TOMMY HILFIGER FASHION FRONTIER CHALLENGE 2022

Tommy Hilfiger is on a mission to create fashion that Wastes Nothing and Welcomes All. As part of this commitment, in 2018 we launched the global Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge to support entrepreneurial start-up and scale-up stage businesses that are making the fashion industry more inclusive.

This fourth edition of the program echoes Tommy Hilfiger’s sustainability vision to Waste Nothing and Welcome All, amplifying and supporting new voices in the world of social entrepreneurship who are shaping scalable and disruptive innovations to create a more inclusive future of fashion. In line with Tommy Hilfiger’s commitments towards inclusion, diversity, and acknowledging the gap in equity and equal opportunities, historically underrepresented communities* are strongly encouraged to apply.

*We strongly encourage Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), People with Disabilities, and Women, who don’t always have access to the same financing opportunities, to apply.

The program prizes aim to provide our winners with the finance and knowledge to grow their business ideas and create the maximum social impact. The winners will receive:

A total of €200,000 awarded between two winners and a chance at an additional €15,000 prize for winning the “Audience Favorite Vote”
A year-long mentorship with Tommy Hilfiger's internal experts globally
A place on one of the INSEAD entrepreneur programs
A year-long INSEAD mentorship
New this year, finalists will also receive access to the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge Finalists Networking Platform

Interested businesses are invited to submit project proposals that focus on innovative, scalable social solutions that foster inclusivity in the fashion value chain. The impact can be made in different forms: from harnessing technology to create more inclusive options for all consumers, to making products and solutions that are more accessible, to employing and empowering the lives of individuals in their communities.

Over the course of an 11-month process, applicants will be narrowed down to six finalists who will be invited to develop their project plans with the support of dedicated Tommy Hilfiger and external subject-matter experts.

With coaching from an experienced pitch coach, finalists will pitch their final concept to a prestigious jury panel and associate audience at the global Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge final event, which will be held in early 2023.

For more information on the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge, please head to our Make It Possible website.

Definitions:

Start-up: Your business is in the early stages, yet to reach product-market fit, experimenting with customer segmentation and working toward overall positive contribution margin. Your company has made some revenue.

Scale-up: Your business has a validated product with product-market fit, clear and sustainable unit economics (outlook), and is in growth-mode. Your company has made revenue for at least a year.