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Rimowa creates Design Prize for students in Germany

German luxury luggage company Rimowa (LVMH Group) has launched the Rimowa Design Prize, a competition for young creatives studying at universities in Germany. Rimowa has teamed up with some of the country’s top design universities to give students the opportunity to showcase their design skills while at the same time inspiring other talent in...

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LVMH Prize shortlist champions gender-neutral designers

London - LVHM has revealed its shortlist for its 2018 Prize for Young Fashion Designers and with half of the nominated designers competing for the 300,000 euro cash prize focusing on gender-neutral fashion it seems as gender will play less of a role in the future of fashion. From the list of 20 semifinalists for the fifth edition of the annual...

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Are fashion competitions the new way to find talent?

It used to be that designers began their careers as apprentices, working their way up under the tutorship of their masters, then one day having the savoir-faire to start their own houses. Take for example Yves Saint Laurent who worked under Christian Dior, or Marc Jacobs who started offas a stock boy at trendy New York boutique Charivari. It was...