LVMH is launching the 2015 edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, after the successful first edition, with three very promising winners rewarded (designer Thomas Tait, the brand Miuniku and the collective Hood by Air).
The LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers is open to designers under the age of 40 who have presented and sold at least two women's or men's ready-to-wear collections.
The jury, whose members are Creative Directors of the Group - J.W. Anderson, Nicolas Ghesquière, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Humberto Leon & Carol Lim, Phoebe Philo, Raf Simons, Ricardo Tisci - and Delphine Arnault, Jean-Paul Claverie, advisor to Bernard Arnault, and Pierre-Yves Roussel, Chairman and CEO of the LVMH Fashion Group chooses the winner of the LVMH Prize in May, 2015.
LVMH will provide the winner with the resources needed to pursue their creative work:
- A grant of 300,000 euros
- Personalized technical and financial support from the Group for a 12-month period following the LVMH Prize award. This support covers all the areas of expertise that are critical to a young fashion brand (intellectual property, sourcing, production and distribution, image and advertising, marketing, etc.).
Applications accepted until: February 8th, 2015
