The 20 finalists for the LVMH Prize have been revealed

The young designers who will have access to the semifinals of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, one of the most prestigious fashion awards in the world, have just been announced. A total of 2,300 applications were submitted for the twelfth edition of the award, according to an LVMH press release, and the selected semifinalists come from fifteen different countries. This year, for the first time, Egypt, Ghana, and Saudi Arabia are included. The semifinals will take place on March 5 and 6 in Paris, at the LVMH showrooms, and until March 9, the public will have the opportunity to vote for their eight favorite designers along with a team of eighty fashion industry specialists and the LVMH Prize Committee of Experts.

The twenty finalists are AlainPaul by Alain Paul (France), All-In by Benjamin Barron and Bror August Vestbø (United States and Norway), Boyedoe by David Boye-Doe Kusi (Ghana), Francesco Murano by Francesco Murano (Italy), Josh Tafoya by Josh Tafoya (United States), KML by Ahmed Hassan (Saudi Arabia), Meruert Tolegen by Meruert Planul-Tolegen (United States), Mfpen by Sigurd Bank (Denmark), Nicklas Skovgaard by Nicklas Skovgaard (Denmark), Penultimate by Xiang Gao (China), Pillings by Ryota Murakami (Japan), Renaissance Renaissance by Cynthia Merhej (Lebanon), Sinead O'Dwyer by Sinéad O’Dwyer (Ireland), Soshiotsuki by Soshi Otsuki (Japan), Steve O Smith by Steve O Smith (United Kingdom), Tolu Coker by Toly Coker (United Kingdom), Torisheju by Torishéju Dumi (United Kingdom), Yasmin Mansour by Yasmin Mansour (Egypt), Young n Sang by Sang Lim Lee and Youngshin Hong (South Korea), Zomer by Danial Aitouganov (Netherlands).

As every year, LVMH supports the talent of young creatives with various awards. The first, the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, focuses on the creativity of the candidates and offers a prize of €400,000. The winner will also receive a one-year mentorship from the LVMH team. The second, the Karl Lagerfeld Prize, once again rewards creativity with a prize of €200,000 and a one-year mentorship. The Savoir-Faire Prize, recently introduced, honors craftsmanship, technique, innovation, and sustainability among the candidates and includes a prize of €200,000 along with a year of mentorship for the promotion of craftsmanship and sartorial savoir-faire. Finally, LVMH will select three young fashion students and reward their talent with €10,000 for both the students and their schools; the winners will also have the opportunity to spend a year inside the atelier of one of the group’s maisons.