ITS Contest 2024
Born to Create
The ITS Contest 2024 concept is “Born to Create” and it echoes the philosophy underlying ITS Arcademy as well: not only the finalists were born to create, but everyone. We all have a spark inside that can be rekindled. The contest jury sees stylist Tom Eeerebout, the return of FIT Museum director Valerie Steele, and creative director of Ann Demeulemeester Stefano Gallici. The edition also radically changes format with the introduction of ITS Residency, a ground-breaking concept: finalists experience 5 days of workshops, mentorships and one-to-one meetings with jury members and insiders. A preview of "The First Exhibition", ITS Arcademy's inaugural display of its archive, curated by Olivier Saillard, is presented to the ITS Contest guests during the Finals.
ITS Contest 2024
Concept
Born to Create
The concept of this edition, Born To Create, is dedicated to one of the most important characteristics of the human being: creativity. An intrinsic yet often neglected human trait, it is part of our essence - that part which ITS Contest has always challenged and stimulated contestants to express. As living beings, our innate talent is to perceive the order around us. Every time we imagine, every time we take a different, unpredictable path, we subvert the flow of events: a revolution begins, and a new world is created. So if life is the ultimate act of rebellion, then creativity is our tool. And we were born to use this tool. We were born to create.
Class of 2024
Finalists and Winners
The finalists and winners of ITS Contest 2024
The Jury
The jury of ITS Contest 2024
Barbara Franchin
President, Fondazione ITS & Director, ITS Arcademy
Carlo Capasa
Chairman, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
Carlo Giordanetti
CEO, Swatch Art Peace Hotel
Deanna Ferretti
Founder, Miss Deanna & Co-Founder, Modateca Deanna
Emanuele Farneti
Vice Director, Repubblica
Luca Rizzi
Pitti Immagine Tutoring & Consulting Director, e-P Summit Project Leader
Marie-Claire Daveu
Chief Sustainability & Institutional Affairs Officer, Kering
Matteo Battiston
Chief Design Officer, EssilorLuxottica
Matteo Ward
CEO, Inside Out Fashion, Textiles & Home
Odunayo Ojo
Fashion Journalist & YouTuber
Orsola de Castro
Author, Activist & Creative Director, Estethica
Sara Sozzani Maino
Creative Director, Fondazione Sozzani
Sergio Zambon
Designer, Moncler
Shaway Yeh
Founder, yehyehyeh
Stefano Gallici
Creative Director, Ann Demeulemeester
Thierry-Maxime Loriot
Curator, Writer & Creative Director
Tom Eerebout
Stylist & Fashion Consultant
Valentina Maggi
Director of Creative Practice, Floriane de Saint Pierre & Associés
Valerie Steele
Director & Chief Curator, The Museum at FIT