power of ten | its contest 2026

From Matthieu Blazy at CHANEL to Demna at GUCCI, there are a score of designers working in the upper echelons of fashion who share something in common… something from their past… something perhaps you didn’t know about them. You will find them in senior positions at Alexander McQueen, Courrèges, Louis Vuitton and Prada, or with eponymous labels such as Cecile Bahnsen and Mark Fast. But no, this is not a sartorial secret society, nor some couture conspiracy. They are, in fact, all former finalists of the ITS (International Talent Support) Contest and the past they share is two weeks spent in Trieste, of all places. So far, so intriguing. Schön! headed to the Italian city to investigate ITS’ uncanny ability to predict fashion’s future. “Without creativity, we are going nowhere,” states Carlo Capasa, Chairman of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana and a jurist at this year’s contest. “ITS is a quality platform promoting creativity, an extraordinary platform for empowering young people… and for making visible what often stays invisible.” Uncovering the threads of nascent talent is something that Fondazione ITS has been doing rather successfully for almost a quarter of a century, and this is where the number ten becomes... Read more » The post power of ten | its contest 2026 appeared first on Schön! Magazine.