www.notjustalabel.com!
Applications are now open until December 12th, after which the 20 lucky
designers will be announced and invited to join the January 2014 trade show.
