SELF is worked up to announce the submission pointers for our 2023 Activewear Awards, showcasing the previous yr’s finest exercise attire.
Our readers are all the time on the lookout for the following nice purchase, and now we have the pleasure of offering them with our greatest suggestions: sports activities bras you may simply take off regardless of how sweaty you’re, shorts that received’t journey up, and even sweatpants good for a psychological well being day. Operating, biking, yoga, strolling, climbing, mountaineering, lifting, working errands—you title it, and someplace in SELF’s annual Activewear Awards, we’ve acquired an editor-approved decide.
Learn on for the whole lot manufacturers have to know to submit for our 2023 Awards.
Submission Tips
- Merchandise should be new and launched between Could 1, 2022, and January 15, 2023. (Up to date colorways or patterns on present kinds are acceptable for submission. Objects should be accessible for preorder or buy by January 15, 2023.)
- Eligible manufacturers should be measurement inclusive. Typically talking, we require a model’s measurement chart to go as much as no less than a 20 or 3X (or the equal). We perceive {that a} model could supply prolonged sizing in some kinds however not others (e.g., a sports activities bra made particularly for smaller breasts, or a line of plus-size solely kinds, each of which might be eligible for submission if the model is extra broadly measurement inclusive). As a part of the judging course of, we’ll consider the corporate’s dedication to measurement inclusivity, together with whether or not prolonged sizes are stocked in shops (versus solely on-line) and whether or not the model reveals their garments on a spread of physique varieties on their web site, social media, and in advertisements.
- We kindly ask that no model submit greater than eight kinds.
All clothes might be examined by folks of varied genders and gender shows. We encourage you to submit merchandise which can be fashionable throughout gender traces, no matter their market class.
We’re accepting submissions within the following classes:
- Sports activities bras
- Lengthy-sleeved shirts
- Tank tops
- Tees
- Sweatshirts
- Jackets
- Leggings
- Pants
- Shorts
- Socks
- Swim
Methods to Submit
All merchandise should be submitted by way of this online form. **Please fill out one type per model—**so should you’d wish to submit three pairs of leggings, it’s best to fill out three separate kinds.
As soon as we’ve reviewed all submissions, we could attain out and ask for samples. Samples should be accessible for testing in early October. Please word that gadgets submitted for testing can’t be returned. If sending in samples might be a hardship to your model, please e-mail us; we’d be completely happy to determine an answer that works!
Please ship your submissions no later than Monday, October 3, 2022 at 6 p.m. ET.
Obtained any questions? E mail Hannah Pasternak, affiliate director of particular initiatives, at hannah_pasternak@condenast.com. We will’t wait to see what you submit!
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