The ITS Academy Collection

A collection unlike any other, ITS Arcademy brings together over 15,000 fashion portfolios and more than 2,000 works – including garments, accessories, jewellery, and photography projects – submitted to ITS Contest since 2002.

It traces the early, bold, and visionary ideas of designers at the very beginning of their careers — many of whom now influence the global fashion landscape, working with major brands or leading independent, ground-breaking studios.

What begins as experimentation often becomes authorship. This living, ever-growing archive continues to expand, welcoming new narratives and contributions beyond the Contest itself.

Explore the Collection

Explore the Fashion, Accessories, Jewellery, and Photography sections of the ITS Arcademy Collection. Our Digital Archive provides access to original works by designers, accompanied by technical information and insights into the concepts and inspirations behind each piece. Whether for research or exploration, it offers an opportunity to engage with creativity in its most authentic form.

Digitalisation is an ongoing process. The archive is progressively enriched with new materials and updated research; currently, over 700 works are available online, with additional items added on a regular basis as part of our long-term commitment to accessibility and preservation.

...Dive into the Archive

Creative project portfolios

Garments

Accessories

Jewelry pieces

Photographic works

Countries

Creative project portfolios

Garments

Accessories

Jewelry pieces

Photographic works

Countries

The Portfolios

At the heart of the ITS Arcademy Collection are nearly 15,000 portfolios, gathered since 2002 from every edition of the ITS Contest.The portfolios offer a rare glimpse into the creative process – scrapbooks, research notes, sketches and visual narratives that document ideas in motion. In line with our philosophy, “Everyone is born to create,” each applicant's portfolio is carefully preserved and valued. Selected materials from this unique collection will soon be made accessible through our Digital Archive.

Donate to the Collection

Are you a designer or a private collector interested in donating a piece of your design history? ITS Arcademy welcomes donations of portfolios and original fashion design items. To submit a proposal, please email collection@itsweb.org including photographs, a detailed description of the items, and any relevant technical details and provenance information.

Request a Loan

Are you a museum or institution interested in a loan? We’d love to hear from you — contact us through the form on this page to discuss loan terms, logistics and exhibition support. You can also write to collection@itsweb.org

Design, Research and Educational Access

Are you a designer, researcher or educator? Our archive holds over 15,000 items — a rich resource for theses, academic publications, curatorial research, and teaching.

Each request is reviewed carefully so we can provide assistance, either on site or via e-mail. To get started, browse our Digital Archive or write to collection@itsweb.org.

Preserving the Collection for future generations

With a wide variety of experimental and unconventional materials, preserving contemporary fashion design requires constant research, care, and innovation. The Archive and Conservation team is dedicated to extending the life of each piece in the Collection — an ongoing journey shaped by discoveries and evolving challenges.

At the heart of the ITS Arcademy project lies a clear mission: to safeguard today’s creativity for tomorrow through the continuous study and advancement of cutting-edge conservation and restoration techniques.

“The ITS Creative Archive is a unique and valuable resource, because it contains looks from a range of international designers at the beginning of their careers. Works from a designer’s earliest collections are incredibly rare, and of great interest both historically and in terms of providing inspiration to today’s fashion students.”

Valerie Steele - Director and Chief Curator, FIT Museum

“The ITS Collection holds a history of the recent past with fashion treasures for the future. It is a documentation of the evolution of the most cutting-edge thinking and creation of the best new talents globally. There is no other archive that does this.”

Harold Koda - Former Curator in Chief, Costume Institute Metropolitan Museum NY

“The ITS Collection is unique in that it holds work from multiple designers at the very start of their careers. Graduate and early collections rarely survive intact, as young designers often lack the resources to house and store the items at this transitional and tumultuous point in their lives. These early pieces are fueled by an unfettered creativity, not yet honed to the rigorous demands of a professional career, yet already, showing clear evidence of each designer's unique signature. As such this archive has become a valuable record and barometer of young fashion talent in the 21st century, which holds much value for current and future researchers interested in the disciplines of design education and the world of fashion.”

Oriole Cullen - Senior Curator Fashion and Textiles, V&A

“I have no words to describe the extraordinary achievement that ITS Arcademy is. It is a fascinating and inspiring project, and one that constitutes a piece of fashion history and a powerful tool to engage and inspire others in the future. ”

Miren Arzalluz - Director General, Guggenheim Bilbao

“Super proud that ITS has evolved into ITS Arcademy, a place where creativity and ideas are cherished and valued. Bravi!”

Demna - Creative Director Gucci

Generali ensures the future of the Collection

Generali is the first private partner of ITS Arcademy, to take care of a heritage belonging to everyone and to build an innovative and inclusive collective memory, making it accessible to the public. At its heart, ITS Arcademy has the Collection: the precious custodian of the ideas and projects of young talents. Generali will ensure its conservation as well as future acquisitions. Because the future starts here, from creativity and the desire for enterprise, an element of growth and innovation for the community.

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