LVMH names winner of Young Fashion Designers prize for 2017
20/06/2017
A high-level jury comprising Jonathan Anderson (Loewe), Nicolas Ghesquière (Louis Vuitton), Karl Lagerfeld (Fendi), Humberto Leon and Carol Lim (Kenzo), Phoebe Philo (Céline), Delphine Arnault (executive vice-president of Louis Vuitton), Jean-Paul Claverie (advisor to chief executive, Bernard Arnault, and director or corporate sponsorship at LVMH) and Pierre-Yves Roussel (chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Fashion Group) awarded Marine Serre a grant of €300,000 and a year-long mentorship programme from the LVMH group.
In recognition of the exceptional talent present in this year’s competition, the jury awarded a special prize to Kozaburo Akasaka from Japan. He wins a grant of €150,000 and a year-long mentorship programme from the LVMH group.
In addition, three fashion graduates have been awarded graduate prizes. The recipients for 2017 are: Mariam Mazmishvili from La Cambre in Brussels, Maija Meiro from Aalto University in Helsinki, and Robert Wallace from Central Saint Martins in London. They will each receive €10,000 and will join Louis Vuitton, Kenzo and Céline respectively for one year. Additionally, LVMH will award each of their universities a €10,000 grant “in acknowledgement of their excellence”.
Singer Rihanna presented the awards at a special ceremony.
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