Call for designers: Sustainable Fashion Designer of the Year Awards

This September, CRECE is bringing a sustainable fashion competition to Street Works Earth, an annual festival dedicated to climate, art, and justice held during New York Climate Week!

This fashion competition is dedicated to celebrating designers, artists, and neighbors creating outfits that show how care for people, communities, and the planet can be gorgeous, inventive, and stylish. Fashion designers at any level—self-taught, students, emerging, or established—are welcome to submit one original wearable outfit that demonstrates sustainability.

Designers, please register through June 26. You do not need to submit designs yet, only let us know you intend to. There will be more details soon, including full guidelines. What matters most is your learning and care.

Click here for details and the application.

To learn more about the program, click here.

The annual festival attracted 6,000 people in 2025; to learn more about it or volunteer, visit here.

Requirements

• Best for individual designers/small design teams
• Designers must be available in person in Queens, New York during September 20–27, 2027 to present their work (exact day to be confirmed)
• Designers must present completed garments on a live model during the festival
• Garments must be safe: no sharp edges, toxic substances, or hazardous materials
• Designs must be original and created by the registered designer(s)
• Respectful behavior throughout the competition
• Designers retain ownership of their work

Application Instructions

Visit this page for the simple designer registration form: