Lately Woolmark Company announced the names of industry stalwarts for menswear as well womenswear to judge their upcoming International Woolmark Prize to be held on 9th January and 17th March 2015, respectively.
Iconic designer Paul Smith will sit alongside industry greats Dylan Jones – Editor-in-Chief, GQ UK; Tim Blanks – Editor-at-Large, Style.com; and Nick Wooster who will decide the winner of the men’s award which recognizes design excellence using Australia’s preeminent natural fibre, Merino wool.
However the womenswear award, in Beijing will be judged by one of the world’s most influential style and design icons, Victoria Beckham along with fashion industry heavyweights Angelica Cheung – Editor-at-Large, Vogue China; Franca Sozzani – Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia, L’Uomo Vogue Italia and Vogue.it, Editorial Director of Condé Nast Italia, and “Goodwill Ambassador for Fashion 4 Development” for the UN; and Colin McDowell.
