“We triestini always used to tell ourselves that Trieste was la città in fondo a destra, ‘the city at the end on the right’,” says Barbara Franchin. “Now we’re starting to wake up to the fact that we’re slap-bang in the middle of things.” Franchin is the president and artistic director of ITS Foundation – International Talent Support, a Trieste-based foundation known principally for its annual ITS Contest, first held in 2002. A global competition for young fashion, accessories and jewellery designers that culminates in a starry gala, the prize has established itself as a major scouting platform for emerging talents: previous finalists include two of the fashion world’s hottest creative directors, Bottega Veneta’s Matthieu Blazy and Demna at Balenciaga.
芭芭拉•弗朗辛说：“我们的里雅斯特人过去总是觉得自己的城市‘前不着村，后不着店’。现在我们开始意识到，我们正处于繁华喧嚣的中心。”弗朗辛是ITS（“国际人才支持基金会”）的主席和艺术总监，该基金会主要以2002年首次举行的年度ITS竞赛而闻名。该奖项是一项面向年轻时装、配饰和珠宝设计师的manbetx app苹果 竞赛，每年赛后会举办一场星光熠熠的盛会。该奖项已成为新兴人才的主要招募平台：之前的入围者包括两位时尚界最炙手可热的创意总监，宝缇嘉(Bottega Veneta)的马蒂厄•布莱希(Matthieu Blazy)和巴黎世家(Balenciaga)的Demna。