International Talent Support Names 10 Designers Winners of 2026 Fashion Prize

International Talent Support declared all 10 finalists winners of its 2026 fashion contest, awarding each the ITS Excellence Award 10x10x10: a 10,000-euro scholarship, a 10-day creative residency in Trieste, Italy, and inclusion in the "Rise and Shine" exhibition at the ITS Arcademy Museum of Art in Fashion, the institution ITS opened in 2022. As WWD noted, "In continuity with last year, everyone was a winner at the 2026 edition of the International Talent Support fashion contest," which shortlisted the 10 designers from roughly 700 applicants across 74 countries.

The cohort spans five nationalities and a wide generational range, from William Palmer, a British designer born in 1992, to Stan Peeters, a Belgian born in 2003. ITS describes the group as treating fashion as "a laboratory of identity, where transformation replaces definition and the body becomes a political arena," with work that blends local craft traditions against global cultural reference.

Beyond the core 10x10x10 package, several winners received additional partner prizes. Belgian designer Chloë Reners, born 1997, took the OTB Award and a Jury Special Mention alongside the base prize. French designer Tidjane Tall, born 2000, added the Fondazione Sozzani Award. Chinese designer Wenji Wu, born 1995, collected the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana Award and the Modateca Deanna Award. French designer Steven Chevallier, born 1995, received the Ray-Ban part of EssilorLuxottica Award. UK accessories designer Jamie O'Grady, the youngest finalist at 24, earned both the Fondazione Ferragamo Award and the WRÅD Award. William Palmer added the Pitti Immagine Award to his haul.

American designer Anna Maria Vescovi, born 1999, and Chinese designer Yi Ding, born 1997, each received the OTB Award in addition to the 10x10x10 package. Belgian designer Stan Peeters and French designer Darius Betschart, both born in 2000, rounded out the group; Betschart was the only finalist not listed with an additional partner prize.

The awards event also served as the launch of a new exhibition by Tom Eerebout examining celebrity image-making, expanding the ITS Arcademy's programming beyond its core graduate showcase mission. The "Rise and Shine" exhibition, where all 10 winners' work is now on view, opened alongside the announcements.