{"id":37495,"date":"2025-07-15T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=37495"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:00:17","slug":"arab-fashion-council-launches-usd-500k-fund-for-arab-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/arab-fashion-council-launches-usd-500k-fund-for-arab-designers\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab Fashion Council Launches USD 500K Fund for Arab Designers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Arab Fashion Council (AFC) has just launched the first-ever <strong>AFC Fashion Fund<\/strong>, aimed at <strong>supporting Arab talent in the global fashion industry<\/strong>. The biennial program is designed to help one ready-to-wear (RTW) designer scale their brand internationally, with a total value of USD 500,000 over a two-year period.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible, <strong>applicants must be RTW designers holding citizenship from any Arab League country<\/strong>. The chosen designer will also benefit from guidance by an advisory board made up of editors, investors, and fashion industry leaders. The winner will be announced later in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL4ghH0Irav\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; 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border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL4ghH0Irav\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Scene Styled (@scenestyled)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The selected designer will receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"956\">Direct <strong>cash funding<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"1000\">A <strong>two-year tailored development program<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1078\"><strong>Participation <\/strong>in two consecutive seasons <strong>in AFC Paris and Dubai showrooms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1140\">A <strong>capsule collaboration<\/strong> with a major global fashion brand<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1199\">Strategic <strong>mentorship<\/strong> from global fashion professionals<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1256\">Access to <strong>international buyers, press, and retailers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1305\">Extensive <strong>regional and global media coverage<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more details or to submit an application, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabfashioncouncil.com\/fashionfund\" target=\"_new\">www.arabfashioncouncil.com\/fashionfund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in more fashion news from the region: French fashion house <a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/french-fashion-house-maison-margiela-launches-online-store-in-the-uae\/\"><strong>Maison Margiela has launched its online store in the UAE<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 giving shoppers across the country easier access to its collections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arab Fashion Council (AFC) has just launched the first-ever AFC Fashion Fund, aimed at supporting Arab talent in the global fashion industry. 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