‘INJECTION’ – emerging fashion talent Competition established by fashion festival ‘FASHION INFECTION’ calls for international entries.
The objective of the Competition is to discover and reveal upcoming fashion designers with fresh, new and conceptual ideas. Winners will be granted with all needed support and opportunity to make a start on the catwalk of ‘FASHION INFECTION’ together with leading Lithuanian and prominent worldwide known fashion designers. Not to mention the ones who have already showed their collections: Siv Stoldal, Carlos Diez Diez, Richard Rene, Denis Simachev, Txell Miras, Alistair Carr, Jean Pierre Braganza, Barbara i Gongini, Patrick Mohr, Federico Cina, Tobias Birk Nielsen and many others.
‘FASHION INFECTION’ is the most prominent annual fashion festival in Lithuania and Baltic states started in 1999 and distinguished for conceptual and innovative attitude likewise production quality.
The Competition is open both to design students and professionals, without age limit.
The Jury made up exclusively of professional designers and fashion critics will award winners. Winners will be granted with an opportunity to present their collections during the fashion festival ‘FASHION INFECTION’ (2027 spring) in Vilnius, Lithuania. The organizers of ‘FASHION INFECTION’ undertake to cover costs of each winner (accommodation; all backstage facilities; photo and video records; press coverage; etc.). Designer covers travel expenses himself.
The final of the young fashion talents competition „Injection” will take place on November 21, 2026.
The „Injection” competition is partially funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Vilnius City Municipality.
Phase one – designers registration to participate in the competition, register your entry (until October 1, 2026) here.
Phase two – all entries must comprise following material via internet till October 12th 2026
Please send all material at once via wetransfer.com to info@madosinfekcija.lt (file size max 500 MB)
Phase three –all entries selected by the Jury will be invited to participate in the second phase of the Competition. Everyone will be informed about the Jury decision personally till October 15th 2026.
All entries invited to the third phase will have to present 5 implemented models on the catwalk during the final show of the Competition. Designers can arrive personally to the event (but they will have to cover travel expenses themselves. Organizers will only take care of accommodation) or send the models with precise instructions by post. Organizers will send the models back to the designers after the final show.
Theme: Rock’ n Roll
Rock ’n’ Roll was never just about music. It was about breaking boundaries, challenging convention and finding your own voice. From the moment it captured the world’s attention, it sparked a cultural revolution that continues to inspire today. A century later its spirit still lives on — in every bold choice, every fearless step and everyone who dares to be themselves.
Maybe Elvis isn’t your thing but have you got the guts to conquer the Injection runway?
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The Jury, made up exclusively of professionals, will assess the authenticity and originality of the idea; design concept and quality; complete stylistic interpretation; choice of material and construction of cut; technical and creative realization.
Design must be original and not previously produced.
The designers of the works submitted will be responsible before any claims made in relation to the authorship of the designs and possible cases of plagiarism related to the same.