ABOUT Zalando and the Graduate Fashion Foundation

Founded in Berlin in 2008, Zalando is Europe’s leading online multi-brand fashion destination. We are building a pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce, along two growth vectors: Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B). In B2C, we provide an inspiring, high-quality multi-brand shopping experience for fashion and lifestyle products to nearly 50 million active customers across 25 markets. In B2B, we leverage our logistics infrastructure, software, and service capabilities to support brands and retailers in managing and scaling their entire e-commerce business, both on and off the Zalando platform. Through our ecosystem vision, Zalando aims to enable positive change in the fashion and lifestyle industry.

The Graduate Fashion Foundation is an essential part of the fashion industry. It is the springboard for new talent and a bridge between education and employment. Over the past 34 years, more than 100,000 newly graduated and undergraduate students have been supported and guided by the Graduate Fashion Foundation. The GFF aims remain the same today; dedication to encouraging young people, helping them find employment and get the best start possible in the fashion industry. It is responsible for launching the careers of some of the most successful designers of our time including Christopher Bailey MBE, who was the winner of the first-ever Gold Award and is now a Lifetime Patron of the charity; Stella McCartney, Giles Deacon, Matthew Williamson and Julien MacDonald to name a few.