The call for applications to participate in Bogotá Fashion Week (BFW), a fashion industry promotion and circulation program by the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, is open until August 14, 2025. Interested parties can apply through [this link].

Selected designers and brands will receive free strategic consulting to boost their businesses through a series of expert-led sessions.

Bogotá Fashion Week will take place in May 2026 at Ágora Bogotá – Convention Center. The event will feature programming open to the public and the participation of key industry players, as well as national and international buyers.

Bogotá, July 2024. Bogotá Fashion Week, the promotion and circulation platform for the fashion industry created by the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce (CCB), has opened its call for designers and independent fashion brands to participate in its ninth edition, to be held in May 2026. The application period will remain open until August 14, 2025.

BFW supports the creative talent of emerging and established Colombian designers through specialized consulting that offers guidance, tools, and tailored experiences to help participants sell in markets best suited to their brands. The goal is to help their businesses become more productive and competitive.

This call aims to benefit selected brands through a specialized training program in areas such as international commercialization processes, product development, fashion communication and sales, as well as retail and wholesale sales strategies (including identification and management of specialized buyers for B2B business meetings). Selected brands may also be chosen to participate in Runway Shows (to be determined after the current selection process) at BFW 2026.

Ovidio Claros Polanco, Executive President of the CCB, stated:

“We invite all fashion system brands in Colombia to apply for Bogotá Fashion Week 2026, an initiative that fosters brand growth through business matchmaking opportunities. At the CCB, we work to ensure that this market platform connects designers with national and international buyers, generating real expansion opportunities and offering them free expert consulting. BFW is our flagship initiative for the inclusion and visibility of local talent, including those from the popular economy, as we have done in the past two editions.”

To participate, applicants must complete an online registration, review the participation guidelines, fill out the application form, and upload the required documents. For more information, visit: [2026 Call for Applications].

Participants will be selected by a specialized and independent committee made up of renowned fashion industry experts, external to the CCB.

Bogotá Fashion Week 2025 Highlights:

The eighth edition of BFW took place from May 20 to 22, with over 30,000 attendees, 80 buyers from 22 countries, 140 participating brands, and more than 70 national and international guests.

In the Wholesale Business Roundtables, over 1,000 meetings were held between participating brands and buyers from countries such as the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Mexico, facilitating strategic connections between local supply and global demand.

Business opportunities were estimated at $4 million USD in the short and medium term, with expectations to grow to $10 million USD within the next 10 months.

The Multibrand Store, an on-site retail space featuring the most successful pieces from participating brands, served as a major sales showcase, generating more than 200 million Colombian pesos in revenue.

The third edition of [P U E N T E], a CCB initiative promoting the integration of textile entrepreneurs from the popular economy in Bogotá and Cundinamarca, featured 11 entrepreneurs from the Restrepo and San Victorino neighborhoods.

Fashion Industry Figures:

This macro-sector is composed of 95.2% micro-enterprises, 4.0% small businesses, 0.7% medium-sized companies, and only 0.2% large enterprises.

75.6% of businesses are owned by individuals, and 24.4% are legal entities. 88.6% are based in Bogotá, while the remaining 11.4% operate in the 59 municipalities within the Chamber's jurisdiction.

As of January–June 2025, the sector had 28,544 active companies, a 0.2% decrease compared to the 28,595 active companies in the same period of 2024.