The innovator in all things lingerie and shapewear, challenges young fashion students from around the globe to let their creativity soar with the fourth-consecutive Triumph Inspiration Award. This year – with 37 participating countries – the competition was bigger, more diverse and hotter than ever.

Contestants presented their lingerie interpretations of “125 Years of Celebrating Women” to a national panel of fashion and design experts in their home countries. 37 winners move on to the international grand final in Berlin – a spectacular staged show that will take place on the opening night of the city’s July Fashion Week.

The Indian Final took place in F Bar, New Delhi, yesterday. The selected 10 finalists were competing in the national final for entry into the grand finale. The jury consisted of 5 esteemed fashion and design experts – Sanjay Sharma, Director, SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS, Poonam Bhagat, Jatin Kochchar, Shefali Talwar and Thorsten Allenstein, Managing Director, Triumph International who selected the winning piece from India. 

The Winner Tannishtha Saha, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata received a €15,000 prize but also get to work with the Triumph design team to develop her showpiece into a commercial garment. Last year’s winning design, “Morphology” by Nikolay Bojilov of Bulgaria, will go on sale in July 2011 as a limited-edition item at select Triumph and other retail stores worldwide. Second and third place winners receive, respectively, €10,000 and €5,000 prizes.

The list of the shortlisted fashion students that took centre stage with their interpretation of the design theme “125 Years of Celebrating Women” to win over the jury with their creativity included:

  • Adiiti Walke, Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune
  • Anishesh Shriwastava, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai
  • Gaurav, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata
  • Jewel Xavier, Pearl Academy of Fashion, Delhi
  • Laboni Saha, National Institute Of Fashion Technology, Kolkata
  • Payal Mehta, WLCI College, Mumbai
  • Ritu Advani, WLCI College, Mumbai
  • Riya Mondal, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata
  • Somal Kumari, Pearl Academy of Fashion, Delhi
  • Tannishtha Saha, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata