What is
PITCH TO LAFS?
Pitch to LAFS is an annual contest in search for the next big Latin American emerging talents. Five finalists per category present their brands in front of a jury formed by twenty fashion eminences. During the pitch process, the participants receive an in-depth consultancy by Istituto Marangoni’s mentors to perfection their proposal. The winners will obtain outstanding prizes and acknowledgments.
Categories
Latin Designer of the Year (Women’s RTW) /
Latin Accessories Designer of the Year /
Positive Impact Project of the Year
PITCH TO LAFS
2022 Winners
What an HONOR to see such incredibly talented designers at this year’s Pitch to LAFS! We are proud and extremely happy to see how Latin American design and fashion are growing, evolving, and leading the world one designer at a time. Today and always, keep inspiring the world with your incredible brands!
2022 PITCH TO LAFS WINNER
LATIN DESIGNER
OF THE YEAR
Port de Bras
2022 PITCH TO LAFS WINNER
LATIN ACCESSORIES DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Susana Vega Jewelry
2022 PITCH TO LAFS WINNER
POSITIVE IMPACT PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Annaiss Yucra
PAST EDITIONS
WINNERS
2019
2019 PITCH TO LAFS WINNER
Maygel Coronel
“THE PITCH TO LAFS is not only a huge acknowledgement, but also an opportunity to showcase your project and give a big step hand in hand with an extraordinary group of professionals. It is the chance you have to be listened by the fashion industry’s leading professionals and to receive the knowledge to create a solid base for your brand. Winning the Pitch to LAFS gave me the opportunity to be part of Moda Operandi’s showroom, thus becoming part of its family. It was a dream come true!”
2018
2018 PITCH TO LAFS WINNER
Kika Vargas
“The most valuable thing of my experience at PITCH TO LAFS was the mentorship, the fact that professionals of the industry with countless connections were able to get to know my brand. For me, that was way more important than the $ 10.000 prize.”
PITCH TO LAFS
The Jury
In each edition, twenty international leaders of the fashion industry participate as juries at Pitch to LAFS. Amongst them, there are respected buyers, important consultants, CEOs, Showroom’s directors, established designers and well-known editors.
Ramya Giangola, Esteban Cortázar, Astrid Boutrot, Carmen Busquets, Lisa Pomerantz, Araceli Graham, Trisha Gregory, Sarah Easley, Morena Zabeni, Eva Hughes, Christine Ellis, Luvi Wheelock, Victoria de la Fuente, Hakan Baykam, Ana Faria, Brian Bolke, Daniel Funis, Nathalie Kingham, Kelly Talamas and Valentina Collado were some of the past editions’ jury members. Soon, we will publish the professionals selected for this year.
See you
NEXT SUMMIT?