The LVMH Prize Announces Its Fresh Batch Of Semifinalists For 2025
Each year, the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers not only grants a fresh batch of young talent financial support and mentoring, but it also introduces us to a roster of new names, sure to shape future fashion over the coming years.
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For the twelfth edition of the prize, 2,300 applicants from around the world vied for a coveted spot. Now, the field has been narrowed to 20 semi-finalists representing 15 countries, with Egypt, Ghana and Saudi Arabia making their debut on the list. Notable semi-finalists include former ELLE Introducing designers Tolu Coker, Nicklas Skovgaard, Sinéad O’Dwyer and Torishéju Dumi.
The 20 semi-finalists will present their collections at the semi-final showroom, which will take place in Paris on 5th and 6th March 2025. Once again this year, the LVMH Prize will be held digitally on the dedicated website lvmhprize.com and will involve the general public. During the Paris dates the public will be able to discover the designers and vote for their eight favourite candidates, just like the Experts.
The LVMH Prize, awarded to Hodakova for the 2024 instalment, offers a substantial 400,000-euro endowment to the winner, along with a year-long personalised mentorship by a dedicated LVMH team. Additionally, the Karl Lagerfeld Prize, formerly won by Duran Lantink, honours exceptional creativity in young brands, awarding the recipient 200,000 euros and a one-year mentorship program. Finally, recognising outstanding craftsmanship, technical expertise and sustainability, the Savoir-Faire Prize, which launched last year when Michael Stewart of Standing Ground took home the prize, sees the winner receive 200,000 euros and a specialised one-year mentorship focused on skill transmission and innovation.
The full list is as follows:
Alainpaul by Alain Paul, France, womenswear, menswear and genderless collections
All-In by Benjamin Barron, United States, and Bror August Vestbø, Norway, womenswear and genderless
collections
Boyedoe David Boye-Doe Kusi, Ghana, genderless collections
Francesco Murano by Francesco Murano, Italy, womenswear
Josh Tafoya by Josh Tafoya, United States, genderless collections
KML by Ahmed Hassan, Saudi Arabia, menswear and genderless collections
Meruert Tolegen by Meruert Planul-Tolegen, United States, womenswear
Mfpen by Sigurd Bank, Denmark, womenswear and menswear
Nicklas Skovgaard by Nicklas Skovgaard, Denmark, womenswear
Penultimate by Xiang Gao, China, genderless collections
Pillings by Ryota Murakami, Japan, womenswear
Renaissance Renaissance by Cynthia Merhej, Lebanon, womenswear
Sinéad O’Dwyer by Sinéad O’Dwyer, Ireland, womenswear
Soshiotsuki by Soshi Otsuki, Japan, menswear
Steve O Smith by Steve O Smith, United Kingdom, womenswear and menswear
Tolu Coker by Tolu Coker, United Kingdom, womenswear
Torishéju by Torishéju Dumi, United Kingdom, womenswear and menswear
Yasmin Mansour by Yasmin Mansour, Egypt, womenswear
Young N Sang by Sang Lim Lee et Youngshin Hong, South Korea, menswear
Zomer by Danial Aitouganov, the Netherlands, womenswear
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