ANDAM names 2016 Fashion Award finalists

ANDAM, the National Association for the Development of Fashion Artists, has named six emerging designers as the finalists for its annual fashion award, which will see the winner scooping 250,000 euros to develop their brand, as well as design and business support from this year’s sponsor, Chloé.

The ANDAM Grand Prix 2016 competition will see more established labels including Belgian designer Tim Coppens and Jacquemus helmed by Simon Jacquemus, up against emerging names such as Aalto by Finnish designer Tuomas Merikoski, Koché by Christelle Kocher, Wanda Nylon by Johanna Senyk and streetwear label OAMC.

Three emerging labels have been shortlisted for the First Collections Prize, seeing the newly launched Atlein by Antonin Tron, which debut during Paris Fashion Week in March, nominated alongside Japanese designer Kenta Matsushige and Harmony Paris. The winner will be awarded 100,000 euros.

For the Fashion Accessories Prize, the shortlisted designers are Amélie Pichard, Hugo Matha, and Tomasini Paris, who will compete for the 40,000 euros prize.

The ANDAM competition is one of the fashion industry’s longest-running competitions for fashion design launched in 1989. It’s previous winners include Martin Margiela, Viktor and Rolf, Jeremy Scott and British designer Gareth Pugh, and last year’s Grand Prix winner was Pigalle Paris designed by Stéphane Ashpool.

The winner will be selected by a jury of 25 fashion insiders, including Pierre Bergé, Bruno Pavlovsky of Chanel, Pamela Golbin, and Nadja Swarovski, and announced on July 1.

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