WGSN Global Fashion Awards 2013

AOFM Pro

AOFM Pro is one of the worlds leading backstage makeup team providers with branches in London, New York and Paris. Supplying backstage makeup for over 60 designers annually, AOFM Pro has worked with some of the world’s most renowned designers and iconic catwalk shows. In partnership with top makeup artists represented by leading agencies from around the globe, AOFM Pro provides designers with unparalleled creative and conceptual ideas, which has made AOFM the first stop for any designer looking for backstage makeup artistry.

Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison RBIS, a global leader in apparel and footwear industry solutions, is a $1.5 billion division of Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY). Avery Dennison RBIS provides intelligent, creative and sustainable solutions to elevate brands and accelerate performance from design to retail store floor. The company’s industry leading, end-to-end solutions include innovative heat transfer technology, RFID and price management supply chain solutions and sustainable packaging services. Based in Framingham, Massachusetts, Avery Dennison RBIS has 115 locations in 50 countries and across six continents. For more information, visit www.ribs.averydennison.com.

Avery Dennison is a global leader in labeling and packaging materials and solutions. The company’s applications and technologies are an integral part of products used in every major market and industry. With operations in more than 50 countries, Avery Dennison serves customers with insights and innovations that help make brands more inspiring and the world more intelligent. Headquartered in Pasadena, California, the company reported sales from continuing operations of $6 billion in 2012. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

CATRICE

A new dimension in the pure joy of life

CATRICE – the passion of playing with the ever-changing facets of beauty. Modern make-up collectionsbased on unrivalled expertise in terms of innovation and trends. Exciting colours and looks inspired by the fashion capitals of the world, re-interpreted in a striking product range.

CATRICE never misses a single trend, must-have or detail.

CATRICE always has a finger on the pulse of the times and develops premium products with innovative textures and high-end packaging.

And thanks to its incredibly affordable prices, there really is no stopping the love of shopping.

iSKO

With its 200 million meters of fabric a year and 300,000 square meters of denim production plant, İSKO™ is the largest denim producer worldwide.
Part of SANKO Group, a big multinational company with a highly diversified business activity, İSKO™ in just a few years has asserted itself as the global Premium Denim leader, the ideal Quality Ingredient Brand for prestigious fashion players such as DIESEL, HUDSON, Nudie Jeans and key fashion retailers Esprit,Zara,Topshop and servicing conceptual ideas to some brands like GEOX…etc İSKO™ provides them with exclusive patented denim technology, guarantee of quality and performance for the final consumers.
For İSKO™, innovation is a true cultural imperative, embodied by cutting-edge initiatives: from lectures and round-tables about its successful Ingredient Branding strategy or eco-sustainable approach to the refined Up to denim™ project focusing on the future of the sector, in addition to the annual washing seminar cycles gathering up the creative divisions of renowned brands like Diesel, Jeckerson, Harmont&Blaine, Mac, Tommy Hilfiger, Zara, Topshop and so on.
İSKO™ is seriously committed to an eco-friendly approach embracing every aspect of the production chain. İSKO EARTH FIT™ is the first eco-sustainable denim collection, producing 40% savings in water usage and 30% in energy, as well as a 30% reduction in the amount of chemical products. İSKO™ is also at the forefront for recycled denim: with Nudie Jeans it run a project where old denim is cut, milled down to a pulp and blended with virgin organic cotton to generate a new fabric.

LYCRA®

Through leading brands including LYCRA®, COOLMAX® and CORDURA®, INVISTA transforms daily life through its innovations in the nylon, spandex and polyester industries. Although you may not realize it, our products play a role in nearly every aspect of your daily life—from the fibers in your bath rug to the fabric in your clothing to the plastics in your car.

While INVISTA has a diverse portfolio of products, the company is widely known for its extensive range of LYCRA® fiber branded products, including XTRA LIFE LYCRA® fiber for chlorine resistance in swimwear, LYCRA® FUSION™ fiber for ladder resistant hosiery, and our new LYCRA® fiber with W Technology, which has enduring whiteness desired in intimate apparel.

With approximately 11,000 employees in 20 countries around the globe and continuous investments in research and development, we are continuously seeking new ways to anticipate and exceed customer expectations while staying focused on the most productive, efficient use of resources in all parts of the business. We work hard to create long-term value for our customers and society, which means that we are committed to finding high-quality, innovative materials to make all those moments throughout your day even better.

INVISTA is one of the largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers. Learn more at www.INVISTA.com, and follow on Twitter.com/INVISTA and Facebook.com/INVISTA global.

My-Perfect-T

My-Perfect-T is a contemporary fashion label with its foundations rooted in the 4 main ancient classical elements – Earth, Water, Air and Fire.
Taking inspiration from classic elements with a subtle sprinkling of British cool has led to the creation of beautiful, unique and versatile prints, thus making it a label identifiable by its alluringly dreamy, effortlessly chic designs.

Simple, flattering, body skimming precision cut silhouettes made out of specially sourced silks and organic cotton, projects unassuming sexiness whilst allowing the inimitable prints to flourish as the main focus of the design.
By focusing on upper body garments, My-Perfect-T is able to provide its clients with an exquisite array of prints to suit your mood, the trends, or the occasion.

The 5th Element and the Philanthropic Element are the final two elements to complete the label. The 5th Element accentuates the idea of individuality, whilst the Philanthropic Element captures the playful side of the brand, as well as allowing us to commit to meaningful causes.

My-Perfect-T is due to launch in October 2013.

Orka Group

Orka Group, founded in 1986, is globally operating Menswear Company offering a broad range of fashion and accessories. Damat Tween and D’S, Orka Group’s 2 lifestyle fashion brands are designed and produced in Istanbul and carry the hint of the lands 7000 years old culture, a synthesis of the west and east in their DNA. Committed to innovation as well as creation, contemporary yet timeless style meets nanotechnological products in all of the collections for all brands. Damat Tween and D’S are dedicated to offer high quality products at affordable prices as well as catering its customers with an upscale service.
Operating in carefully selected upscale 385 sales points and 210 concept store worldwide, Orka Group is committed to further build upon it’s present success, promoting its brands with a broad range of marketing and communication tools, including advertising campaigns, POS marketing, media relations, social networking, fashion shows and trade fairs.
Seeking for new opportunity to further its worldwide expansion and constant solid growth, Orka Group aims to reach a global presence in its 5 year growth plan developing through direct investment, partnerships and franchising. Rooted in “rising star” economically, socially and internationally impactful “rising start” country Turkey, the group offers a mutually lucrative, high profit business opportunity to its future business collaborators

Preciosa

Preciosa is a world leading producer of cut crystal, specializing mainly in the production of machine cut chatons, beads and other fashion jewellery stones in a broad variety of shapes, colours and sizes. Preciosa cooperates with Pantone, the colour trend setting company. With its 3800 employees, Preciosa has headquarters and 100% of its production in the in the Czech Republic in a region with hundreds of years of glass making tradition.

This year Preciosa responded to a growing market demand for lead-free* crystals with its new GENUINE CZECH CRYSTAL™ MAXIMA top quality product line. The first product from this line is the MC Chaton MAXIMA which combines, for the first time in history, high quality lead-free* crystal made with Preciosa® Hi-Pure Crystal ™ technology with an original patented 15-facet cut which is foiled with the innovative Dura-Foiling™ layer. The result is a Preciosa® GENUINE CZECH CRYSTAL™ component of unrivalled optical-aesthetic properties and exceptional durability which is unmistakably verifiable. More on www.maxima.preciosa.com.

All Preciosa products meet all the most strict and necessary world certifications and standards.

* Lead content <0.009% (<90ppm)

Takasago

For over 50 years, Takasago has been the only fragrance house connecting East and West in an exchange process that has been its life force. Every day, the Japanese values of purity, beauty, attention to detail, responsiveness, service enhancement and high technology, embrace a western culture sensitive to luxury, olfactory innovation and ‘‘art de vivre’’.

This unique double identity justifies our offering the vision of a highly creative fragrance house.

When we create our perfumes, we take into consideration cultural differences, market trends, the expectations of our customers and their brand DNA. Every case is specific and we put our tailor-made expertise and when required proven technological advantages into every one of our creations.

The “Takasago touch” also stems from our eagerness to take on board all forms of expression. We provide our partners with a dedicated service and an unrivalled level of operational excellence.

As a result, our creative, technologically enhanced fragrances can be taken to market as vehicles for true innovation that contribute to enriching society and creating a sweeter-smelling world.