Applications open for second edition of DHL Talent Mode International prize

By

Dominique Muret

Translated by
Nicola Mira

Published
Sep 5, 2022

DHL Express France and the French Women’s Ready-to-wear Federation are once again joining forces to stage the DHL Talent Mode International prize, a competition for emerging designers launched last year to promote fashion labels with high international potential. Candidates have until November 2 to submit their application on the dhl.fr website. Five finalists will be selected.

The winner, picked by a jury of six experts, will receive €10,000 worth of DHL Express shipping coupons, and benefit from a mentoring programme on international shipping and online commercial strategies, while the Federation and its international department will provide expansion strategy support.

The prize's first edition was won in 2021 by French label 71Bis, based in Cognac and specialised in ready-to-wear for the day and night.

“French fashion and its brands have real potential for international growth. I am delighted that this partnership with DHL allows us to help support fashion labels expand into new markets outside our borders,” said Yann Rivoallan, president of the French Women's Ready-to-wear Federation, in a press release.