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Introducing The Cultivate Awards- Our Designer Grant for Plus Size Indie Designers of Color!

Marie Denee
Last updated: 01/26/2021
By Marie Denee 5 Min Read
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Last summer, peak Rona and BLM, I sat back and thought about how I and TCF could better support the community and help our small businesses in this space. This is where the Cultivate Awards came to mind. I had a random idea that I had long kept tucked away, until now.

With the major support of Eloquii (and a few other brands) we are soooo excited to launch the Cultivate Awards!

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“Funding the future of plus size fashion.”

When we launched Speaking of Curves (returning Thursdays) to chat it up with various plus size businesses, it was even more important to do something MORE. And with our New Year’s theme of Elevate, we had a chance to shake it up a bit.

When we launched Speaking of Curves to chat it up with various plus size businesses, it was even more important to do something MORE and The Cultivate Awards is our initiate to give back to the community.
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A chance to create and provide something that provided tangible support and tools to our indie plus size designers, who have long been the backbone and the innovation of plus size fashion.

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So, I reached out to Eloquii. They were a brand who had the unique opportunity to show and share actionable support to the community and they came all the way through.

So, what is the Cultivate Awards?

The Cultivate Awards

The Cultivate Awards, presented by The Curvy Fashionista with founding sponsor, Eloquii, is an initiative that supports and nurtures the next generation of BIPOC indie designers in the plus size fashion community.  

What I am most excited about? The winner of this award will score at least $10,000 grant AND a capsule collection with Eloquii!

“At ELOQUII, we’re working to elevate BIPOC designers by giving them a platform to create beautiful, fresh designs that offer great style and fit. In partnership with Marie Denee and in presenting The Cultivate Award, we aim to initiate positive change through the transformative power of fashion by introducing new emerging BIPOC designers and their businesses.”

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Mariah Chase- CEO of Eloquii

Remember when we spoke about how we’d like for plus size retailers to do a capsule collection with indies? Well, it is happening!

When we launched Speaking of Curves to chat it up with various plus size businesses, it was even more important to do something MORE and The Cultivate Awards is our initiate to give back to the community with Eloquii
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This means that we are going to be hooking up 1 winner, 2 runners up, and a reader’s choice winner with a cash grants, business tools, and more to be shared!

The finalists will present their collections via a digital streaming showcase in May, where the winner will be chosen!

But here is what is most important to me. The business tools.

Not only will the runners up receive at least $2500, we will be rolling out the business tools and resources that all finalists and the winner will receive soon!

Many of us, myself included, are accidental entrepreneurs. What started as a hobby has evolved into full-fledged businesses! With that, there are processes and tools that we wither do not know about or cannot afford at this time- both of which would impact our bottom line positively!

When we launched Speaking of Curves to chat it up with various plus size businesses, it was even more important to do something MORE and The Cultivate Awards is our initiate to give back to the community with Eloquii
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My frame of thought here was… “Cash is good, but the tools to make more, is better.”

Meet Our Judges!

To help us choose our finalists and winners, I tapped a few friends and industry leaders to help us out. I wanted industry leaders who were extremely active on social and in the media space. Leaders who could bring experience, understanding, and support to the designers.

Lindsay Peoples Wagner (The Cut Editor-in-Chief, former Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief, Black in Fashion Council Co-founder), Timothy Snell (celebrity stylist to Queen Latifah and more), Liris Crosse (plus model, author, coach, and first plus-size model winner of Project Runway), and Yesenia Torres (ELOQUII’s Director of Design).

A nice line-up, right???

So…. are you ready to throw your design hat into this?

When we launched Speaking of Curves to chat it up with various plus size businesses, it was even more important to do something MORE and The Cultivate Awards is our initiate to give back to the community with Eloquii

Are you an Indie Plus Size Designer and Want to Apply?

Let’s do it!

Applications open TODAY and close March 1st at 11pm PST!

Apply to the Cultivate Awards here!

Make sure to check out the details of the program, eligibility, and the important dates on this page.

Isn’t this exciting!?! What do you think!

We are soooo excited to be able to create something bigger than ourselves, something that helps give back, and that is for us, by us.

Good luck to all the designers making it happen!

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The Cultivate Awards

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Last updated: 01/19/2021
By Team TCF 2 Min Read
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"Funding the Future of Plus Size Fashion"

Welcome to the Cultivate Awards

 

The TCF Cultivate Award is our newest initiative to empower and give back to the community.

The TCF Cultivate Award with founding sponsor, Eloquii is The Curvy Fashionista’s latest program designed to support and nurture the plus size community through an Award program and a finale fashion showcase in May. On the heels of our New Year’s Theme, Elevate, 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. 

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"Funding the Future of Plus Size Fashion" The TCF Cultivate Award is our newest initiative to empower and give back to the community.Do you want to support our finalists? The Cultivate Awards Process

As Indie designers (more specifically, Black and Brown Women) are the backbone of the plus size fashion industry, it was imperative to create an innovative and engaging way to support and showcase indie plus size designers.

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Leveraging our 12 years of providing plus size fashion news and resources to the community, the TCF Cultivate Award has been created to help nurture and impact the various plus size designers in this space. 

Do you want to support our finalists?

If you would like to be a sponsor, provide prizing, products, or services to our finalists, we are looking for you! 

Please contact Syeeda, to chat about how you can be involved.

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The Cultivate Awards Process

Key Dates:

  • Applications Open: Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
  • Applications Close: Monday, March 1st, 2021 at 11:59 PST
  • Finalists Notified: No later than March 15th, 2021
  • Livestreamed Fashion Event: Sunday, May 2nd

The Application Page

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Meet the Judges (coming soon) 

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