Vishal Tolambia was announced as the winner of the Imagining Sustainable Fashion Award by GiusyBettoni, CEO of C.L.A.S.S. Eco Hub. Anna Detheridge, President of Connecting Cultures; DioKurazawa, Founding Partner, The Bear Scouts, Stefania Ricci, Director, Salvatore Ferragamo Museum were also present on the occasion.
Vishal Tolambia, 24, a graduate with an MA in Fashion Futures from the London College of Fashion and in Fashion Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology India, is a Fashion Sustainability researcher and a multidisciplinary designer. In 2021, Tolambia founded the organization Humanity-centred designs (HCD) with the aim of transforming "human-centred design into humanity-centred designs through sustainable practices to foster the Fashion Industry."
In his communication project, , the "Fashion Affair" video proposes a speculative view of fashion dating - derived from dating apps - a tool to effectively evaluate brands and their products, in the form of augmented reality. The consumer is not only informed in real time about the brand and supply chain, but the app also becomes a platform for matching products based on individual sustainability goals and commitments. "Fashion Affair" also won the special social media contest open to the public among the finalists selected by the jury for being the most voted project by Instagram followers on CLASS profile.












