Meet the 2025 Semi-finalists

The Redress Design Award
Prizes

The Redress Design Award 2026 cycle offers career-changing prizes and the opportunity for designers to present their sustainable designs to a global audience. 

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First prize

Runner-up

People's Choice

Hong Kong Best Prize

8 Finalists

15 Semi-finalists

Rising Talents

Alumni Prizes

First Prize

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The winner will receive a week long trip to the UK to connect with leading voices in sustainable fashion through:

 

  • Exclusive studio visits
  • Industry introductions
  • Behind-the-scenes experiences

Included in this curated experience will be a visit to Simple Approach’s Manchester operations to gain insight into responsible fashion design, development, and manufacturing, and an intensive experience with the team at luxury womenswear brand Roksanda to work on an upcycling design project.

 

Tailored to the winner’s career goals, this unique opportunity offers international exposure, industry mentorship, and valuable real-world experience within the sustainable fashion industry.

HK$50,000

A development fund of HK$50,000 (US$6,400) to propel your sustainable fashion career forward

They will also receive a one year individual access to all areas of Bloomsbury Fashion Central including the Fairchild Books Library and the Fashion Photography Archive (not available in USA/Canada)*

Runner-up

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Mentorship with Orsola de Castro
  • The runner-up will receive a tailored mentorship with distinguished sustainable fashion designer and competition judge, Orsola de Castro. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in sustainable fashion, Orsola has nurtured many of the pioneering names in sustainable fashion from their early designs through to their established brands.
  • This mentorship opportunity will give the winner expert and targeted support from wherever they are in the world through video calls and by email over a six-month period. This prize prepares the designer, their visions and collections for the competitive market of attracting fashion buyers and media – and ultimately securing success.

HK$15,000

(US$1,900) development fund

10 digital books from Bloomsbury’s Basics Fashion Design series

People's Choice

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After impressing the global public with their designs in an online vote to outshine the other Finalists, they will receive…

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A digital copy of Bloomsbury book Zero Waste Fashion Design, by Timo Rissanen and Holly McQuillan

Hong Kong Best Prize

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Hong Kong’s highest scoring designer will receive:

A guaranteed place in the Grand Final

HK$15,000

(US$1,900) development fund

A digital copy of Bloomsbury book Zero Waste Fashion Design, by Timo Rissanen and Holly McQuillan

A two month access to the Design e room co-working space

A one-year local membership at Soho House Hong Kong

All 8 Finalists will receive

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  • A whirlwind trip to Hong Kong staying in the heart of the city
  • The opportunity to present their sustainable collections at HKTDC’s CENTRESTAGE during Hong Kong Fashion Fest
  • Their designs shot in Hong Kong by a renowned photographer and styled by an influential stylist
  • Designs showcased under the public’s spotlight in exhibitions after the grand final concludes
  • A two-hour mentorship with a sustainable fashion expert to help nurture their future career development
  • A subscription to Bloomsbury’s online portal, the Berg Fashion Library (from June to November 2026)
  • A digital copy of a Bloomsbury book, Fashion Fictions Imagining Sustainable Worlds by Amy Twigger Holroyd

All 15 Semi-finalists will receive

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    • Promotion across Redress’ marketing channels
    • Access to the Redress Design Award Alumni Network which provides regular opportunities to develop their sustainable fashion career
    • A selection of digital fashion books from Bloomsbury Publishing 

All Rising Talents will receive

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  • An in-depth tailored mentorship with one or more industry experts to build on their sustainability experience
  • Pairing with an Alum mentor 
  • Access to the Redress Alumni Network which provides regular opportunities to develop their sustainable fashion career 
  • A selection of digital fashion books from Bloomsbury Publishing, including A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion, 2nd Edition by Alison Gwilt (published July 2020), Designing Fashion’s Future: Present Practice and Tactics for Sustainable Change by Alice Payne (published January 2021), and Fashion Design: The Complete Guide by John Hopkins (published October 2021)
  • The Rising Talent showing the greatest improvement on their sustainability knowledge through the programme will be awarded a one-year CLO3d individual license.
  • Hong Kong’s highest-scoring Rising Talent will receive a one month access to the Design e room co-working space.

Alumni Prizes

Each cycle of the Redress Design Award, we continue to support our Alumni, our previous top contestants, with prizes through partnerships with like-minded organisations to enhance their careers in sustainable fashion.

More to be announced soon.

THE REDRESS DESIGN AWARD ALUMNI PRIZE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DHL

One alumni will be awarded the “DHL GoGreen Plus Alumni Prize.” This prize challenges alumni to upcycle unused DHL uniforms into a corporate gift, accessory or fashion piece to extend the life of the garments. The winner will receive HK$30,000 (approx. US$ 3,800) in shipping credits to support their brand development.

THE REDRESS DESIGN AWARD ALUMNI MENTORSHIP PRIZE

One Hong Kong-based alum will receive the Redress Design Award Alumni Mentorship Prize, supporting a personalised mentorship experience to advance their sustainability journey, project development, and professional growth.

More to be announced soon.

The Redress Design Award 2026 applications are open

The Redress Design Award is the world’s leading sustainable fashion design competition for educating and empowering emerging designers globally.

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