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| ITS#SEVEN |
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Over the last seven years ITS has become a living, growing network of talents and of people looking for them. Of partners, supporters and friends willing to give their help to support young creativity. Of finalists from past editions of ITS working around the world and staying in touch with us. There could be a lot more to tell and we still have a lot more to do for the future. According to a large number of people in the world it took seven days to create the earth, but that was the Lord Almighty. For a bunch of 15 people coming from many different fields, seven years to create this very little miracle called International Talent Support is a good result!
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ITS#SEVEN is here, the rocket has launched. Hours of tension waiting for the fuel to arrive, checking and re-checking all systems, making sure everything is ready. We're all on board now, you and us, eager to see where this journey will take us and who we will meet along the way. Noses are pressed up against the porthole as the sky slowly turns to black and the stars appear...
You might have never heard of us, so why not take your time to discover our newly restyled website? We've filled it with all the information you need to understand what this is all about. Every year we introduce a different concept for the image that represents us and this year we have the 7 Heavenly Sins. Why do we accept sins and virtues as a given? Are all sins wrong and are all virtues right? In this context - and in our opinion - the 7 sins of ITS are the characteristics that a real talent must have.
As an introduction let us tell you about the core of ITS: the three research fields through which we discover new talents every year.
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ITS#FASHION
Now in its seventh year, it is a competition for fashion design students and young fashion designers around the world. Being selected as a finalist opens the doors to a wide range of opportunities. You could be chosen to design a freely inspired collection that will be produced and distributed in selected stores worldwide, with your name printed on the label. You might have your clothes displayed and sold in one of the most important boutiques during Paris Fashion Week. You could end up working as a stylist for photo shoots to be published in the most important magazines. You could win a cash prize to create a new collection and come back to the following edition of ITS to present it to the public and press and be a part of the Jury. You could receive free fabrics for your collection. You could be contacted by the most important companies in the field for internships, work experiences, job opportunities.
This and much more could happen, thanks to Diesel, i-D magazine, Maria Luisa, Vertice, Puntoseta.
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ITS#ACCESSORIES
There is a strong need for well prepared, talented accessories designers. This is why 4 years ago we decided to create this competition for accessories design students and young accessories designers. The selected finalists will have the chance to win cash prizes and have their accessories be the focus of a professional photo shoot to be used for communicational purposes around the world. They could fly to Italy to work on the production of their accessories side by side with one of the best companies in this field. They could be chosen for a three-month paid internship. These are all tangible opportunities thanks to the contribution of YKK and Salvatore Ferragamo.
ITS#PHOTO
Young photographers out there, get ready! The call is not only for photography students and young photographers out there. This time the competition will also have an online section where anyone can enroll. No age limit, no specific education requested. As long as you have a camera, you can participate! You could be the next one to work on a professional photo shoot, the result of which will be presented in a dedicated exhibition event and published in magazines. Or you could be asked to shoot the advertising campaign of renowned fashion fairs. You could win loads of photography products, maybe travel to some far away country for reportage work, or win a master's course at one the most important photography schools in the world. All this thanks to MINI, PITTI Immagine and SVA - School of Visual Arts, New York.
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New areas will be added and we're working hard to present them in July 2008 during ITS#SEVEN. We're talking about a creative cooking competition and a fragrances competion. Imagine: young chefs competing to present the wildest and tastiest food. Perfume translations of the fashion collections, of the accessories collections, of the photos...we want our guests to experience ITS with all 5 senses!
This is just a taste of ITS...more juicy bits are hidden throughout the website...
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