Responsible Fashion Awards 2020

Second edition!

Responsible Fashion Awards is the first pro-ethical and pro-ecological Polish competition for fashion designers. The second edition of the competition is currently underway.

For whom?

RFA is a competition for fashion designers, dedicated not only to fashion enthusiasts, but above all to designers interested in responsible creation of clothes, ethics and ecology.

What is the RFA mission?

It is spreading knowledge related to Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and promotion of ecological and ethical solutions in the textile industry.

Why MSKPU & LPP?

MSKPU jest pierwszą i jak dotąd jedyną szkołą mody w Polsce, która naucza CSR. LPP zaś jest jedyną polską marką odzieżową, która posiada tak bogatą oraz konsekwentną strategię CSR – Społecznej Odpowiedzialności w Biznesie.

RFA PARTICIPATION CALENDAR

October 16, 2020 – start of the competition

November 16, 2020 – end of submitting works

November 23, 2020 – announcement of ten semi-finalists

March 2, 2021 – semifinals in Warsaw and announcement of the winner

July 1, 2021 – delivery of sewn models to the MSKPU headquarters (winner)

July 2021 – MSKPU Diploma Show 2021

 

STEP BY STEP PARTICIPATION IN RFA

STEP 1: Familiarize yourself with the samples of eco fabrics (see below the electronic catalog or samples at the headquarters of MSKPU or LPP)

MSKPU: ul. Okopowa 59, 01-043 Warszawa (every Thursday, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
LPP: ul. Łąkowa 39/44, 80-769 Gdańsk

STEP 2: Draw an eco collection consisting of 6 silhouettes

STEP 3: Send to info@mskpu.com.pl:

completed application form (last page of Terms & Conditions of RFA)
signed Terms & Conditions od RFA
signed scans or files with drawings (A4, 300 dpi)
technological description of projects

STEP 4: The semi-finalists sew one model from their collection, for which they receive fabrics from the Responsible Fashion Awards Partner – LPP.

STEP 5: The RFA winner receives more fabrics for the sewing of the collection, which will be presented at the MSKPU Diploma Show 2021.

 

Awards:

Money prize

The winner of the RFA competition will receive a prize of PLN 5,000

Fashion walk

Presentation of the winning collection at the MSKPU Diploma Show 2021.

Studying at MSKPU

Annual scholarship to study at MSKPU.

Fabrics

Ecological fabrics from LPP for the implementation of semi-final projects and the winning collection.

Jury:

Ola Bąkowska / Author of the blog olabakowska.com & Project manager Circular Textiles at Circle Economy

Magdalena Floryszczyk / lecturer at MSKPU, LABO brand

Wiktoria Frankowska / Graduate of MSKPU, winner of the 1st edition of the RFA

Dobrosława Gogłoza / Head of Strategy at All Hands Agency

Bram Jespers / Professor The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Ghent

Katarzyna Szpicmacher & Aleksandra Kantor / BIO2materials

Martyna Kozłowska / Coordinator of the anti-fur campaign of the Viva Foundation

Theresa Lobo / Professor IADE Creative University Portugal

Anna Miazga / An expert and innovator of sustainable development in fashion

Giovanni Otonello / Design professor at IED Milano

Piret Puppart / Professor KA- Estonian Academy of Fine Arts, lecturer in sustainable design

dr Magdalena Płonka / MSKPU Director & CSR Lecturer

Anna Sołtys / Director of the Reserved product office

Ricardo Terzo / Vogue Italia

Michał Zaczyński / Journalist, fashion critic, author of the michalzaczynski.com blog

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