29.06.2018. The final of DENIM YOUNG CONTEST is coming!

The final of the contest will be held on June 29, 2018 at the Troficolor

Troficolor will promote a fashion show on the night of June 29, at its Lousado facility, with the proposals of the young creators who participated in the Denim Young Contest, an initiative launched by this textile company and that will now have its Gala Last.

The proposals of the young creators will thus be the object of public presentation, being voted by a jury of specialists of the sector.

For this edition, Troficolor counts on an illustrious panel of jurors constituted by:

JOÃO COSTA (SELETIVA MODA) PAULO VAZ (ATP), BRAZ COSTA (CITEVE), PEDRO PEDRO, JÚLIO TORCATO, KATTY XIOMARA, DANIELA BARROS, NELSON VIEIRA, CARLOS TEIXEIRA, CARLOS SERRA (TROFICOLOR).

The Denim Young Contest aims to promote the use of "denim", Troficolor's area of ​​expertise, to stimulate creativity and innovation, attracting new creatives to this activity.

"We have set great expectations in this initiative, not only for the Troficolor but also for the textile cluster that gravitates around denim and also find here another opportunity to promote and attract new designers and other professionals in an area fashion that is always evolving, always young and always current, "said Carlos Serra, CEO of the company.

The candidates had to develop a coordinate composed of at least two pieces and a maximum of four pieces. The only requirement was to use "denim", offered by the Troficolor itself, which also provided all accessories such as threads, buttons and / or fasteners, as well as supported the candidates in the processes and costs with washings and dyeing of the parts.

The competitors' universe was made up of students with training in fashion and textiles, and various entities such as the University of Minho, ESAD, IPCA, Modatex, Citex, CENATEX, IADE, Porto and Fashion School of Lisbon.

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