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LVMH names finalists for 2015 prize

By Danielle Wightman-Stone

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The second edition of the LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize has whittled down the 26 semi-finalists that showcased their collections at a showroom during Paris Fashion Week to eight finalists including British menswear designer Craig Green and London-based labels Marques’ Almeida and Faustine Steinmetz.

The LVMH Prize was set up in 2014 to uncover and support new fashion talents and the young fashion designer who wins will receive a 300,000 euro grant and a year-long mentorship from experts from the luxury conglomerate to help grow their brands.

The 2015 finalists joining Green, Marques’ Almeida and Faustine Steinmetz are: Milan-based womenswear brand Arthur Arbesser, Parisian womenswear label Coperni, French womenswear brand Jacquemus, Milan-based menswear and womenswear label Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh and Parisian based brand Vetements.

They were selected by a panel made up of forty-five international fashion experts, including fashion critic Cathy Horyn, Vogue China editor Angelica Cheung and Bergdorf Goodman senior vice president Linda Fargo, who all met the 26 shortlisted designers in Paris at the beginning of March.

“The designers who have entered the LVMH Prize 2015 have truly surprised and impressed us with their diversity, their ideas and enthusiasm. Although very young, they’re all extremely talented,” said Delphine Arnault, executive vice president of Louis Vuitton and daughter of LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault, in a statement. “The level of the competition is so high, I have no doubt we will see some of the semi-finalists again in the years to come.”

The winner of the 2015 Prize will be announced on May 22 at a presentation event held at the Louis Vuitton Foundation.

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