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LVMH Prize announces 2021 finalists

American and London-based designers dominate the finalists for this year’s LVMH Prize, taking five of the nine slots, alongside the first Albanian and Colombian designers to reach the final stage of the competition. The 2021 line-up includes menswear and womenswear labels, as well as two genderless lines, from a diverse selection from the UK,...

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The LVMH Prize to be shared among all 8 finalists

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has announced that its prestigious LVMH Prize for young fashion designers has been cancelled for 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and instead the 300,000 Euro prize fund will be “distributed evenly” between the eight finalists that were announced in March. This means instead of one winner, who was supposed to be...

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Eight finalists of LVMH Prize announced

LVMH has announced the eight fashion brands to be nominated for the LVMH Prize final, which will take place on 5 June at Fondation Louis Vuitton. The finalists, who were narrowed down from an original list of 20 hopefuls, are Ahluwalia , Casablanca, Chopova Lowena, Nicholas Daley, Peter Do, Sindiso Khumalo, Supriya Lele, and Tomotoka Koizumi....

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How the upcycled jeans from Marine Greenhouse are made

The Belgian-French designer Marine Serre, winner of the 2017 LVMH price, shows in a video how her 'regenerated denim' is made. Serre is best known for its sportswear with Islamic influences. in the form of color and motifs. A typical handmade design from her is the Crescent print. Source: Video by Giulia Roman, Marine Serre YouTube

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LVMH opens applications for 2020 prize for young designers

LVMH has started accepting applications for the seventh edition of its annual LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. In previous years, the competition has supported emerging design talents such as Grace Wales Bonner, Bode, Jacquemus and Off-White. International fashion designers under the age of 40 with at least two ready-to-wear collections...

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In pictures: Winners and designs at the 2019 LVMH Prize Awards

Yesterday, Wednesday, September 4, 2019, marked the sixth edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. In attendance was five artistic directors from the LVMH group brands - J.W. Anderson (Loewe), Kris Van Assche (Berluti), Maria Grazia Chiuri (Dior), Nicolas Ghesquière (Louis Vuitton), and Clare Waight Keller (Givenchy). As well as...

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Thebe Magugu wins LVMH Prize 2019

Johannesburg-based South African fashion designer Thebe Magugu has won the LVMH Prize 2019. For grabbing the top prize, and beating 1,700 other applicants in the process, Magugu will receive 300,000 euros and a year’s worth of mentoring from the team behind the LVMH group. Swedish actress and face of LVMH Alicia Vikander presented him with the...

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LVMH postpones the 2019 prize final to September

LVMH will hold its annual LVMH prize for Young Fashion Designers on September 4, even though the event has usually been held in June. The final event will take place in Paris at the Fondation Louis Vuitton. Eight finalists are currently in the running to receive the prize, which includes a 300,000-euro grant and a year of mentorship. The...

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LVMH reveals designers shortlisted for the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers

After receiving over 1,700 applications from 100 countries, LVMH has finally revealed the list of 20 semi-finalists for its Prize for Young Fashion Designers. They were chosen by a panel of specialists headed by Delphine Arnault, director and vice president of Louis Vuitton. The shortlisted designers come from 15 countries: Bulgaria, Canada,...

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Masayuki Ino is the winner of the 2018 LVMH Prize

Masayuki Ino, the Japanese designer behind streetwear label Doublet has been named the winner of the 2018 LVMH Grand Prize. As the winner, Ino is set to receive a 300,000 euro grant in addition to a one-year mentoring program from an LVMH team. Actress Emma Stone presented Masayuki Ino with one of the two Prize trophies designed by Jean-Michel...

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Shortlist for LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers revealed

London - The third edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers has named 23 designers from countries including the UK, US, China and Iran in the running for its 2016 prize. This year the award received nearly 1,000 entries from more than 50 countries, and the semi-finalists have been chosen by an in-house selection committee, under the...