Judges
Jeanne Zizi Margot de Kroon
Founder, Zazi Vintage, Amsterdam | Social and environmental activist, Sustainability movement | Consultant for both the UN and global businesses
Jeanne de Kroon is the founder of Amsterdam based fashion label Zazi Vintage, a social and environmental activist in the sustainability movement and a consultant for both the UN and global businesses aiming to facilitate a new narrative.
With a background in philosophy and political science, she started her first company at the age of 22 in Germany where it was named ‘Best fashion business idea of the year’ by Vogue and Harper's Bazaar just after launching. Working both circular, with natural fibers and with women’s led artisanal projects, ZAZI Vintage focuses on the environmental and social impact behind the garment industry while weaving the stories of nature and women together. Since 2018 Zazi Vintage has become the main partner of the United Nations Ethical Fashion initiative across Central Asia and Afghanistan. The UN EFI is a joint venture of the UN and WTO works at the intersection of international development, the creative industries and the fashion and lifestyle sector, offering sustainability services, products, and development projects.
Jeanne has led several innovative partnerships in the creative and well-being industry that platform ancestral wisdom through craft and works as a consultant for both governmental bodies and global businesses on respectful co-creation. She has been featured as a storyteller, activist and thought leader in Vogue, Forbes, TEDX, FAZ and The New York Times among others.