Organisations

Apparel Entrepreneurship

Online educational platform to support fashion entrepreneurs

Summary Apparel Entrepreneurship is an online educational platform providing entrepreneurs and brands with actionable content, industry know-how, strategies, and tools to launch, grow and succeed with their businesses. Mission, Vision and Goal Apparel Entrepreneurship’s mission is to help apparel entrepreneurs all over the world, no matter background, launch, run and grow successful and meaningful apparel […]

Atelier

A vertical accelerator of fashion tech startups

Summary Atelier is the first Spanish vertical accelerator of fashion tech startups. As an initiative by ISEM Fashion Institute, Atelier operates on the belief that the Spanish fashion industry goes hand in hand with innovative companies whose technology transform their value chain by making them more profitable, sustainable, and better oriented to the client. Accelerator Program […]

BKaccelerator

Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator was launched in 2013 by Debera Johnson

Summary Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator was launched in 2013 by Debera Johnson. It is a vibrant hub where designers can build successful businesses that integrate the environment and society into their bottom line and explore the relationship between technology, product, and fashion. Mission The goal was to create a hub for ethical fashion and […]

British Fashion Council

A British not-for-profit organisation to strengthen British fashion in the global fashion economy

SUMMARY The British Fashion Council is a non-profit organisation dedicated to championing the excellence of British fashion on a global stage. It fosters innovation, nurtures emerging fashion talent, and supports established fashion designers through diverse initiatives, including London Fashion Week. Through strategic collaborations and sustainable practices, the Council has become a cornerstone of the UK’s […]

Centre for Fashion Enterprise

A pioneering Fashion & FashTech business incubator in London

Summary The Centre for Fashion Enterprise is a pioneering Fashion & FashTech business incubator in London. In fact, CFE is located within London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. It supports London’s most promising creative talent who are growing successful and sustainable fashion and fashion tech businesses. The CFE accounts for a number of industry specialists […]

CFDA Fashion Incubator

CDFA Fashion Incubator is a business development program in New York City

Summary CDFA Fashion Incubator is a business development program intended to assist the next generation of fashion designers in New York City. The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association with more than 400 members which include: foremost womenswear, menswear, jewellery and accessory designers. It was founded in 1962. […]

Chicago Fashion Incubator

The Chicago Fashion Incubator was created in 2008.

Summary The Chicago Fashion Incubator at Macy’s on State Street was created in 2008. It is a product of Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Fashion Initiative and it creates innovative solutions to bridge the gap between education and entrepreneurship. History Realizing the significant impact fashion has on the local economy, the founder believed fashion to be the […]

China Fashion Association

A governing body that oversees domestic fashion and International relations

A national organization registered at Ministry of Civil Affairs of P.R.C. with its headquarter in Beijing.

CITEVE

Private non-profit organization to support the technical and technological development of the textile & clothing industry

Summary The Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industry of Portugal (CITEVE), is a private non-profit organization. Founded in 1989, it is a reference organization within the national and european scene, regarding research, innovation and technology transfer promotion for the Textile & Clothing Industry, CITEVE’s mission is to support the technical and technological development […]

Council of Fashion Designers of America

Not-for-profit trade association that strengthens American fashion in the global economy

CFDA is a not-for-profit trade association founded in 1962, with the mission to strengthen the impact of American fashion in the global economy.

DeFINE Network

DeFINE is a collaborative project to form a European fashion-technology community

Summary DeFINE is a three year (2018-2021) collaborative project co-funded by the European Commission’s COSME programme to develop a network of incubators & accelerators, start-ups & SMEs, and financiers to form a European fashion-technology community where cross-sectoral knowledge will be shared, ideas will grow and transnational collaboration will be nurtured. It thus aims to support the fusion […]

Factory45

Factory45 is a six-month online mentorship program

Summary Factory45 is a six-month online mentorship program that takes sustainable fashion brand from idea to launch. They work together to source fabric, find a manufacturer and raise money to fund your first production run. Over the past five years, Factory45 has helped entrepreneurs from all over the world learn how to successfully bring apparel […]

Fashion Design Council Of India

Non-for-profit organisation that to work for the development and growth of the fashion design industry in India

Summary The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) is an Indian organisation that intends to establish itself as the apex body in the field of fashion design in India and to work for the development and growth of the fashion design industry. Formed in December 1998, the FDCI is a non-profit independent association of fashion designers. Currently, […]

Fashion For Good

Summary The fashion industry can transform from the linear ‘take-make-waste’ model to a circular Good Fashion approach that is restorative and regenerative by design. With an Innovation Hub in Amsterdam, a startup accelerator in Silicon Valley and a global network of change makers, Fashion for Good reimagines how fashion is designed, made, worn and reused so […]

Fashion Incubator San Francisco

FiSF is the Fashion Incubator San Francisco

Summary FiSF is the Fashion Incubator San Francisco — a non-profit, 501c3 organization formed in 2011 to help turn creative fashion apparel designers into successful San Francisco entrepreneurs. Mission FiSF was created to sustain local fashion designers so they can establish flourishing apparel businesses and create employment opportunities in San Francisco. The mission of Fashion […]

Fashion Tech Lab NYC

Fashion Tech Lab NYC targets women-led early & growth stage companies developing innovations

Summary Fashion Tech Lab NYC was launched in 2014, in partnership with leading fashion & retail brands, targeting women-led early & growth stage companies developing innovations at the intersection of fashion, retail and technology. Through a competitive process, the lab’s fashion & retail partners, Springboard Enterprises, and lab team members review every submission and invite […]

Fashion Technology Accelerator

An international accelerator to foster digital and technology innovation in Fashion, Luxury and Retail industry

Summary The Fashion Technology Accelerator (FTA) is an international hub that fosters digital and technology innovation in Fashion, Luxury and Retail industry. The accelerator enterprise has three divisions, one in Silicon Valley, Seoul, and Milan, and it is exclusively dedicated to help and promote start-ups at the intersection of technology and fashion. The way FTA […]

Fashion Week Connect

Digital Fashion Designer’s Council bridges the gap between physical and digital fashion with Fashion Week Connect

Digital Fashion Designer’s Council, a non-profit organisation, aims to bridge the gap between physical and digital fashion with its Fashion Week Connect event series.

Global Fashion Exchange

International platform promoting sustainability in the fashion industry

Summary Global Fashion Exchange is an international platform promoting sustainability in the fashion industry with inspiring forums, educational content and cultural events. Through interactive clothing swaps GFX empowers consumers to take action for a better environment while they stylishly renew their wardrobe and save hundreds of thousands of clothes from going to the landfill. Cause […]

Japan Fashion Association

Improve and develop lifestyle culture in Japan

The Japan Fashion Association fosters a concept of fashion that transcends clothing to include food, housing, and services.

Look Forward

An incubator platform for entrepreneurs that seek to revolutionise the worlds of fashion, beauty and retail

Summary Look Forward is an innovation platform for entrepreneurs that seek to revolutionise the worlds of fashion, beauty and retail. To do so, it has created an integrated startup incubator. Look Forward is an incubator promoted by Showroomprivè. Founded in 2015, Look Forward is established as an incubator program which aims to help from 15 to […]

Maker’s Row

Maker's Row is an online marketplace launched in 2012

Summary Maker’s Row is an online marketplace launched in 2012, connecting American manufacturers with small and medium-sized businesses. Maker’s Row claims to have the most accessible list of American manufacturers available online. The company has provided over 80,000 businesses with chances to explore and interact with domestic manufacturers. History Maker’s Row was co-founded by Matthew […]

Malaysian Official Designers Association

Strengthens Malaysian fashion and creativity in the local and global fashion economy

Malaysian Official Designers Association strengthen Malaysian fashion and creativity to take a leading role in the local and global fashion economy.

Pakistan Fashion Design Council

To support, showcase and empower Pakistani fashion designers

Represents and promotes Pakistani designers, both domestically and internationally.

Seattle Fashion Incubator

Seattle Fashion Incubator (SFI) helps independent fashion brands to develop and grow their business.

Summary Seattle Fashion Incubator (SFI), founded by Steven Matsumoto, is committed to providing independent fashion brands with the ideal environment to develop and grow their business. It means to be a unifying symbol for the fashion and apparel industry, and establish a Garment District in the region. As Steven Matsumoto describes, designers in the Seattle area still […]

Startupbootcamp FashionTech Milan

Accelerator program to support fashion entrepreneurs and their startups

Summary Startupbootcamp FashionTech Milan is an accelerator program to support fashion entrepreneurs and their startups through training, mentoring and investment. In three years from 2019 to 2022, this initiative that has already captured the interest of prestigious brand partners will accelerate 30 innovative startups shaping the present and the future of the fashion sector, following […]

Textile and Clothing Association of Portugal

Employers’ association that account for 500 companies from the entire Portuguese textile and clothing sector

Summary The Textile and Clothing Association of Portugal (Associação Têxtil e Vestuário de Portugal – ATP) is an employers’ association that account for 500 companies from the entire Portuguese textile and clothing sector. Altogether, these companies are responsible for more than 35,000 jobs, and a turnover of €3 billion; two thirds of this value represents exports. History […]

The Brit School

A secondary school dedicated to performing arts education

The BRIT School is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England

The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana

Summary The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (The National Chamber for Italian Fashion) is a non-profit making Association which controls, co-ordinates and supports the development of Italian Fashion. It was founded in 1985. The Association embodies all the highest cultural values of Italian Fashion. It strives to protect, co-ordinate and strengthen its image, both in Italy […]

The Ember Company

The Ember Company is a platform to pair fashion expertise with business acumen

Summary The Ember Company (previously known as TrendSeeder) is a platform Avani Patel founded in 2012 to pair fashion expertise with business acumen. The program provides startup business with the educational, advisory and networking opportunities they need in order to create sustainable brands. Organization The company is divided into 3 groups: The Ember Lab (Providing […]

UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion

An initiative of United Nations agencies and allied organizations to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

The United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion is an initiative of United Nations agencies and allied organizations designed to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

United States Fashion Industry Association

Fashion made possible by global trade

USFIA aspires to remove barriers that impede free movement of textile and apparel.

USAID

Our work advances U.S. national security and economic prosperity, demonstrates American generosity.

USAID was created by President John. F. Kennedy for International Development by executive order in 1961 to lead the US government's international development and humanitarian efforts.

We In Social Tech

A London-based accelerator programme, set-up to support innovative women-led social technology businesses

Summary We in Social Tech is a London-based accelerator programme, set-up to support innovative women-led social technology businesses. The accelerator is delivered by Nwes, the largest not-for-private-profit enterprise agency in the UK, in collaboration with founding partner Deutsche Bank, through its social enterprise programme Made for Good. We in Social Tech launched in October 2018, to help grow three cohorts […]

World Fashion Organization

Not-for profit, apolitical & private fashion entity

Summary The World Fashion Organization, also known as WFO is one of the world’s largest, not-for profit, apolitical & private entity. It serves and promotes different initiatives such as the World Fashion City, World Fashion Association (WFA), World Fashion Network, World Fashion Week and many other world fashion-related entities, projects and events around the globe […]