The ninth edition of the contest awarded Accademia Costume e Moda’s students Morgan Boyce and Simone Rizzato for working a linen blend into an innovative knitwear design.

Yes, yarn made from baby yak down. Designer and patternmaker Denise Bayron of Bayron Handmade says it’s her preferred lace-weight yarn ... “The blend of 32+ micron Texel [a breed of sheep ...

Participants were given free rein to blend linen with more traditional Loro Piana yarns such as cashmere, and create a piece that stayed true to the brief while reflecting their own design ...