Applications are open for the Hyères International Fashion, Photography and Accessories Festival. Emerging designers aged 18 or over are invited to register and submit their applications by December 5, in order to enter the renowned young designer competition that was won this year by Jenny Hytönen from Finland. The Festival’s 38th edition will be held again in the autumn, after the September fashion week marathon, on October 12-15 2023.
The festival, staged at Villa Noailles in Hyères, France, features three separate competitions, as well as exhibitions and round table debates. A jury of industry names will select 10 finalists for the fashion competition, created in 1986, another 10 for the photography competition, first introduced in 1997, and 10 for the accessories competition, launched more recently, in 2017.
Collective applications are accepted, but up to a maximum of two names. Entrants can apply only with men’s, women’s or unisex collections. “Mixed-collection entries will be refused,” the organisers have indicated on the Villa Noailles website, encouraging candidates to present “unique” collections, and to make “use of sustainable materials and processes.”
Collective applications are accepted, but up to a maximum of two names. Entrants can apply only with men’s, women’s or unisex collections. “Mixed-collection entries will be refused,” the organisers have indicated on the Villa Noailles website, encouraging candidates to present “unique” collections, and to make “use of sustainable materials and processes.”
