ITS#NINE: The Finalists Are Chosen!
April 21, 2010
ITS#NINE: The Finalists Are Chosen!
2nd Press Release
April 2010
ITS#NINE: The Finalists Are Chosen!
International Talent Support
Trieste 16 - 17 July 2010
A new and fantastic voyage has begun for International Talent Support, the platform created and organised by EVE in collaboration with Diesel and YKK. The crew is made up of young international talents who will meet in Trieste, Italy, for the finals, 16 and 17 July 2010. The iconic designers Viktor & Rolf will enrich the jury panel, having confirmed their participation for the finals this July. A special occasion for ITS#NINE finalists who will get to meet the Dutch designers who have for many years been among top favourite designers nominated by thousands of ITS applicants.
On 15 and 16 April in the EVE headquarters an international jury made up of professionals and insiders viewed the hundreds of projects arrived from 80 countries. 12 projects have been chosen for ITS#FASHION and 10 for ITS#ACCESSORIES (discover the finalists). The jury was composed of: Barbara Franchin Director of EVE/ITS, Bernadette Wittmann founder and head of BWG, Deanna Ferretti Maglificio Miss Deanna, Elisa Palomino Fashion Designer and Vice President of Design for Diane von Furstenberg, Mandi Lennard, Mandi Lennard, Director, Mandi's Basement, Kat Nadj UK HR Manager Gucci Group Services Ltd, Sara Maino senior fashion editor Vogue Italia/Vogue.it, Valentina Maggi Floriane de St. Pierre and Vladimiro Baldin Creative Centre coordinator at Diesel and fashion designer Kei Kagami for the selection of the accessories finalists.
Diesel, main partner for ITS#FASHION since 2002, launched a renovated version of the Diesel Award, asking contestants to sketch a Diesel collection focusing on a reinvention of the Diesel Jacket. The Diesel Award will grant the winner €25,000 and a 6-month internship in the Diesel Creative Team at its headquarters in Molvena, Italy. A real opportunity to step inside live creativity through a stimulating experience in the field. ITS#FASHION will offer other important prizes: Fashion Collection of the Year - €15.000 for the winner to develop a new collection to present at ITS#TEN (winner will be among the jurors) with a fashion show produced & organised by EVE. There are also the Fashion Special Prize of €5.000, the Vertice Award and the RA Award.
YKK confirms itself as main partner of ITS#ACCESSORIES, the only competition in the world dedicated to all types of accessories, now in its fifth edition. The selected young accessories designers will have the possibility to win one of the following prizes: Accessories Collection of the Year - €5,000 to create a new collection to be presented out of competition at ITS#TEN, and the new YKK Award, challenging contestants with a completely new project and offering €10.000 and a professional photo shoot for the winner.
SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS, the product brand for the world's finest loose crystals manufactured by Swarovski, will provide, upon request, all accessories finalists with SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS for their collections. IQONS: the largest on-line fashion community in the world, supports ITS#NINE offering visibility for the event and its finalists. ModAmont, The International Trade Fair of Trimming and Supplies for Fashion and Design, is the new supporter of ITS#ACCESSORIES and will offer the ModAmont Award, a dedicated space in the 2010 Catalogue and website for one the accessories finalists.
FTape from UK and NOOVO Editions from Spain will offer detailed coverage of the event on their renown websites.
The impressive number of portfolios that once again arrived from the whole world allowed EVE to identify the directions where today's young talents are headed, finding the common trends of creativity coming from the most diverse latitudes, that will be staged on the catwalk and in the exhibitions ITS#NINE (see more images).
A return to the body as a starting point for the construction of outfits, seeing volumes, prints and colours toned right down to greyscales with small hints of blue, yellow and red. Strong inspiration taken from birds, many appearances of nature in particular insects. Scars and clothes with open wounds suffering and healing. Double even triple heads or masks and covered heads incorporated into outfits (read more about trends).
Finalists at ITS#NINE are our Fantastic Voyagers, a bunch of valorous pioneers whose mission is to go where no man has gone before: Astronauts who fly across space, Chrononauts capable of travelling through time and Psychonauts who dare to explore the secret landscapes of the human mind. Retrofuturistic steam-powered vehicles and devices are the arsenal of these individuals, who can blend dreams and technology into effective and unimaginable ways to extend human knowledge. How far will they take us? Go to our website www.itsweb.org and discover this year's finalists. They will meet once again in the beautiful scenery of Trieste, Italy, on 16 and 17 July 2010. L’Oréal Professionnel will provide the hairstyling for the fashion show, Patricia Milton the make-up.
ITS#NINE is created and organized by EVE. DIESEL is the first brand who believed in the project and is the main partner of ITS#FASHION; YKK is the main partner for ITS#ACCESSORIES; SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS is sponsor of the accessories field. Develon is our internet partner.Backed by Regione FVG, Comune di Trieste, Fondazione CRTrieste and CCIAA.
For more information contact ITS Press office: Alessandro Offer - Tel. +39/040/3220970, pressoffice@itsweb.org Fax +39/040/3221245EVE Srl, P.zza Venezia, 1 – 34123 Trieste – ITALY. Please visit our website: www.itsweb.org
