Louis Vuitton has announced the names of 20 semi finalists for the ninth edition of its LVMH Prize for Young Designers.
The 20 candidates were selected from more than 1,900 candidates from all over the world. This years' participants come from 13 countries encompassing a great diversity of cultures and talents: Belgium, Canada, China, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and, for the first time, Sri Lanka, The full list of candidates are :
AIREI by Drew Curry, United States, menswear
AMESH by Amesh Wijesekera, Sri Lanka, genderless collections
ASHLYN by Ashlynn Park, South Korea, womenswear
BLUEMARBLE by Anthony Alvarez, France, menswear
CHENPENG by Peng Chen, China, genderless collections
ERL by Eli Russell Linnetz, United States, womenswear, menswear and genderless collections
GOOMHEO by Goom Heo, South Korea, menswear and genderless collections
KNWLS by Charlotte Knowles, United Kingdom & Alexandre Arsenault, Canada, womenswear
MAXIMILIAN by Maximilian Davis, United Kingdom, womenswear and menswear
MERYLL ROGGE by Meryll Rogge, Belgium, womenswear and genderless collections
NICCOLO PASQUALETTI by Niccolo Pasqualetti, Italy, genderless collections
PALOMO SPAIN by Alejandro Gomez Palomo, Spain, genderless collections
PAULA CANOVAS DEL VAS by Paula Canova del Vas, Spain, womenswear
ROISIN PIERCE by Roison Pierce, Ireland, womenswear
RYUNOSUKEOKAZAKI by Ryunosuke Okazaki, Japan, genderless collections
S.S. DALEY by Steven Stokey Daley, United Kingdom, menswear
TOKYO JAMES by Iniye Tokyo James, Nigeria, menswear
WEINSANTO by Victor Brunstein Weinsanto, France, womenswear
WINNIE NEW YORK by Idris Balogun, United States, menswear
YUEQI QI by Yueqi Qi, China, genderless collections
The 20 candidates will present their collections and their creative world at a showroom in Paris on the 4th and 5th March. Similar to last year, the event will be entirely digital and will give the public the opportunity to discover the twenty semi-finalists on the lvmhprize.com website and to vote for the candidate of their choice.
'The twenty semi-finalists are driven by an optimistic and innovative vision. They all place eco-responsibility at the heart of their creative approach with the use of recycled materials, upcycling, etc. They are also very keen on integrating a more ethical production system, while some place the spotlight on local and traditional know-how. The fluidity of womenswear and menswear is another key feature of this edition,' said Delphine Arnault, executive vice president of Louis Vuitton and founder of the LVMH Prize.
The winner of this years' LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers will win a 300,000-euro prize and a one-year bespoke mentorship program provided by a dedicated LVMH team. This years' Committee of Experts include Camille Charriere, Eva Chen, Ben Cobb, Pierre A. M'Pele, Mel Ottenberg, Julia Sarr-Jamois, Cindy Sherman and Eugenie Trochu.
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