DHL, the world’s leading logistics provider, and IMG Fashion have announced the winners of this year’s inaugural DHL Exported season. Italy’s Francesca Liberatore, Turkey’s Hakan Yildirum, Henry Holland from the UK and the duo Nicholas and Christopher Kunz from the U.S. have won the opportunity to further their international growth plans by showing their collections at the world’s leading fashion week events.

Overall DHL and IMG Fashion received 150 applications from designers in 36 countries, each looking to break in to the global marketplace and present their collection to a worldwide audience. Designers were asked to choose the market where their businesses objectives foresee growth in. For each show, a committee of regional experts reviewed the applications and chose the designer that showed the most promise to succeed from the program. The panel judges in Japan are renowned fashion experts including Akiko Shinoda, Director International affairs of Japan Fashion Week Organization, Hajime Nakagawa, General Manager, Fashion Marketing – Ladies Jewelry & Watches Children’s Wear of Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd., Toshikazu Iwaya, DRESSCAMP Designer in addition to Junko Takata, Senior Director – Marketing of DHL Express Japan.

The winners come from four different countries: Francesa Liberatore from Italy will present her designs at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Hakaan Yildirium from Turkey with his label Hakaan is booked for London Fashion Week. Nicholas and Christopher Kunz from the United States with their label Nicholas K are heading to Italy to Milan Fashion Week. And finally, Henry Holland from the United Kingdom with his label House of Holland will go to Japan to present at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Tokyo.

The DHL Exported shows will take place in September 2014/February 2015 at Mercedes- Benz Fashion Week in New York, London Fashion Week and Milan Fashion Week, as well as in October 2014/March 2015 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week TOKYO.