Kering luxury group collaborates with Parsons the New School for Design for the third edition of its ‘Empowering Imagination’ Competition. The competition is a unique platform wherein the young aspirants graduating from Parsons BFA are enabled to intern with one of Kering’s 22 luxury, sport and lifestyle brands.
Based on the theme, ‘empowering imagination’ the college shortlists the top fourteen students of Fashion Design, who display effective dedication, professional practice and far-sightedness with reference to luxury, sports and lifestyle markets. A group which includes brands like Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, McQ, Stella McCartney, Kering’s competition prepares the future fashionistas of the world for the upcoming challenges and enables them to lead in their respective fields.
With last year’s winners being Harim Jung and Yunxiang Zhou, who earned internships with Bottega Veneta and Brioni, two winners will similarly be announced on the 2nd of June, when the finalists will present their creations. Among the fourteen finalists, Wenqi Wu, Moon Hwang, Justin Chu, Youngji Cho, Wenqi Wu, Moon Hwang, Shin Young Jang, Hye Gin Hamm, Carlota Salvadores, Ximon Lee, Inseop Keum, Tuyen Tranare are the few of them.
