The success of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, this year saw more than 1,300 applicants from over 90 countries around the world.an inspiring outlet for young fashion designers, LVMH revealed the shortlisted 20 designers for the fifth edition of the LVMH Prize, of which 8 are womenswear designers, 4 are menswear designers, 2 design both womenswear and menswear, and 6 gender-neutral fashion.
Headed by Delphine Arnault, “Each year, more young designers from all over the world are inspired by the Prize. For the 2018 edition, we have selected designers from China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. They will all join us in Paris on March 1st and 2nd to show their collections, states she.
Once more, womenswear is especially well represented, alongside menswear. Gender-neutral fashion, already present in former editions, has gained considerable ground, thus proving that the Prize echoes the recent evolutions in fashion. Among the 20 brands selected, 6 are headed by design duos. The designs of the semi-finalists reflect the current trends in fashion, where streetwear is progressing and continues to shape designs that challenge traditional categories, borrowing from menswear and womenswear, she added further.
LIST OF THE 20 SHORTLISTED DESIGNERS
A-COLD-WALL by Samuel Ross (British designer based in London). Menswear showing in London.
AKIKOAOKI by Akiko Aoki (Japanese designer based in Tokyo). Womenswear showing in Tokyo.
BOTTER by RushemyBotter&LisiHerrebrugh (Dutch designers based in Antwerp). Menswear showing in Paris.
CHARLES JEFFREY LOVERBOY by Charles Jeffrey (British designer based in London). Womenswear and menswear showing in London.
DOUBLET by Masayuki Ino (Japanese designer based in Tokyo). Gender-neutral fashion showing in Tokyo.
ECKHAUS LATTA by Zoe Latta& Mike Eckhaus (American designers based in New York and Los Angeles). Womenswear and menswear showing in New York.
EDDA by Edda Gimnes (Norwegian designer based in Oslo). Womenswear showing in London.
ERNEST W. BAKER by Reid Baker & Ines Amorim (American and Portuguese designers based in Antwerp). Menswear showing in Paris.
FAUSTINE STEINMETZ by Faustine Steinmetz (French designer based in London). Gender-neutral fashion showing in London.
GMBH by SerhatIsik& Benjamin Alexander Huseby (German and Norwegian designers based in Berlin). Gender-neutral fashion showing in Paris.
KWAIDAN EDITIONS by LéaDickely& Hung La (French and American-Vietnamese designers based in London). Womenswear showing in Paris.
LUDOVIC DE SAINT SERNIN by Ludovic de Saint Sernin (French designer based in Paris). Gender-neutral fashion showing in Paris.
MAGDA BUTRYM by Magdalena Butrym (Polish designer based in Warsaw). Womenswear showing in Paris.
MARTA JAKUBOWSKI by Marta Jakubowski (German designer based in London). Womenswear showing in London.
MATTHEW ADAMS DOLAN by Matthew Adams Dolan (American designer based in New York). Gender-neutral fashion showing in New York.
NIHL by Neil Grotzinger (American designer based in New York). Menswear showing in New York.
OTTOLINGER by Christa Bösch&CosimaGadient (Swiss designers based in Berlin). Womenswear showing in Paris.
ROKH by Rok Hwang (South Korean designer based in London). Womenswear showing in Paris.
SNOW XUE GAO by Snow Gao (Chinese designer based in New York). Womenswear showing in New York.
THE SIRIUS by Younchan Chung (South-Korean designer based in Seoul). Gender-neutral fashion showing in Paris.
