Beijing/China, July 31st – On July 31st, fashion and design students from 31 countries and regions around the world, presented their showpieces to the world in a fabulous catwalk show at the Triumph Inspiration Award ’08 in Beijing.
An inspiring expert judging panel, consisting of the Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf; Danish top model Helena Christensen; German fashion photography icon Ellen von Unwerth; chief purchaser and creative director Sarah from Colette, and Chinese top model and actress Lv Yan together with Triumph’s Jan Rosenberg, came to the decision which design piece deserves to be called the most inspired, and inspiring, of them all in 2008. Awarded their prizes by gold-medallist Linford Christie and actress Michelle Lee, the show was a true spectacle in pre-Olympic Beijing.