The Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA) – the pioneering regional non-profit fashion organisation – has announced the finalists for the FTA 2024 Awards.
The FTA 2024 Advisory Board was responsible for selecting 18 designer finalists from applications submitted by emerging talent from across the MENA region for a chance to win one of the six FTA Awards. The advisory board also shortlisted four finalists in the Guest Country category, which is Spain this year.
This year’s final will take place in Marrakech on October 24th, 2024. The seven winners will be announced during the evening’s FTA 2024 Awards ceremony.
THE 2024 FINALISTS
Ready-to-Wear Award – Kawthar Alhoraish (Saudi Arabia) – Nadine Mosallam (Egypt) – Naïma Trabelsi (Tunis)
Evening Wear Award – Hamza Guelmouss & Valentin Nicot (Morocco) – Tara Babylon (Iraq) – Yasmin Mansour (Egypt)
Jewellery Award – Karl Toufic Yazigi (Lebanon) – Noura Alserkal (United Arab Emirates) – Sara Naif AlSaud, Noura Abdulaziz Al Saud, Mashael Khalid Al Saud (Saudi Arabia)
Accessories Award – Dara Hamarneh (Jordanian/Palestinian) – Jihane Boumediane (Morocco) – Reem Hamed (Egypt)
Franca Sozzani Debut Talent Award – Mahmood Al Safi (Iraq) – Mira Maktabi (Lebanon) – Sylwia Nazzal (Palestinian/Jordanian)
Fashion Tech – Batoul al-Rashdan (Jordan) – Hazem Samy Ali (Egypt) – Sarah Salameh (Palestine)
GUEST COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP – SPAIN
FTA has invited Spain as a guest country to take part in the upcoming 2024 edition of the FTA Awards through a separate seventh prize – the Guest Country Award.
The Spanish designers will undergo the same judging process with the FTA Jury as the other FTA finalists. This collaboration, in partnership with HEAD GROUP, emphasises the importance of helping young creatives in different markets build a global network of contacts and a support system.
The finalists for the Guest Country (Spain) Award are:
Acromatyx (Francisco Barroso & Javier Garcia)
Ernesto Naranjo
Juan Vidal
Leandro Cano
FTA GRANT & 2024 MENTORSHIPS
The winning designers receive a financial grant of $100,000 to $200,000 cash prize, depending on the size of their business; with $50,000 for the Franca Sozzani Debut Talent Award.
Evening Wear, Ready-to-Wear, Accessories and Jewelry category winners’ collections will be carried by FTA’s retail partner, Harrods, for one season.
In addition to retail opportunities, FTA offers all winners incredible benefits, including a year-long mentorship with The Bicester Collection.
Huntsman will offer the Ready-to-Wear category winner an internship in London. As part of the internship, the winner will be creating a capsule collection to be sold on the retailer’s e-commerce platform.
Luxury ethical fashion retail platform Maison De Mode will offer a tailored mentorship to all seven winners that focus on the importance of sustainability and ethical fashion practices.
The winning designers will also take part in a two-day bespoke FTA mentorship program in London in partnership with The Bicester Collection, Brand x Society, and the British Fashion Council.
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