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ITS 2013
International Talent Support
fashion, accessories, jewelry
Trieste, 12-13 July 2013
INTERNATIONAL
TALENT
SUPPORT
ITS WHY
The aim of ITS is to give visibility, support and voice to young talents from every corner of the globe and offer the chance to have their work shown
to a jury made up of real experts from the fashion, accessories and jewelry design world. ITS gives real support with a mix of cash prizes and a
wide spectrum of job opportunities. ITS, presented by OTB, is a platform created and developed by E V E in cooperation with DIESEL, YKK and
SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS which are main partners.
ITS WHAT
International Talent Support originally conceived as a fashion contest, has evolved into a multi-disciplinary platform for creatives;
ITS FASHION, the established fashion competition for final-year students of fashion & design schools and young designers;
ITS ACCESSORIES, the only contest in the world entirely dedicated to all types of fashion accessories;
ITS JEWELRY, the Jewelry Design Competition open to all schools of jewelry design worldwide and to young jewelry creators;
Prizes up for grabs
ITS FASHION ITS ACCESSORIES ITS JEWELRY
Fashion Collection of the Year: €15,000 to
be used towards the design and realization of
a new collection to be showcased at ITS 2014,
and the opportunity to be part of next edition’s
jury.
Fashion Special Prize: € 5.000, and POP-
UPDESIGNGALLERY, interactive window
capturing the expressive language evolution
of the contemporary designer, offers the possibility
to freely showcase their work for one
week with a set-up of strong visual impact.
Accessories Collection of the Year:
€ 5,000 towards the development of a collection
to be showcased out of competition at
ITS 2014, on which occasion the winner will
also sit on the jury. He/she will also receive visibility
from ModAmont International fair.
YKK Award: €10,000 cash prize and YKK’s
support in developing his/her career in fashion.
The winner will be also featured in the
September issue of Dazed&Confused, the
prestigious British magazine.
Swarovski Elements Jewelry Award:
€10,000 cash prize and the opportunity
to attend a 6-month internship at the
Swarovski headquarters in Wattens (Austria).
Swatch Award: €5,000 and collaboration
with Swatch on future creative projects.
Diesel Award: supports the winner with a €
25,000 cash prize plus a 6-month internship
with the Diesel Creative Team at their headquarters
in Breganze (Vicenza).
Vogue Talents Award: the publication within
2013 on the Vogue Talents website of a photo
shoot of the entire collection, with an interview
to the winner.
Vogue Talents Award: the publication within
2013 on the Vogue Talents website of a photo
shoot of the entire collection, with an interview
to the winner.
yoox.com Award: The winner of the will create
with the support of yoox.com - the world’s
leading virtual store for multi-brand fashion,
design and art,an exclusive garment, that will
be sold online all over the world.
Modateca Award: €3,000 to the most innovative
knitwear collection’s concept.
The Eyes on Talents Award will assign to a contestant of ITS FASHION or ITS ACCESSORIES € 3,000 and featured profile communication
to all Eyes on Talents member brands.
ITS WHO
ITS searches worldwide and scouts young talents that every year send their creations, visions and dreams to E V E headquarters in
Trieste, Italy.
International Talent Support would not be possible without the support of our special partners.
DIESEL, main partner for ITS FASHION, has established the Diesel Award offering the finalists the most tangible way to support their
breakthrough into the international fashion scene. The prize consists of €25,000 that the winner can use to promote his/her work in the
best possible way and invest in their career. In addition, the winner will be invited at the Diesel Creative Team at its HQ in Italy for a sixmonth
internship.
yoox.com will offer one of the finalists of the “fashion” category the yoox.com Award. The winner will create with the support of yoox.com
- the world’s leading virtual store for multi-brand fashion, design and art,an exclusive garment, that will be sold online all over the world.
The Modateca Award will assign €3,000 to the most innovative knitwear collection’s concept

YKK is the main partner of ITS ACCESSORIES and supports the only contest in the world dedicated to all typologies of fashion accessories.
The YKK Award will assign to the winner a €10,000 cash prize and YKK’s support in developing his/her career in fashion. The
winner will be covered in the September issue of Dazed&Confused, the prestigious British magazine. The Accessories Collection of the
Year will assign € 5,000 towards the development of a collection to be showcased out of competition at ITS 2014, on which occasion the
winner will also sit on the jury. Moreover the winner of the Accessories Collection of the Year will be offered the chance by ModAmont - the
International Tradeshow of Trimmings and Accessories for Fashion to run an exhibition of his/her creations at the next show in September
2013 and will be featured in the show’s catalogue and website.
SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS is the main partner of ITS JEWELRY - the Jewelry Design Competition, open to all jewelry design academies
worldwide and to young jewerly creators, will grant the SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Jewelry Award, consisting of a €10,000 cash prize
and a 6-month internship at the Swarovski headquarters in Wattens (Austria). SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS has asked finalists to create a
jewerly piece inspired by the design briefing “Ecopolis” and will provide a special assortment of colors and shapes of which the finalists
are free to choose for their designs.
ITS is also starting a new, exciting synergy with Eyes On Talents, the online platform used by global design-led brands and publications
to discover and connect with today’s best talent, that will assign to a contestant of ITS FASHION or ITS ACCESSORIES the Eyes on
Talents Award, worth € 3,000 and featured profile communication to all Eyes on Talents member brands.
In the 2013 edition the contest will celebrate a new partner, SWATCH, that will collaborate with ITS JEWELRY putting at stake €5,000
and the collaboration with their creative teams, stimulating the finalists to create a project inspired by the briefing “Falling in LOVE with
Style - Swatch beyond the watch”, using innovative techniques and materials.
Our official media partners are Vogue.it/Vogue Talents – the section of Vogue dedicated to talents, published once a year as a supplement
to Vogue Italia’s September issue – and Trieste daily Il Piccolo. Design42day is web media partner.
CITROËN was born 90 years ago at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. A dynamic and creative brand, in 2010 it launched the DS line, a new line
of distinctive products that today features the DS3, DS4 and DS5. Building on its “Créative Technologie” positioning, CITROËN markets
a range including a full-electric car as well as vehicles equipped with e-HDi micro-hybrid and Hybrid4 full hybrid technology.
ABSOLUT VODKA leader brand in the spirits sector and worldwide lifestyle icon, is the beverage partner of ITS 2013.
L’Oréal Professionnel is our supporter for Hair Styling.
Design4Rent provides the outdoor furniture. ILLY, a reference for coffee culture and excellence, is a supporter of ITS and will provide
coffee for all of the ITS guests.
Heliv, creator of high-tech tools for new transparent lighting products, Idea Prototipi, specialised in bringing ideas to life, and Foscarini,
a company that conceives, develops and produces more than lamps, pure emotions - are new ITS 2013 technical supporters. The Office
is our confirmed technical supporter.
Develon, the internet partner of ITS, is a company specialised in developing projects that integrate both interactive and traditional communication
and www.itsweb.org is operational thanks to their contribution. Working closely with ITS for a long time now, Develon always
finds the simplest and most innovative solutions.
ITS 2013 is organized in collaboration with Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, Turismo FVG, Comune di Trieste, Acegas APS and under
the patronage of Ministero dei Beni Culturali.
ITS WHERE
The city: ITS is in Trieste… an alternative setting, an untouched area in the middle of Europe and outside the institutional fashion circuit,
in a border city overlooking the open sea.
The internet site: beyond the annual event, ITS virtual life is on the web - www.itsweb.org - where a large space is dedicated to promoting
and supporting the ITS FAMILY, composed of over 400 ITS former finalists, with news and info on their latest projects. ITS is on line
also with the Facebook International Talent support page (https://www.facebook.com/itsweb.org?ref=ts&fref=ts) and the Twitter account
ITS 2013 (https://twitter.com/ITSplatform), always updated with ITS latest info.
The schools: ITS is present in all the schools that back the project: about 1000 schools over 70 countries. A few names? Central St. Martins
(London), The Royal College of Art (London), Royal Academy of Art (Antwerp), Institut Français de la Mode (Paris), Domus Academy
(Milan), Iuav (Venice), Polimoda (Florence), Shenkar College (Tel-Aviv), S. Francisco Academy of Arts, Cogonogacco (Tokyo).
Around the world: In order to bring ITS around the globe, in spring a Scouting Tour hits different schools. The network extends from
schools, to fashion houses, to press and opinion leaders.
ITS WHEN
ITS 2013 TIMING ITS 2013 Event 12-13 July 2013
ITS 2013 Launch January 2013
Enrollment Deadline 22 March 2013
Preselections
19 April 2013 JEWELRY
23 April 2013 ACCESSORIES
24 April 2013 FASHION
12 July
ITS ACCESSORIES and ITS JEWELRY Exhibitions Vernissage
13 July
ITS FASHION SHOW + Award Ceremony + Aftershow
For further information please contact ITS Press Office:
Alessandro Offer – phone +39 040 3220970, fax +39 040 3221245 email: pressoffice@itsweb.org www.itsweb.org
EVE S.r.l., P.za Venezia, 1 – 34123 Trieste, ITALY