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Young designers have until February 7 to apply for €300k LVMH prize

18/01/2016
Young designers have until February 7 to apply for €300k LVMH prize
For the third consecutive year luxury group LVMH is organising the LVMH Prize, which focuses on promising young fashion designers from around the world. Previous winners were Thomas Tait in 2014 and Marques’Almeida in 2015.

The competition seeks to recognise the talent and creativity of a young designer, selected by a prestigious jury, comprising manily the creative directors of various LVMH brands, including Jonathan Anderson of Loewe, Nicolas Ghesquière of Louis Vuitton, Karl Lagerfeld of Fendi, Phoebe Philo of Céline and Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy.

The competition is open to designers under 40 who have already shown two ready-to-wear collections. They have until February 7 to submit an application through the LVMH website. The winner will receive a grant of €300,000 and mentoring from a special LVMH team.


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