OSAKA INSTITUTE OF FASHION College

Contest awardsOverwhelming track record of winning contests

The highest level of competition in the country
Achieved triple Grand Prix crown!!

"Vautrail is good at contests."
The "Soen Award", "Asia Fashion Collection", and "YKK Fastening Award" held in 2024,
He won the grand prize in all three contests, achieving an impressive triple crown in major domestic contests.
It is usually difficult to win the grand prize in multiple major contests,
This is a good example of the high level of education at Vautrail.

Grand Prix wins one after another at home and abroad.
Overwhelming award track record

TOKYO, JAPAN

Grand Prix
Grand Prize Winners: Kotaro Kawamura, Kouki Sera (Brand: Bill Bill) Grand Prize Winner: Yousuke Haga

Asia Fashion Collection 12th
NEW YORK COLLECTION

Grand Prix

Super Designer 3rd Year 
Kotaro Kawamura and Kouki Sera (Brand: Bill Bill)

Super Designer 4th year 
Yosuke Haga

Asia Fashion Collection (hosted by Vantan Parco) is a global contest aimed at further developing the Asian fashion industry. The Grand Prix winner will be given the opportunity to make their runway debut at New York Fashion Week. This year, our school's Super Designer dominated five of the ten finalist brands, including the two Grand Prix winners, achieving a unique achievement that overwhelmed other schools.

TOKYO, JAPAN

98th SOEN AWARD

Grand Prix (Soen Award)

Fashion Creator
Creative Designer Course 3 years

Rensuke Iwano

finalist

Super Designer 4th year
Haruka Nagahara

Super Designer 4th year
Chisato Mizutani

Fashion Creator
Creative Designer Course Graduate

Tsuchiya Hina

Rensuke Iwano, a third-year student in the Creative Designer course of the Department of Fashion Creators, won the Grand Prix at the Soen Awards, Japan's top fashion contest. In addition, four of the 16 finalists were selected from our school, making this the most successful school in the country.

Grand Prix (Soen Award)
Grand Prix (Soen Award): Rensuke Iwano

TOKYO, JAPAN

Grand Prix
Grand Prix winner: Rensuke Iwano

24th YKK
FASTENING AWARDS

Grand Prix

Fashion Creator
Creative Designer Course 3 years

Rensuke Iwano

Special Jury Award

Super Designer 4th year
White Grass at Toba

Established with the hope of encouraging young creators to play an active role on a global scale, this is one of Japan's largest design contests for students. The Grand Prix winner, following on from the Soen Prize winner, was Rensuke Iwano, a third-year student in the Fashion Creator Department. Furthermore, Otome Shirakusa, a fourth-year student in Super Designer, won the third place, the Special Jury Award.

LONDON, UK

GRADUATE FASHION WEEK

finalist

Super Designer 4th year
Ayumi Yamamura

One of the world's largest fashion events, held over seven days in London, features a student collection from leading universities around the world, where Ayumi Yamamura, a fourth-year student Super Designer, presented her collection as a finalist.

finalist
Finalist Ayumi Yamamura

DALIAN, CHINA

Outstanding performance award
Excellence Award: Hase Yukika

DALIAN CUP INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH FASHION DESIGN CONTEST

Outstanding performance award

Super Designer 4th year
Hase Yukika

The international contest "Dalian Cup 2024" will be held in Dalian, China. The aim of this contest is to discover amateur designers in Asia. Yukika Hase, a fourth-year student in Super Designer, won the "Excellence Award," making her the top Japanese winner.

SEOUL, KOREA

THE 5TH KOREA TEXTILE
FASHION DESIGN CONTEST

Grand Prize

Fashion Creator
Creative Designer Course 3 years

Nao Takada

silver award

Super Designer 4th year
Ai Toyoda

Bronze Award

Fashion Creator
Creative Designer Course 2 years

Taka Zain

They also performed well in the international contest held in Seoul, Korea. Five students in total won prizes, including Takada Nao, a third-year student in the Fashion Creator Department, who won the Grand Prize, as well as Toyoda Ai, Takazai Kaoru, Kobayashi Rina, and Mitoma Kokoa.

Grand Prize
Grand Prize Winner Nao Takada

SUPPORT

A support system to encourage your contest challenge

Under the guidance of knowledgeable and experienced teachers, students will have a thorough support system in place to brush up on their work and achieve results in the contest. Prize winners will be awarded a monetary prize through the "Contest Reward System."

Genuine support to help you take part in overseas contests with peace of mind

With our school, you can confidently take on the challenge of competing in an overseas contest of your dreams. In addition to providing guidance on English presentations, arranging travel procedures and accommodations, we also handle the paperwork for transporting costumes and financial support. Our teaching staff will accompany you to the site, and we will fully support you until the very end of your overseas challenge.

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Other awards

2024 (excerpt)

  • PAL FOUNDATION CUP 2024 "Grand Prix (Platinum Award)
  • FB Award Y2024 "Grand Prix"
  • 5th Styling Award "Grand Prix" and "Runner-up"
  • Reclothes Cup 2024 "Judges' Special Award"
  • Nippori Fashion Design Contest 2024 "Nuiya Design Award"
  • 61st National Fashion Design Contest "Sanyo Shokai Award"
  • 15th N-1 Mode Grand Prix "Hokkaido Governor's Award" "Sapporo Mayor's Award" "Hokkaido Shimbun Award"
  • 2024AW Atelier Doll Textile/Secondary Processing Design Contest "Grand Prix" and "Runner-up"

2023 (excerpt)

  • Asia Fashion Collection 11th "Grand Prix (Double Winner)"
  • 23rd YKK Fastening Award "Grand Prix"
  • The 4th Korea Textile·Fashion Design Contest "Grand Prize", "Bronze Prize" and "Encouragement Prize"
  • Dalian Cup "Excellent Award"
  • Nippori Fashion Design Contest 2023 "Grand Prix"
  • 3rd Styling Award "Grand Prix" and "Runner-up"
  • Reclothes Cup 2023 "Runner-up"
  • 14th N-1 Mode Grand Prix "Hokkaido Governor's Award"
  • Decormake Challenge Exhibition 2023 "Osaka Mayor's Award" and "Special Award"
  • 2024SS Atelier Doll Textile / Secondary Processing Design Contest "Runner-up Grand Prix"
  • 21st Japan Button Award "Excellent Award"
  • PAL FOUNDATION CUP 2023 "Bronze Award"

FY2022 (excerpt)

  • 4th GREEN DOWN PRODUCT DESIGN COMPETITION "Grand Prix (Best Award)"
  • 13th N1 Mode Grand Prix "Grand Prix" "Sapporo Mayor's Award"
  • 1st Styling Award “Grand Prix”
  • Silk Idea Competition 2022 "Grand Prize" and "TENSAN DESIGN Award"
  • PAL FOUNDATION CUP 2022 "Grand Prix (Platinum Award)" and "Bronze Award"
  • 2022AW Atre Edole Textile/Secondary Processing Design Contest "Runner-up"
  • 2023SS Atre Edore Textile/Secondary Processing Design Contest "Runner-up Grand Prix"
  • Shinjuku Fashion Field 2022 "Runner-up Grand Prix" and "Jun Award"

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