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The Cincinnati Fashion Incubator

Bringing The Business of Fashion to Cincinnati Designers

From The Gem City to the Queen City, The Cincinnati Fashion Incubator is set to launch July 2023 followed by Fashion Week of Cincinnati loading for 2024. Let's strengthen Southwest Ohio's fashion industry together!


Using an entrepreneurial approach, the Cincinnati Fashion Incubator uses individualized support, mentoring, community, collaboration, events, and resources to help designers develop their business.


Our mission is to accelerate emerging apparel and accessories designer businesses while  strengthening the Southwest Ohio fashion industry via economic growth and job creation.


The Cincinnati Fashion Incubator is a well tailored opportunity for those seeking careers as a fashion designer and has three categories:


1) The Designer Talk Series 

2)  A Generation of (DE-FI)ance

3) The Associate Incubator


Applications are accepted once per year, the deadline for applications is May 1, 2023. 


Designer benefits include:

  • Hands on training and assistance
  • Business mentoring
  • Pop-up Opportunities
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Invitations to all public and private events
  • and more.


Designers in our incubator will:


  • Create a full spread in (DE-FI)ance Magazine for your line.
  • Receive complimentary access to the Build-A-Brand Experience, Brain Dayton, and other classes and workshops at the House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience
  • Sell your designs   
  • Have creative control over your showcases during Fashion Week of Cincinnati.
  • Individual casting calls just for your line. 
  • Opportunities to participate in Pop-up Shops and Showcases
  • Receive our quarterly newsletters
  • Access to members-only meetings    
  • and more!


Apply HERE.


Got questions?  We've got answers, check out some FAQ.


(Please Note: CFDA Connects is currently only available with our sister company, Dayton Fashion Week.)

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The Cincinnati Fashion Incubator: Designer Talk Series

The Incubator: Designer Talk Series and A Generation of (DE-FI)ance

Open to aspiring, emerging and established designers, the Designer Talk Series is open to individuals ages 18 & better, and consists of two Peer Groups: 

  

Designer Talk I ages 18-26 

Designer Talk II, ages 27 & better 


A Generation of (DE-FI)ance Fashion is a hands-on Fashion opportunity that introduces the creative and business side of the fashion industry and gives participants real-world application opportunities, open to ages 12-17.


The Designer Talk Series


The need for the two different Designer Talk peer groups is simple. The vast majority of the designers that come to us are in their mid-30's and better, it's their second chance at pursuing their dreams. With that comes a lot of doubt and uncertainty because now they have full time careers/jobs, families to support, mortgages, etc. which makes it really hard for most to give up the security of a guaranteed check from your regular 9-5/career resulting in designers in the Designer Talk II age ranges to move differently and at a different pace in the incubator than those in Designer Talk I.   


What sets our fashion incubator a part from others is that our program has proven results that supports and nurtures aspiring, emerging, and established fashion designers and their brands from the start, through rapid growth, and eventual exit of the incubator by providing resources, work space, mentoring, and workshops to help grow your careers in fashion. 

 

Aspiring, emerging, and established designers you have the unique opportunity to strengthen your business skills in a real time curriculum taught by industry professionals! With a focus on business skills that range from business planning, marketing plans, cut & sew, retail math and social media. Our Designer Talk Series also has real time fashion challenges wrapped throughout the curriculum. Our team is dedicated to providing resources, education and professional development to the fashion community that will enhance and support a thriving and sustainable apparel and sewn products industry in the Midwest. 


A Generation of (DE-FI)ance


Participants will have an opportunity to:  


  • Support Fashion Week of Cincinnati and learn how to produce a Runway Show.
  • Work with fashion talent in both the Designer Talk Series and the Associate Incubator and learn how to spin, knit and sew. 
  • Learn the business of fashion, collaborate with others to learn the art of Collabetive Collabetation. 
  • Create their own fashion line, cast models, and produce their own fashion show.
  • Engage in community outreach.
  • Be empowered to use their voice using creative outlets.


By the end of the experience, participants will have an understanding of the various aspects of the fashion industry including event planning, fashion design and styling, graphic design, modeling, photography, project management, and writing. They will be empowered and equipped with the tools needed to take them to the next level. 


Our youth incubator taps into your youth's natural desire to express themselves through clothing in a fun and stimulating environment that  encourages creative visioning and self-expression. This experience will allow your child to explore the various careers that the fashion industry has to offer in 3 modules: 


1) Creative for those interested in becoming fashion designers.  

2) The Business of Fashion for those interested in law, marketing, journalism, business management, etc.

3) Production for those interested set design, photography, event planning, etc. 

   

Your child will: 


  • Develop unique creative voices to reflect interest and needs.     
  • Build confidence and independence to achieve greatness.    
  • Develop an appreciation of inspiration behind clothing from around the world.    
  • Learn and develop diverse skills needed for careers in the fashion industry from design to business.              
  • Create their own style by designing and making their own clothes.     
  • Build their resume with the leadership and business skills that they will develop.    
  • Publish their own magazine.     
  • Grow, laugh, network, have fun, make our community a better place to live. 


 The Designer Talk Series and A Generation of (DE-FI)ance are a monthly hybrid experience that includes: 


  • Field trips to NYFW and other regional fashion weeks (additional expenses apply)        
  • Introductions to other regional fashion organizations, retailers, small batch manufacturers, and production specialists.              
  • Participation in (DE-FI) events with an opportunity to headline Fashion Week of Cincinnati.
  • Free and/or discounted access to the House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience's monthly in-person Build-A-Brand Experience and Brain Dayton team building experience.     
  • Discounted skill development classes e.g. sewing classes, CLO design software, leadership development, etc. via the House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience.     
  • Discounted admission to all guest speaker events.            
  • Participation in (DE-FI) Designer Events, i.e. pop-up shops, runway shows, etc.    
  • A supportive community with opportunities to serve in leadership roles within (DE-FI).     
  • Access to members of the Dreamforce.        
  • Networking opportunities for team building.     
  • Usage rights to (DE-FI) Global INC and subsidiaries logo for marketing and promotional purposes.   
  • Monthly one-on-one meetings with the Director of Programming no less than one hour per meeting.       
  • Fee $ 99/month or $350/quarter per person (Do not allow financial concerns deter you from pursuing your dreams, financial support may be available via The Art of (DE-FI)ance Fashion Fund).       
  • If you already have a team in place, contact us for a team rate.   

The Cincinnati Fashion Incubator: Associate Incubator

The Associate Incubator

The Cincinnati Fashion Incubator is not just for designers, it's also for photographers, models, business professionals, makeup artists, pattern makers, stylists, illustrators, videographers, fashion show producers, writers, sewists, tailors, bespoke, textile makers, and more. 


Team and brand building are the keys to success for the designers in our incubator; the Associate Incubator members are all needed as a part of the process. Applications are accepted and reviewed year round. Membership Applications now available HERE.


The Associate Incubator member's benefits includes:


  • Access and listing to our Dream Force Resource Directory
  • Complimentary/and or discounted access to the Build-A-Brand Experience, Brain Dayton, and other select classes and workshops at the House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience.  
  • Discounts to special events and merchandise.  
  • Opportunities to promote individual events on our Events and Fashion Calendar, our social media outlets, and newsletter.
  • Access to (DE-FI) Global INC fashion based services.
  • Opportunities to participate in Pop-up Shops and Showcases
  • Quarterly newsletters
  • Access to members-only meetings
  • Field trips to NYFW and other regional fashion weeks (additional expenses apply)        
  • Introductions to other regional fashion organizations, retailers, small batch manufacturers, and production specialists.              
  • Discounted skill development classes e.g. sewing classes, CLO design software, leadership development, etc. via the House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience.     
  • Discounted admission to all guest speakers events.            
  • Participation in (DE-FI) Designer Events, i.e. pop-up shops, runway shows, etc.    
  • A supportive community with opportunities to serve in leadership roles within (DE-FI).             
  • Networking opportunities for team building.     
  • Usage rights to (DE-FI) Global INC and subsidiaries logo for marketing and promotional purposes.   
  • Monthly one-on-one meetings with the Director of Programming no less than one hour per meeting.       
  • Fee $ 55/month or $175/quarter per person (Do not allow financial concerns deter you from pursuing your dreams, financial support may be available via The Art of (DE-FI)ance Fashion Fund).       
  • If you already have a team in place, contact us for a team rate.   


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Calling All Models, Designers, and Boutique Owners!

On Saturday, April 29th, 2023 (DE-FI) Global INC will produce the Inaugural Dayton Woman's Club Fashion Show featuring Clothes That Work and benefiting The Artemis Center for Domestic Violence.

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