Dear Shaded Viewers,
March 4th the semi-finalists for the LVMH Prize were announced, now we know the date of the award for the ninth edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. The jury is composed of Jonathan Anderson, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Nicolas Ghesquière, Kim Jones, Stella McCartney as well as Delphine Arnault, Jean-Paul Claverie and Sidney Toledano, Nigo, Artistic Director of Kenzo, and Silvia Venturini Fendi, Artistic Director of Fendi’s men’s and women’s accessories collections.
The 8 finalists are:
ASHLYN par Ashlynn Park, Corée du Sud, mode femme
ERL par Eli Russell Linnetz, Etats-Unis, mode femme, homme et unisexe
KNWLS par Charlotte Knowles, Royaume-Uni, et Alexandre Arsenault, Canada, mode femme ROISIN PIERCE par Róisín Pierce, Irlande, mode femme
RYUNOSUKEOKAZAKI par Ryunosuke Okazaki, Japon, mode unisexe
S.S. DALEY par Steven Stokey Daley, Royaume-Uni, mode homme
TOKYO JAMES par Iniye Tokyo James, Nigeria, mode homme
WINNIE NEW YORK par Idris Balogun, Etats-Unis, mode homme
Past Awards Include:
Nensi Dojaka (Gagnante 2021)
KidSuper, Lukhanyo Mdingi, Rui (Prix Karl Lagerfeld 2021)
Ahluwalia, Casablanca, Chopova Lowena, Nicholas Daley, Peter Do, Sindiso Khumalo, Supriya Lele, Tomo Koizumi (Finalistes 2020)
Thebe Magugu (Gagnant 2019)
Hed Mayner (Prix Karl Lagerfeld 2019)
Doublet (Gagnant 2018)
Rokh (Prix Spécial 2018)
Marine Serre (Gagnante 2017)
Kozaburo Akasaka (Prix Spécial 2017)
Grace Wales Bonner (Gagnante 2016)
Vejas (Prix Spécial 2016)
Marques’Almeida (Gagnants 2015)
Jacquemus (Prix Spécial 2015)
Thomas Tait (Gagnant 2014)
Hood by Air (Prix Spécial 2014)
Miuniku (Prix Spécial 2014)
All the best to the eight, looking forward to the awards. Just the fact that the eight have gotten this far, they are all winners.
Later,
Diane
