A YKK Education in the Art of Fastening

YKK wants to give visibility, support and a voice to young designers. To this aim YKK came together with the event organisers to help create ITS#Accessories.

ITS#Accessories, in partnership with YKK, is now in its third edition, confirming its position as an important international competition in the field of accessories design. It remains the only contest of its kind in the world dedicated to all classes of accessories.

Fastenings are essential components of the design process and knowledge about how they function can radically alter the shape and structure of a garment or accessory. YKK joins ITS to raise the profile of fastenings among the next generation of designers.

14-16 April 2008: a world-renowned panel of judges specifically chosen from the fields of fashion and accessories viewed a multitude of portfolios collected from all over the globe in Trieste, Italy.

14 finalists from 11 different nationalities were selected to forge an accessory with YKK products as the focal point in their creation. They utilised YKK expertise and a global production line, which creates billions of fastenings and fastening parts per year. In addition, some finalists received technical support in the production of their shoes and bags, courtesy of Salvatore Ferragamo SPA.

YKK also supplied the fastenings for Ek Throngprasert, winner of ITS#SIX Collection of the Year, who presented his out of competition collection during the ITS#Fashion catwalk show.

The YKK Accessory Award including 10,000€ prize money + a professional photo shoot for the winning accessory was won by Benjamin Shun Lai Ng and the YKK Special Award was won by Tomasz Donocik.

The finalists YKK inspired accessories will now feature at a number of important international fairs including; Munich Fabric Start 3rd-5th September, Moda In 16th-19th September and ModAmont 23rd-26th. September 2008.

For furher information : http://www.itsweb.org/jsp/en/accessories/index.jsp

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