The prestigious LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers showcases 20 semi-finalists from around the world, including new talents from Egypt, Ghana, and Saudi Arabia.
On March 6th, the prestigious LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers hosted a cocktail reception for this year’s semi-finalists, unveiling 20 emerging designers selected from a pool of over 2,300 international applications. The event took place in Paris, marking an important step towards selecting the finalists for the competition.
The semi-finalists represent 15 countries, showcasing a remarkable spectrum of cultures and creativity. For the first time, the competition included talents from Egypt, Ghana, and Saudi Arabia. From March 6th to March 9th, these 20 designers presented their collections at a semi-final showroom, where they will be evaluated by an intersectional and multicultural panel drawn from 80 countries. The LVMH Prize Committee of Experts will ultimately select eight finalists from this group.
The array of semi-finalists includes diverse talents such as ALAINPAUL by Alain Paul from France, who offers womenswear, menswear, and genderless collections; BOYEDOE by Ghana’s David Boye-Doe Kusi, known for genderless designs; and KML by Saudi Arabia’s Ahmed Hassan, who focuses on menswear and genderless fashion. Other notable semi-finalists include FRANCESCO MURANO from Italy, JOSH TAFOYA from the United States, and the Irish designer SINEAD O’DWYER.
The competition will award three distinct prizes. The LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, focusing on creativity, grants a major endowment of 400,000 euros and includes a one-year custom mentorship from a dedicated team at LVMH. The Karl Lagerfeld Prize also emphasizes creativity and offers a 200,000-euro endowment along with a mentorship program. The newest addition, the Savoir-Faire Prize, recognizes exceptional craftsmanship, technical expertise, innovation, and sustainability in the fashion industry. This prize offers an endowment of 200,000 euros as well and includes a one-year mentorship geared towards skill transmission.
Furthermore, three young fashion school graduates will also be awarded, with each winner and their institution receiving 10,000 euros, along with a placement in the design studio of one of the LVMH group’s fashion houses for a year.
This year’s competition highlights not only innovative design but also a commitment to nurturing emerging talent in the fashion industry on a global scale.
Source: Noah Wire Services
