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ANDAM Innovation Award 2026: Alphalyr illustrates the rise of AI in the fashion value chain

Alphalyr, an AI platform for supply, retail and e-commerce data analysis, is the winner of the ANDAM Innovation Award 2026. The company will receive a grant of 100,000 euros. Pili, which develops bio-based dyes intended to replace petrochemical alternatives, has received the special jury prize. This 2026 edition shows that fashion innovation is...

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Zalando and Karla Otto named new patrons of ANDAM 2026 awards

The ANDAM 2026 awards welcome two new financial partners: online retailer Zalando and German communications agency Karla Otto. This is a first for the Zalando platform. In addition to its financial support, it will assist designers with digital marketing and distribution. “We are delighted to enter into this partnership with ANDAM and look...

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Andam 2025: Meryll Rogge wins Grand Prix and mentorship with Sidney Toledano

On June 30, the ANDAM partners took to the stage alongside director Nathalie Dufour to present the ANDAM Fashion Awards to young designers. Belgain designer Meryll Rogge received the jury's Grand Prix of the 2025 competition: 300,000 euros and a one-year mentorship with Sidney Toledano. The Ministry of Culture was represented by Christopher...

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Bianca Saunders wins ANDAM fashion award

British menswear designer Bianca Saunders has won the ANDAM Fashion Award 2021, winning 300,000 euros and a year of mentoring from Balenciaga president and chief executive officer Cédric Charbit. In a statement, Saunders said that she plans to use the additional funding to take her brand to the “next level” by reinvesting in company...

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Spinnova wins 2021 ANDAM Innovation Award

Finnish start-up Spinnova has been named the 2021 ANDAM Innovation Award winner for developing 100 percent sustainable textile fibre directly out of FSC-certified wood and waste streams without dissolving or other harmful chemical processes. As winners, Spinnova will receive 50,000 euros and a one-year mentorship from Yann Gozlan, founder and...

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ANDAM names 14 finalists for the 2021 edition

French fashion prize ANDAM has announced 14 finalists for its 32nd edition, including London-based Grace Wales Bonner, Bianca Saunders and Rokh for the Grand Prize worth 300,000 euros. The internationally recognised award, which celebrates young fashion talent, is open to a designer, of any nationality, but they must own a French company or...

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ANDAM reshapes 2020 award to support French designers

French fashion prize ANDAM is reshaping its 2020 edition in the wake of the coronavirus crisis to support French independent brands as it looks to “strengthen its support” of the industry. 2020 will be much more than a competition, explained organisers, instead ANDAM will act as an “accelerator of new models” as it looks to send out a “strong...

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ANDAM opens 2020 competition with record prize money

International fashion competition, ANDAM has opened its 2020 competition, alongside news that its funding has hit a record 450,000 euro high for its four prizes. The aim of ANDAM is to support the French fashion industry, by supporting emerging talents of contemporary designers, with financial and strategic support, as well as assuring the role...

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Y/Project wins ANDAM Grand Prize

Prestigious French fashion award the ANDAM Grand Prize has been presented to Y/Project’s creative director Glenn Martens for being a designer that will “contribute to keep fashion relevant”. As the winner of the annual fashion prize, Y/Project will benefit from a 250,000 euro prize fund aimed at helping to develop and grow the label and...