The names of the jurors who will select the finalists of ITS#TWO
March 31, 2003
Here they are, and they will work very hard to select the best of the best, the most talented ones who will be here to participate to ITS#TWO:- Biography: Wilbert Das was born in Holland in 1963. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Arnhem, Holland (which was a the time one of the 3 most famous fashion institutes worldwide), where he had studied Fashion for 5 years. After graduating in 1988, he joined Diesel where he started out as assistant male designer (working also on the Kids, Accessories and Leather lines). In 1993 he became not only Head of Design (leading a style office of some 30 people) but also Creative Director of the company, responsible for all the creative concepts, from Advertising (he is one of the founding members of the internal Diesel Creative Team) to Interior Design (he coordinated the restructuring of the Diesel Pelican Hotel in Miami and the creation of all main Diesel flagship stores worldwide), from Product (design and production) to fashion shows and catalogues.
- LAURENT DOMBROVICZ — Fashion Editor CITIZEN K
- Biography: Laurent Dombrovicz was born in Belgium in 1966. He Graduated in History of Cinema from the University of Liege in 1983. In 1988, he graduated as Director of Film/Radio and TV Industry from I.N.S.A.S. in Brussels. From 1990 to 1995, he worked as the Freelance Photo Stylist for Squeeze (The Netherlands), Elle (Belgium), Vif L'Express (Belgium), Jardin Des Modes (France). In between 1994 and 1998 he also worked as Fashion Consultant and Coordinator for young talent events and contests (Smirnoff Fashion Awards, Barclay Catwalk) and between 1996 and 1999 he lent his Consultancy skills to fashion shows in Paris: Dice Kayck, Yoshiki Hishinuma, Ilario Mori, and many others. Between 1997 and 1999 he co—founded OLIVIER THEYSKENS label, while between 1996 and 2000 he worked as Fashion Editor for Upstreet (France), Attitude (UK), Technikart (France). From 1999 to 2000 he also did Scouting and Casting for HERMES (menswear shows) and from 1999 to 2002 he was involved in a Partnership and Style Consultancy for XAVIER DELCOUR. Since 2000, he has been Fashion Editor for Citizen K, Paris.
- BARBARA FRANCHIN — Talent Scout
- Biography: Barbara Franchin was born in Trieste in 1967. Living in a border zone has led to her openness and curiosity in terms of interfusion in all its forms.
Once obtaining an accountancy diploma, she worked in a real estate agency for a year and a half, getting together the cash to invest in the realisation of her first entrepreneurial idea: an atelier where Barbara and her co—founder created beautiful, extravagant womenswear clothing.
This experience lasted five years and played a big role in her becoming "Head of Young Stylists of Friuli Venezia Giulia". Her propensity for exchange, comparison, curiosity and the search for the creative spark lead her to propose something innovative at the Trade Fair of Gorizia in 1993: the "Young Stylists of Alpe Adria Prize", the embryo of the subsequent Mittelmoda. The new project, created and organised by Barbara Franchin, was welcomed and financed by the Trade Fair of Gorizia.
The growth and development of Mittelmoda, created to provide space for the elaboration and search for talent within the fashion world and guaranteed its becoming an event with international weight in just a few years, with the ample participation of fashion schools from all over the world.
The desire to confront new challenges lead to Barbara's declining the contest's direction after the 2000 edition so as to launch a new and autonomous entrepreneurial project together with her "historic", "life—long" staff in Trieste; an agency, EVE, of which she is Director & Project Supervisor. ITS#ONE — International Talent Support ? an event for young and student stylists from around the world, is EVE's first initiative, which will be christened in Trieste from 11th to 14th July 2002, with the support of companies of the highest level. - DAVID LAMB — Fashion Editor
- Biography: David Lamb was born in 1977.
David became a staff member of i—D in 2000. During his time at the magazine David has been responsible for news writing, styling fashion shoots and most recently, commissioning the magazine's many contributing photographers and stylists, and helping to develop the existing team through finding and encouraging new talent. Today, David works as Fashion Editor and works closely with Founder, Creative Director & Editor in Chief, Terry Jones and Editor, Avril Mair, on concentrating on the growth of the magazine which celebrated its 200th issue in August 2000. David gained a degree in Fashion Journalism at London College of Fashion prior to starting work. His working career started in fashion as a freelance stylist and assistant in 1998, followed by various assisting positions mostly to i—D contributors, followed by a two seasons as assistant to I—D Fashion Director at Large, Edward Enninful. In addition to working full—time on I—D magazine, David also contributed writing and styling to Fashion Now, i—D selects the world's 150 most important designers (Taschen, 2003) Edited by Terry Jones & Avril Mair. He also consults for influential UK retailers Topshop and Topman.
