TALENT SCOUTING PROJECT
Who is on Next?, the prestigious
talent scouting project that aim at supporting MADE IN ITALY has entered its
second decade. Following the success of the first ten editions, WION keeps on
scouting and promoting young designers to give space and opportunities to the
new generation of creatives, with the prerequisite that the entire production
has to be MADE IN ITALY, keeping up Italy’s distinctive high level of
creativity and professionalism. The eleventh edition of WION is about to kick
off. The competition through the years has discovered successful designers such
as Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi, Gabriele Colangelo, Marco De Vincenzo,
Nicholas Kirkwood, Max Kibardin, Arthur Arbesser, Stella Jean, Paula
Cademartori, MSGM and many more.
Competition areas are:
Women’s RTW
Accessories (bags, shoewear, hats, jewerly).
PARTICIPANTS
The competition is open to:
1) All
Italian talents who:
- produce a small collection independently
in Italy and have minimum distribution in place;
- have already produced up to two/three
collections but were unable to take their activity to the next level due to
lack of funds;
2) All
non-Italian talents who:
- are based in Italy;
- already produce their own collection
in Italy and have minimum distribution in place;
- have already produced up to two/three
collections but were unable to take their activity to the next level due to
lack of funds.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants are required to submit:
- an
application form accompanied by the agreement to the acceptance of the
Regulations available for downloading at www. altaroma.it;
- brand
profile;
- designer
profile;
- pictures
of their creations, videos in DVD format of their presentations or any other
material related to the applicant’s collection;
-
moodboard, sketches, images, texts to describe and explain your style and the
choices related to the new S/S 2016 collection;
- a video
in DVD format (max 3 min) through which the applicant introduces him/herself
and presents the collection in the style of a TV interview;
-
addresses of stores to whom the applicant has sold or presented his/her
creations or a presentation by retailers, journalists, designers or
entrepreneurs who have already examined the collection;
The enclosed material accompanying the
application shall be submitted both in Italian and English. On paper and
electronic format. Submitted material will not be returned.
All the material must be submitted (at one’s own
expenses) by and no later than April,
1st 2015 by post or courier to the address: Altaroma - Progetto WHO IS ON
NEXT? DONNA Via dell’Umiltà 48, 00187, Rome. (Applications must be postmarked by April, 1st 2015 or will
not be taken into consideration)
COMMITTEE AND JURY
A Committee will
head over the selection of candidates, while the judging panel, made up of the same members of the Committee
plus a number of fashion insiders (Italian and
international business owners, distributors and retailers) and of members of
the Italian and international press, will name the winners.
By June, 6th 2015 up to twelve finalists
will be nominated in a definitive decision by the Committee. The results will
be communicated by letter to all finalists and, subsequently, announced by
means of a press release and published on the website dedicated to the project
At the request of the Committee, the finalists
shall attend a meeting either in Milan or Rome in the
required time and at their own expenses.
Among the short-listed finalists, the
Commission will nominate up to three winners in a final decision chosen on the
basis of their originality and creativity.The Committees reserves the right to
declare no winner
PRESENTATION
During a trunk-show taking place in July 2015
edition the Committee will examine the finalists’ collections providing a
preliminary technical evaluation.
Then, all the finalists will present their mini-collections S/S
2016 (12 outfits) to press and buyers with a collective runway
show/presentation or will take part in an event hosted and curated by the
project’s Organizers.
In relation
to this specific event only, accommodation, transportation and presentation
expenses will be settled by the Organizers within a pre-established budget. Subsequently a maximum number of
three winners will be announced.
AWARDS
The winners will be awarded with:
- a feature in Vogue Italia dedicated to them and their
creations, shot by an internationally renowned photographer;
- reports and articles on TV, specialized magazines and
newspapers thanks to the support of a dedicated Press Office;
- the necessary support to identify the companies that may
be interested in producing and distributing the winners’ creations
yoox.com – the leading fashion,
design and art multi-brand virtual store, as the Online Retail & Media
Partner of WION 2015 will give the winners the chance to create, present and
sell a look or item from their new spring/summer 2016 collection in over 100
countries that will be also available to purchase online concurrently with the
event to be held in September during Milan Fashion Week.
For further information on the General Regulation and on
promotion go to www.altaroma.it and www. vogue.it
