Behind the Scenes: Building the AI Fashion Awards
From launching partnerships to setting up our judging panel, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to create an unforgettable challenge. Here’s a look at what’s happening, who’s joining us, and how we’re shaping this into a gold-standard model for AI-driven fashion innovation.
Behind the sparkle of this year’s SHE IS AI™ AI Fashion Awards is a global team working to build something much bigger than a contest — a movement.
A movement for AI-driven fashion innovation, grounded in ethics, sustainability, diversity, and creativity.
And this year, the SHE IS AI™ AI Fashion Awards 2025/2026 are shaping up to be the world’s leading initiative of its kind.
Why We Created This Awards Program
Because the fashion industry is ready for a reframe.
Because women and underrepresented voices belong at the forefront of AI.
Because creative technology should be soul-led, sustainable, and radically accessible.
The SHE IS AI™ Fashion Awards were built to be open to all:
✨ Designers
✨AI artists
✨Prompt engineers
✨Students
✨Emerging brands
✨Technologists
✨Creators from around the globe
This is your invitation to be seen, celebrated, and supported.
The Scope and Impact of the Challenge
Global Reach: The Awards are drawing entries from over 30+ countries and counting.
Community: Our platform now connects thousands of AI fashion creators — from Gen Z students to professional fashion houses.
Media: Finalists and winners will be featured in global media campaigns, including SHE IS AI™ Magazine and AI Fashion industry white papers.
Sustainability Impact: The Challenge promotes:
AI's role in reducing textile waste
Shortening production timelines from months to days
Phygital fashion workflows
More inclusive, diverse, and ethical AI fashion design practices
Industry Impact: The SHE IS AI™ AI Fashion Awards are shaping global discourse around:
✨ AI’s role in sustainable design
✨ Ethical AI in fashion
✨ Diversity in digital fashion
✨ The fashion economy of the future
Our Partners: Driving Innovation Together
We are forging exclusive partnerships with some of the world’s most visionary fashion tech platforms:
Code-Create (AiDA 3.0) — First-to-market technology empowering designers with AI-powered tools for instantly manufacturable designs.
PatternFast — AI-driven pattern creation for scalable fashion manufacturing.
Black Swan Textiles — Redefining sourcing, product development, and manufacturing in fashion.
Caimera — AI-powered brand imagery and campaign generation.
StudyXR — Immersive training in AI, AR, 3D, gaming, and fashion tech.
Through this event, all participants will have exclusive access to these world-class tools — learning, experimenting, and innovating with platforms shaping the future of fashion.
Our Judges: Visionary Global Leaders
We are proud to spotlight an extraordinary panel of international judges — leaders from fashion, AI, design, sustainability, and technology.
Our judges will:
Review and score competition entries
Provide thought leadership in the AI fashion space
Mentor finalists and winners
Shape discourse across global AI and fashion ecosystems
Meet our 2025/2026 Judges:
✨ Tanushri Roy — AI and Innovation Leader
✨ Valeria Prada — Fashion & Sustainability Advocate
✨ Wildy Martinez — Fashion Futurist
✨ Maria
✨ Filipa Kinomoto — Emerging Fashion Voice
✨ Janey Park — Tech for Good Advocate
✨ Synne Kristine — AI Researcher
✨ Keith Hoover — Fashion Manufacturing Pioneer
✨ Kim Wong — AI + Creative Director
✨ Yulia Raquel — Founder of PatternFast, FashionTech Visionary
✨ Kirti Poonia — Circular Fashion Leader
✨ Manaza Ishaque — AI + Art Intersection
✨ Tilda
✨ Giovanna
Award Categories
Creators will compete in 5 categories, reflecting fashion’s most exciting spaces:
Red Carpet
Loungewear
Athleisurewear
Proleisurewear™ (Work + Leisure hybrid fashion)
Streetwear
What Entrants Will Gain
Entering this Challenge is an unparalleled opportunity for both emerging and established creators:
Featured in SHE IS AI™ Magazine (Finalists Oct 2025 | Winners 2026)
$5,000 Grand Prize + $1,000 Runner-Up per category
Mentorship from global industry experts
Exclusive access to top AI fashion platforms
Your work produced IRL and showcased at our Phuket 2026 Global Summit
Paid contract to create a SHE IS AI™ Capsule Collection
Global store placement — with creators retaining majority of profits
Industry recognition — portfolio, LinkedIn, Behance, and resume visibility
Inclusion in AI in Fashion global case study + white paper
Why It’s a World-Leading Initiative
Here’s what sets SHE IS AI™ AI Fashion Awards apart:
Global-first — participants from 30+ countries and growing
Women-led, ethics-driven AI fashion competition
Exclusive partnerships with top AI fashion tech platforms
Unparalleled judging panel — representing fashion, AI, tech, and sustainability
Mentorship + production — winners will see their work manufactured and globally showcased
Industry influence — shaping AI in fashion best practices, white papers, and global case studies
Summit showcase — IRL runway + phygital showcase at SHE IS AI™ Global Summit, Phuket 2026
Deep community — connecting thousands of creators, innovators, and brands worldwide
This is the first global competition to take AI Fashion from prompt to production to runway — all while centering diversity, inclusion, and sustainability.
Resources for Creators
We are equipping participants with:
AI fashion toolkits
Webinars and masterclasses with AI and fashion leaders
Behind-the-scenes content — fashion tech trends, AI best practices
Community hub — connecting creators across borders
The Bigger Vision: A Global AI Fashion Movement
Our goal is not simply to run a competition. We are building:
A gold-standard model for ethical, inclusive, AI-powered fashion
An international platform where AI fashion leaders emerge
A dynamic ecosystem where new business models — like phygital fashion, circular design, and AI supply chains — are tested and scaled
An intergenerational, intersectional, international community at the forefront of AI-driven fashion innovation
We’re just getting started. And we can’t wait to see where this movement leads and who it will uplift next.
Be part of fashion history. Be part of the SHE IS AI™ movement.
ENTER HERE: https://sheisai.ai/ai-fashion-awards
