ITS SEVEN: The Seventh Edition is Off and Running
The Seven Heavenly Sins, The Seven Virtues of Creativity
The Seven Heavenly Sins, The Seven Virtues of Creativity
ITS SEVEN –International Talent Support, a platform for young talents from different fields of creativity from all over the globe, is on its way and is headed straight towards the event to be held from July 18-19th 2008, in Trieste, Italy. ITS was created and is developed by Eve, in collaboration with Diesel.
For ITS SEVEN, seven “heavenly sins” have been created: the seven virtues that contrast with the seven deadly sins. These seven virtues incarnate the various attitudes and values that distinguish ITS: creativity, coolness, intelligence, team spirit, respect, perseverance and happiness. They are the building blocks of ITS, the fundamental elements of the ITS philosophy and are present in everything it does and all the projects it develops. ITS looks for these virtues even in the personalities and creations of its finalists.
ITS FASHION offers finalists a wide range of opportunities that go from financial support to work experiences, from projects to special prizes: the Diesel Award substantially assists the winner’s breakthrough into the international fashion industry. Last year’s winner was offered the opportunity to design a mini-collection, thanks to an internship at the Diesel HQ in Italy, which features a personalized label and is distributed in the most exclusive Diesel stores worldwide; Fashion Collection of the Year gives the winner €20,000 to create a new collection to be presented at next years edition of ITS and the opportunity to become part of the jury; the Maria Luisa Award, a shop window and sale of the collection in the famous Parisian boutique; the i-D Styling Award, a one-month experience at i-D headquarters concluded by a photo shoot; the Vertice Award, a shop window in the Vertice boutique in Turin. PUNTOSETA will support the finalists with its textiles to create their collections. L’Oréal Professionnel will create the hairstyling for the fashion show and Patricia Milton the make-up.
ITS ACCESSORIES, in collaboration with YKK, is now in its third edition, and confirms its position as an important international competition in the field of accessories design. The prizes to be won in this competition, a contest dedicated to all types of accessories, are: Accessories Collection of the Year, with a prize of €10,000, and the YKK Award, €10,000 + photoshoot. Ferragamo will offer accessories finalists their support once again this year, not only in the production of shoe prototypes but also of bags.
ITS PHOTO, sponsored by MINI, is a competition for photography schools from all over the globe. This year the theme of the competition is “The Other” and it will grant the MINI Clubman Photo Award which offers the winner €10,000 and a professional shooting. The photography contest has also made its way to the internet with the introduction of ITS PHOTOweb which opens its doors to photography lovers and amateurs. This on-line competition will give its overall winner the chance to become a finalist in ITS PHOTO during ITS SEVEN. Their photographs will be displayed in the exhibit and will be in the running for the prizes that are up for grabs. The SVA Photoglobal Award offers the winner a scholarship for the one-year intensive photography course at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Denis Curti, the director of Contrasto, Milan, will be the artistic director of ITS#PHOTO.
All applications must reach EVE offices by 25 March 2008 (for more information please log on to www.itsweb.org). In April a panel of judges specifically chosen from the fields of fashion and accessories and one from the field of photography will select the finalists in each category.
ITS#FASHION SNAPSHOT
WHAT IT IS
A competition for fashion design students and young fashion designers from all over the world organized in partnership with Diesel, presenting partner of ITS#SEVEN. It’s one of the creative fields explored by International Talent Support.
HOW TO ENROLL
Contestants will enrol a freely inspired collection of 5-8 outfits. They must fill in an entry form on-line and ship to the EVE offices a portfolio with all information (concept, sketches, photos) on their collection.
TIMINGS
- End of March ‘08: deadline to enroll
- 14 - 15 April ‘08: Finalists pre-selection
- 18 - 20 July ’08: ITS#SEVEN, Trieste, Italy
PRIZES
- Fashion Collection of the Year: € 20.000 to develop a new collection that will be presented at ITS#EIGHT
- Diesel Award: production and worldwide distribution of a capsule collection of 5 pieces bearing the winner’s name
- Fashion Special Prize: € 5.000
- i-D Styling Award: work experience at i-D on a photo shoot to be published on a future edition of the magazine + expenses reimbursement (£ 1000 for UK citizens, £ 2000 for foreign citizens)
- Maria Luisa Award: window display and sale in the Maria Luisa boutiques in Paris during Paris Fashion Week
- Vertice Award: Vertice is a renowned fashion boutique in Turin, Italy. The winner will have a window display during International Contemporary Art Fair “Artissima”
For more information please visit: www.itsweb.org
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