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EMERGING FASHION DESIGNERS INCUBATOR
THE CREATR LAB x jb eVENTS
EMERGING FASHION DESIGNERS INCUBATOR
THE CREATR LAB (FASHION INCUBATOR)
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San Francisco Fashion and Merchants Alliance (SFFaMA.org)
and San Francisco Fashion Week
The San Francisco Fashion and Merchants Alliance (SFFaMA.org) is thrilled to announce the launch of The CREATR Lab, a groundbreaking fashion incubator aimed at fostering innovation, creativity, and business growth in the fashion industry. The incubator is launched in collaboration with the highly anticipated San Francisco Fashion Week.
Find out How to Participate and Showcase your Fashion Collection
during San Francisco Fashion Week.
Find out How to Join the CREATR Lab Fashion Incubator
The CREATR Lab is an innovative fashion incubator program developed by the San Francisco Fashion and Merchants Alliance (SFFaMA.org), designed to foster creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the fashion industry. The lab serves as a collaborative space for emerging designers, fashion entrepreneurs, and creative professionals to develop their craft, build sustainable business practices, and connect with industry experts. It is a hub where fashion, technology, and commerce intersect, offering participants the resources and tools necessary to succeed in today’s fast-paced fashion landscape.
Mission:
The mission of The CREATR Lab is to nurture and empower the next generation of fashion innovators by providing them with the education, mentorship, and resources required to build successful, sustainable businesses. The incubator aims to create a vibrant ecosystem that bridges the gap between creativity and commerce, while supporting diversity, innovation, and ethical practices within the fashion industry.
Purpose:
To provide a nurturing environment where emerging designers and entrepreneurs can transform creative ideas into viable business ventures.
To promote sustainability, diversity, and innovation as core pillars in the fashion industry.
To connect local talent with global opportunities through mentorship, industry partnerships, and professional development.
VISION + GOALS
Foster Innovation & Creativity: Support fashion designers and creative entrepreneurs in experimenting with new designs, technologies, and business models, encouraging innovation in the fashion sector.
Mentorship & Skill Development: Provide access to mentorship from experienced industry professionals, as well as workshops, seminars, and hands-on training in areas such as design, manufacturing, business strategy, marketing, and e-commerce.
Sustainability & Ethical Fashion: Encourage sustainable practices and ethical fashion production, providing guidance on how to implement eco-friendly methods and socially responsible supply chains in fashion businesses.
Networking & Collaboration: Facilitate networking opportunities between designers, manufacturers, retailers, investors, and other key players in the fashion ecosystem, fostering collaboration and growth.
Business Acceleration: Equip participants with the knowledge and tools to scale their businesses, from idea conception to market entry, ensuring that they are prepared for commercial success.
Local to Global Impact: Cultivate local talent and provide a platform for participants to gain national and international exposure, helping to elevate the San Francisco Bay Area as a global fashion hub.
Fashion Incubator Participants
THE CREATR LAB is an incubator for a new generation of fashion designers. The concept is to discover emerging talents, nurture their creativity, spotlight and produce their collection and help them gain exposure to reach their target customers. The Inspirare incubator funds the necessary production tools that would not be readily available to designers just starting out. Its production team works with each designer to assist in manufacturing a limited quantity capsule collection for its online shop. FASHION LAB also covers the cost for shipping and manages customer support to ensure consistent quality and a top notch shopping experience.
THE CREATR LAB is SFFAMA.org’s fashion incubator project for talented emerging designers. Leveraging the heritage, creativity and entrepreneurial spark of the SF/Silicon Valley/Bay Area as a “living innovation laboratory,” participants will experience San Francisco’s unique fashion industry DNA, evolving fashion personality, and the impact of technology and innovation on future strategic directions, as a primer to explore and inform their own individual design process and direction. The CREATR Lab’s program includes Advisory Board business and strategy mentorship, a design and online retail project, events, and a behind-the-scenes look at new business with innovative Bay Area brands, designers, developers, manufacturers, retailers, and startups.
Fashion Design + Technology
Fashion Design + Technology
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