Luminescent Collection Scoops Global Denim Awards
The 29-year-old Dutch designer scooped the third edition of the denim prize coinciding with Kingpins Amsterdam.
DENIM PRIZE: Anbasja Blanken’s glow-in-the-dark jeans won the best collection prize at the annual Global Denim Awards, coinciding with the denim fair Kingpins Amsterdam, which wrapped up Thursday. The 29-year-old Dutch designer, who interned for Viktor & Rolf and just started her trousers line called Ala Blanka in Amsterdam, impressed the jury at the third edition of the prize with her underwater-themed collection done with Italian mill ITV Denim. It was festooned with floral embroideries, pearls, laser-cut prints and recycled ruffles.
The award pairing emerging designers with denim mills was sponsored by E³ cotton and comes with a grant of 10,000 euros, or $10,911.7 at current exchange. Some 11 mills and designers were selected this year. Other participating mills included Berto Industria Tessile, Prosperity Textile, Atlantic Mills, Calik Denim, Royo, Candiani Denim and Arvind (which won the fabric award.)
