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Durable Design Award by CORDURA® for
Cutting-Edge Workwear of the Future at
Professional Clothing Awards 2018
INVISTA’s CORDURA® brand never fails to inspire
the designs of tomorrow through sponsorship of the
Professional Clothing Awards’ (PCA) VISION 2018
international student design competition. INVISTA's
CORDURA® brand is known for its resistance to
abrasions, tears and scuffs. CORDURA® fabric is a
primary ingredient in many of the world's leading
high-performance gear and apparel products
ranging from luggage, upholstery and backpacks to
footwear, military equipment, tactical wear, work-wear
and performance apparel. The CORDURA® brand is a
registered trademark of INVISTA, one of the world's
largest integrated polymer, intermediates and
fibers businesses.
At the PCA VISION 2018 international student design
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CORDURA® Durable Design
To acknowledge the student designer who best
demonstrates a 360-degree approach to functional
work-wear The CORDURA® Durable Design is a
special designation Award.
Thomas Davidson’s design was creative, commer-
cial and practical for professional tradesman which
reflected a thorough understanding of the challeng-
es faced on the jobsite and present innovative
durable solutions to meet the needs of the worker.
competition in London, Summer Gill from the Thomas Davidson said, “I decided to take on the
University of Bedfordshire was announced as the PCA VISION brief to challenge myself within my
overall winner and Thomas Davidson from Manches- design work to create garments with a functional
ter Fashion Institute received the CORDURA® purpose. Being quite a denim-head and using the
Durable Design Award. theme of ‘vintage versus modern work-wear’, I was
ecstatic to find out that CORDURA® brand had
The PCA VISION 2018 awards exist to inspire and created a denim especially for work-wear purposes.”
honor best-in-class innovative, stylish and functional
work-wear, corporate clothing and PPE designs of PCA VISION 2018 YKK® Award
the future from textile and fashion students. The PCA VISION 2018 YKK® Award was received by
Professional Clothing Awards have been established Filipe Santana of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
to recognize the international uniform supply chain This award represents, the design is intended to be
and reward exceptional work-wear, corporate worn by sports coaches or personal trainers in a CORDURA® Durable Design Award Winner 2018 - Thomas Davidson
clothing and PPE from around the world. The awards health club chain with functionality and versatility for
cover all facets of the working garment industry from employee roles both indoors and outdoors. producers of chemical intermediates, polymers and
Business Manager Awards, PPE Innovation Awards, fibers. The company’s advantaged technologies for
Supplier, Manufacturer and Distributor Awards to With leading brands including LYCRA®, COOLMAX®, nylon, spandex and polyester are used to produce
specific Industry Recognition Awards. CORDURA®, STAINMASTER® and ANTRON®, clothing, carpet, air bags and countless other
INVISTA is one of the world’s largest integrated everyday products.
This year was the first time the even pan-European
contest was opened to students from participating
universities and colleges across Europe in which
students were challenged to develop unique designs
that not only help meet the needs of the workers but
enhance their ability to perform the job as well. This
student designer work-wear contest is a quest to
shine a light on young designers looking to make
their mark on the professional clothing industry.
The overall winning design
The overall winning design from Summer Gill was
created with airport personnel in mind and demon-
strated creativity, versatility, professionalism and
technical understanding of the job requirements.
Summer Gill said, “I was inspired by street-wear
fashion and wanted to create a garment that was
both practical for work and fashionable enough to
wear off the job. The detailed shapes on both my
outer jacket and trousers were inspired by airport
runway markings, a direct link to my chosen job of
airport ground staff.”
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