Call for applications – the Talents Program

Talents is an assistance program that helps five French fashion brands over the course of a year. Its objectives are to:

• Strengthen business managers’ skills
• Guide the structuring phase of creative brands with strong commercial potential

Applications will be accepted for the Talents program’s second series until 25 June 2018.
The five brands chosen will be assisted by a team of coaches, mentors, and experts during the year-long program.  

The Talents program is organised by the Fédération Française du Prêt à Porter Féminin with support from DEFI.

In 2017/2018 the Talents program assisted:
• Maison Château Rouge 
• Atlein 
• Karine Lecchi 
• U.N.X 
• Proêmes de Paris 

Applications must include these elements (PDF, Word, or Jpeg):

• A complete curriculum vitae
• Lookbooks of the two last collections
• A business plan (10 pages maximum)* 
• Financial statements for 2018 (actual) and 2019 (forecast)* 
• A cash flow plan for 18 months*
• Fiscal year-end statements
• A press kit

*Templates are available to download below.

The Fédération Française du Prêt à Porter Féminin reserves the right to refuse incomplete applications. Please send your completed dossier to: entreprises@pretaporter.com

Applications will not be accepted after 25 June.
Any dossiers received after this date will be refused by the committee. When the pre-selection process has been completed, you’ll be called by the Fédération to inform you of the results.
If you’re eligible, you’ll meet with the final jury on 6 July 2018.

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Photo credit  : Juliette Orts