LVMH · September 7, 2021 The 2021 LVMH Prize for young fashion designers: the winners

The ultimate of the eighth version of the LVMH Prize for Younger Style Designers happened on seventh September 2021 on the Louis Vuitton Basis, within the presence of six creative administrators from the LVMH Group, Virgil Abloh, Jonathan Anderson, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Marc Jacobs, Kim Jones and Stella McCartney, alongside Delphine Arnault, Jean-Paul Claverie and Sidney Toledano.

Among the many 9 finalists, the Jury awarded the LVMH Prize to Nensi Dojaka, 27, an Albanian womenswear designer based mostly in London. She is going to obtain a 300,000-euro endowment and will likely be mentored for one 12 months by a workforce of LVMH consultants.

Given the unbelievable expertise of the finalists, the Jury determined to award the Karl Lagerfeld Prize to 3 designers: Colm Dillane, 29, the American founding father of the KidSuper label based mostly in Brooklyn (womenswear and menswear), Lukhanyo Mdingi, 29, a South African designer based mostly in Cape City (womenswear and menswear), and Rui Zhou, 26, the Shanghai-based Chinese language designer behind the model Rui (genderless style). They every obtain 150,000 euro and can take pleasure in a one-year mentorship.

The 2 awards have been introduced by the French actress Isabelle Huppert on the Louis Vuitton Basis.

Delphine Arnault states: ‘I’m very pleased that the 2021 LVMH Prize has been awarded to Nensi Dojaka. Her sensual and tailor-made style breaks with the conventions of womenswear, combining confidence and elegance. Given the unbelievable expertise of the finalists, the Jury determined to award the Karl Lagerfeld Prize to 3 designers: Colm Dillane for KidSuper, Lukhanyo Mdingi and Rui Zhou for Rui. All three have sharp and distinctive visions of at the moment’s style. The eighth version is proof of the worldwide scope and enchantment of the LVMH Prize: hailing from over one-hundred nations, almost 2,000 candidates utilized this 12 months. I’m particularly grateful to the 9 finalists for his or her worthwhile presence regardless of the distinctive circumstances. I applaud their excellent expertise and creativity. I’m delighted that the LVMH Prize has positioned the highlight on their work and can assist them develop their model.’

Furthermore, three younger style college graduates have been distinguished: Adam Kost, a graduate of Institut Français de la Mode (Paris), Franziska Simon, a graduate of Heinrich-Heine Universität (Düsseldorf) and Eric Starc, a graduate of Università Iuav di Venezia (Venice). Every will obtain 10,000 euros and be part of the studios of three Homes of the LVMH Group for one 12 months, respectively Louis Vuitton menswear, Dior menswear and Dior womenswear.

The ninth version of the LVMH Prize for Younger Style Designers will happen in 2022.

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THE WINNERS OF THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS

Ahluwalia, Casablanca, Chopova Lowena, Nicholas Daley, Peter Do, Sindiso Khumalo, Supriya Lele, Tomo Koizumi (2020 finalists)

Thebe Magugu (2019 winner)

Hed Mayner (2019 Karl Lagerfeld Prize)

Doublet (2018 winner)

Rokh (2018 Particular Prize)

Marine Serre (2017 winner)

Kozaburo Akasaka (2017 Particular Prize)

Grace Wales Bonner (2016 winner)

Vejas (2016 Particular Prize)

Marques’Almeida (2015 winner)

Jacquemus (2015 Particular Prize)

Thomas Tait (2014 winner)

Hood by Air (2014 Particular Prize)

Miuniku (2014 Particular Prize)

THE EXPERTS OF THE 2021 LVMH PRIZE

Emmanuelle Alt, Editor-in-Chief Vogue Paris (Paris)

Imran Amed, Founder and Editor-in-Chief The Enterprise of Style (London)

Sarah Andelman, Founding father of Simply an Concept (Paris)

Rami Atallah, Cofounder and CEO of the worldwide platform SSENSE (Montreal)

Fabien Baron, Artwork director, Founding father of Baron & Baron (New York)

Tim Blanks, Editor-at-Massive for The Enterprise of Style (London)

Derek Blasberg, Head of Style and Magnificence partnerships for YouTube (New York)

Alexandre de Betak, Founding father of Bureau Betak (Paris)

Frédéric Bodenes, Artwork Director of Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche (Paris)

Carmen Busquets, Investor in BoF, Farfetch, Web-à-Porter, Lyst, Moda Operandi (Caracas)

Burak Cakmak, Dean of Style of Parsons Faculty of Design (New York)

Marie Chaix, Style editor Double journal (Paris)

Anne-Sophie von Claer, Deputy Editorial director Le Figaro (Paris)

Ronnie Cooke Newhouse, Inventive Director (London)

Caroline Daur, Digital entrepreneur (Hamburg)

Godfrey Deeny, Worldwide Editor-in-Chief Style Community (Paris)

Babeth Djian, Editor-in-Chief Numéro (Paris)

Jo Ellison, Editor How you can Spend It and Deputy Editor Monetary Occasions Weekend (London)

Edward Enninful, Editor-in-Chief British Vogue and European editorial director (London)

Linda Fargo, Senior Vice-President Bergdorf Goodman (New York)

Angelo Flaccavento, Style journalist (Ragusa)

Jo-Ann Furniss, Journalist and Inventive Director (London)

Chantal Gaemperle, LVMH Group Government Vice President for Human Assets and Synergies (Paris)

Stephen Gan, Editor-in-Chief of V Journal, V Man and artistic director of Elle USA (New York)

Michel Gaubert, Sound Designer (Paris)

Julie Gilhart, Guide (New York)

Ikram Goldman, Founding father of ikram (Chicago)

Elizabeth Von Guttman, Cofounder of the journal System and of Style in Tech – ADA (Paris)

Jefferson Hack, Co-founder and editorial director of Dazed Group (London)

Bella Hadid, Mannequin (New York)

Amanda Harlech, Inventive marketing consultant (London)

Ashley Heath, Editorial director Pop and Area Homme+ (London)

Laure Hériard Dubreuil, Founder and Inventive Director of The Webster (Miami)

Adrian Joffe, Chief Government Officer of Dover Avenue Market Worldwide (London)

Sylvia Jorif, Editorial Director of Vogue Paris (Paris)

Ibrahim Kamara, Stylist and Editor-in-Chief Dazed journal (London)

Natalie Kingham, Style and shopping for director at Matches Style (London)

Karlie Kloss, Mannequin and Philanthropist (New York)

Suzanne Koller, Style director M Le Monde journal (Paris)

Hirofumi Kurino, Inventive Director of United Arrows (Tokyo)

Susie Lau, Founding father of StyleBubble.com and journalist (London)

Linda Loppa, Adviser Technique & Imaginative and prescient at Polimoda Paris Platform (Florence)

Pat McGrath, Make-up Artist (New York)

Kevin Ma, Founder and CEO of the Hypebeast (Hong Kong)

Sara Maino, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Vogue Italia and Head of Vogue Skills (Milan)

Suzy Menkes, Journalist (London)

Sarah Mower, Contributing Editor Vogue US (London)

Samira Nasr, Editor-in-Chief Harper’s Bazaar US (New York)

Alexia Niedzielski, Cofounder of the journal System and of Style in Tech – ADA (London)

Ezra Petronio, Editor and Inventive director Self Service, photographer (Paris)

Fabio Piras, Course Director of Central Saint Martins Faculty of Artwork and Design (London)

Peter Philips, Inventive and Picture Director of Christian Dior Make-up (Antwerp)

Loïc Prigent, Filmmaker (Paris)

Gaia Repossi, Inventive Director of Repossi (Paris)

Carine Roitfeld, Proprietor of CR Style Guide (Paris)

Lauren Santo Domingo, Co-founder & Chief Model Officer Moda Operandi (New York)

Marie-Amélie Sauvé, Stylist, Co-founder and artistic director Mastermind (Paris)

Anne-Florence Schmitt, Director Madame Figaro (Paris)

Léa Seydoux, Actress (Paris)

Aimee Track, Influencer and founding father of Track of Type (Los Angeles)

Carla Sozzani, Founding father of 10 Corso Como (Milan)

Stefano Tonchi, World Chief Inventive Officer L’Officiel (New York)

Aizel Trudel, Founding father of the style platform Aizel (Moscow)

Natalia Vodianova, Mannequin and Philanthropist (Paris)

Aleksandra Woroniecka, Style director Vogue Paris (Paris)

Margaret Zhang, Editor-in-Chief Vogue China, (Shanghai)

LVMH CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF PROMOTING YOUNG FASHION DESIGNERS

Over the 25 years for the reason that basis of LVMH, the Homes within the Group have all been impressed by a ardour for creativity and innovation whereas nourishing an distinctive heritage rooted in time-honored know-how. As Bernard Arnault explains: ‘Innovation is extra highly effective when it springs from a preserved heritage.’

In métiers as numerous as style, jewellery, perfumes, leather-based items, winemaking or watches, LVMH manufacturers and designers stand aside of their quest for excellence, and their distinctive ardour for innovation, invention and creativity.

As a result of each its roots and future are intimately linked to creativity, LVMH and its manufacturers have at all times actively nourished artistic expertise. Creativity is likely one of the Group’s core values, guiding all its groups, from designers to noses to cellar masters. This engagement conjures up all LVMH homes to actively assist creativity in each type. For that cause, the Louis Vuitton Basis for modern artwork opened to the general public in October 2014 in a luxurious constructing created by Frank Gehry, including to LVMH’s lasting sponsorship of the humanities.

Motivated by this ‘ardour for creativity’, LVMH has for a few years supported the world of style globally via company philanthropic initiatives, together with:

• the ANDAM Style Awards (Affiliation Nationale de Développement des Arts de la Mode)
• the Hyères Worldwide Style and Images Competition
• Central Saint Martins Faculty of Artwork and Design in London
• the funding fund for younger designers created by the French Ministry of Tradition and Communication.

This identical ardour has led the LVMH Group to launch the LVMH Prize for Younger Style Designers. This initiative helps drive the momentum and emergence of contemporary expertise that’s important to the vitality and variety of the style ecosystem, a job that’s completely in section with the obligations of the world chief in luxurious.