The Real Leather. Stay Different. China Mainland Student Design Competition 2022 has now closed. Thank you to all the talented students who participated!
Scroll below to explore the winners’ designs.
OVERALL & ACCESSORIES WINNER:
YunTian Dong from Donghua University, Shanghai for Octopus
APPAREL WINNER:
YaWen Zhang from Wenzhou University, Wenzhou for 墨斗仞崃
FOOTWEAR WINNER:
LiBin Cao from Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing for Iron Armour
INSPIRATIONAL DESIGN AWARD:
We will shortlist finalists in each category before the judges choose category winners and an overall winner who will see their design professionally made and promoted in a capsule collection, as well as taking home the trophy and featuring in the RLSD 2022 coffee table book.
Designs must be made of at least 50% leather from cow hide.
Any other materials used must be natural or organic materials, for example wood or any natural fibres.
No fur or exotic skins. Our mission is to cut waste and utilise materials that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
Plastics must only be used where no natural alternatives are available.
Apparel
Footwear
Accessories
Watch our student training video below and discover why using natural, organic and long lasting materials like leather cut waste and offer a sustainable alternative to environmentally damaging and short lived synthetics and plastics.
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