If you have been following along with the TCF Cultivate Awards, you know that back in January of 2021, we held our first Cultivate Awards and found our winner, Melissa Mercedes!
Again in 2022, we put out a call for BIPOC plus size indie designers to sign up for a chance to win the 2022 Cultivate Award! Now, itโs time for YOU to pick our Cultivate Awards Voterโs Choice winner!
The TCF Cultivate Award with the founding sponsor, Eloquii is The Curvy Fashionistaโs latest program designed to support and nurture the plus-size community through an Award program and a finale fashion showcase in April.
On the heels of ourย New Yearโs Theme, Flourish, the Cultivate Award is one of the various programs and projects we are launching to assist in the growth of the plus-size fashion community and industry.ย
Meet The Judges:



Our judges, Gwen DeVoeย (Commercial Model/Actor, Creator & Former Executive Producer of Full Figured Fashion Week), Susan Mosesย (celebrity stylist and author of โThe Art of Dressing Curvesโ), and Yesenia Torresย (ELOQUIIโs Director of Design) truly had their work cut out for them!
Check Out The Finalists:
We announced the four finalists moving on for a chance at the grand prize!

The finalists are Charniece White, Matthew Robinson, Angela Rene, and LeAndra Dove!
Now, Hereโs YOUR Chance To Pick Our Cultivate Awards Voterโs Choice Winner!!
The winner of the Cultivate Voterโs Choice Award will win $1,000!
Hereโs how: YOU, the reader, get to vote on your favorite look from your favorite plus-size indie designerย (our finalists!).
To vote for your favorite, all you have to do is choose your favorite image from the finalists! And guess what? You can vote once a day until the poll closes on April 13th!
Be sure to tune in to the LIVE finale, hosted and live-streamed in partnership with Facebook!
The winner of the Cultivate Voterโs Choice Award will be revealed LIVE during our live-streamed finale on April 23rd!