Press Release
Leopitorca Sustainable Sportswear by Sisi Tang Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design
Sisi Tang of Leopitorca honored for fashion, apparel and garment design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Leopitorca Sustainable Sportswear by Sisi Tang of Leopitorca, designed for Leopitorca Global Limited, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design category. The result belongs to the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Leopitorca Sustainable Sportswear
Leopitorca's design features a harmonious blend of stylish aesthetics and practical functionality tailored for winter sports enthusiasts. Each garment is crafted with advanced technical fabrics that deliver exceptional warmth, breathability, and durability, ensuring optimal performance on the slopes. It incorporates dynamic visual elements while maintaining a sleek silhouette, allowing users to navigate winter environments with confidence. It strikes a balance between performance and contemporary style, enabling individuals to enjoy their time while looking effortlessly chic.
About Sisi Tang
Leader of a startup and a designer specializing in functional apparel design. Her work focuses on integrating aesthetics with unique functionalities, creating designs that contribute positively to human needs and future advancements. Her innovative approach allows for the development of clothing that is not only practical but also enhances the overall user experience. Through her contributions, she plays a significant role in the evolution of the fashion industry, promoting sustainability and usability. Her unique blend of creativity and functionality makes her a noteworthy figure in her field.
About Leopitorca
We are a functional sportswear design company specializing in activewear, functional garments, and smart wearable devices. Founded by experienced designers, we hold multiple patents for our innovative products.
Award Record
Sisi Tang of Leopitorca is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design Award
The A' Fashion Design Award is an international fashion design competition recognizing good fashion designs by best fashion designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to fashion designers, apparel designers, garment designers and textile designers from all countries. Entries typically include runway collections, dresses, suits, skirts, outerwear and jackets. Awarded fashion designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/fashion
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/172236
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/172236
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!172236
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/368103
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://shorturl.at/qYyhi
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Leopitorca Sustainable Sportswear
- Function
- Sustainable Sportswear
- Category
- Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Fashion
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Silver, Black, Dark Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Leopitorca Global Limited
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sisi Tang
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Brand
- Leopitorca
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #172236
Credits
- Image Credits
- Image #1 #2 #3 #4 #5: Photographer Wenyun WANG / Designer Sisi TANG
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Leopitorca represents a pioneering fusion of avant-garde fashion aesthetics and high-performance functional skiwear. Leopitorca redefines traditional skiwear at its core by meticulously integrating technologically advanced fabrics and innovative design elements that prioritize visual impact and athletic performance. Beyond functionality, Leopitorca’s design ethos champions sustainability.
- Inspiration
- Inspiration stemmed from the consideration of sustainable fashion and functionality. We aimed to maximize athletic performance while significantly reducing environmental impact through deliberate choices in fibers, fabrics, design, and production methods. It uniquely blends fashion with high-performance technical innovation, featuring adaptive auxetic fabrics, smart thermal and moisture regulation, and sustainable, eco-friendly materials, setting new standards for stylish, functional skiwear.
- Research
- These ski apparel designs prioritize innovation, sustainability, and performance, using patented PLA-based biodegradable fabric, ergonomic construction, and thermal management. We combined quantitative lab tests, including insulation, water resistance, and durability with qualitative feedback. Professional athletes and recreational skiers tested prototypes, refining fit and movement. Findings confirm improved comfort, mobility, and eco-responsibility.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge was integrating advanced biodegradable fabrics with stringent performance requirements such as water resistance, breathability, and thermal insulation while maintaining a comfortable, ergonomic fit. Achieving durability without compromising sustainability required rigorous material testing and design refinement.
- Realization and Technology
- We shield against snow, rain, and melting ice using highly water-resistant materials and membranes. Innovative layering manages perspiration while preventing external moisture. Advanced insulation retains warmth, and anatomically cut panels support dynamic movements, crouching, twisting, and reaching, essential for skiing. Where possible, we adopt eco-friendly fabrics like recycled polyester and reduce water usage.
- Operation and Interaction
- The design collection stands out due to its advanced fabric technologies, strategic garment engineering, and user-centered design. We use unique waterproof-breathable membranes, intelligent insulation zones, and anatomically optimized cuts to ensure superior weather protection, thermal comfort, and unrestricted movement. Additionally, robust seam sealing, abrasion-resistant reinforcements, and carefully placed ventilation elements help balance heat retention with breathability.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in June 2024 in Hong Kong and finished in Jan 2025 in Hong Kong and will be exhibited at the Design Summit Hong Kong. Through ongoing research and refinement, we are consistently enhancing each product iteration to more closely reflect our core design philosophy.
- Specifications
- Our garments are produced according to a base size designed for women with a height of 170 cm and a chest circumference of 88 cm. The amount of ease in each piece is carefully calculated to accommodate the specific range of movement required for its intended activity.
- Keywords
- Sportswear, Sustainability, Biodegradability, Ergonomics, Thermal-Management, Durability, Innovation
