London - Arabstoday
Parsons The New School for Design and Kering, formerly known as PPR, have announced the winners of this year\'s Empowering Imagination student design competition: Harim Jung has been selected for her women\'s ready-to-wear designs and Yunxiang Zhou takes the award for men\'s ready-to-wear. Receiving an internship at one of Kering\'s 19 luxury, sport and lifestyle brands, Harim and Yunxiang will also take part in a closed mentoring session with Style.com and have their work showcased at the flagship Barneys New York on Madison Avenue on May 28-June 10. The winners were selected out of 14 Parsons BFA Fashion Design graduates who presented their thesis collections to a panel of industry experts including Eco Age\'s Livia Firth, Style.com\'s Dirk Standen, Barneys New York\'s Dennis Freedman, Kering\'s Laurent Claquin, Paper Magazine\'s Mickey Boardman, and Parsons\' Simon Collins.