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Zalando and Karla Otto named new patrons of ANDAM 2026 awards

The ANDAM 2026 awards welcome two new financial partners: online retailer Zalando and German communications agency Karla Otto. This is a first for the Zalando platform. In addition to its financial support, it will assist designers with digital marketing and distribution. “We are delighted to enter into this partnership with ANDAM and look...

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Andam 2025: Meryll Rogge wins Grand Prix and mentorship with Sidney Toledano

On June 30, the ANDAM partners took to the stage alongside director Nathalie Dufour to present the ANDAM Fashion Awards to young designers. Belgain designer Meryll Rogge received the jury's Grand Prix of the 2025 competition: 300,000 euros and a one-year mentorship with Sidney Toledano. The Ministry of Culture was represented by Christopher...

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ANDAM Fashion Awards: 2025's 11 finalists revealed

The 35th edition of the ANDAM Fashion Awards competition has unveiled its eleven finalists for 2025. The five nominees for the Grand Prize and the Special Prize are Alain Paul, Egonlab, Meryll Rogge, Willy Chavarria and Zomer, while six finalists have been selected for the Pierre Bergé and Fashion Accessories prizes. ANDAM president Sidney...

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How ANDAM winner Losanje makes textile upcycling a profitable business model

French start-up Losanje, founded by Simon Peyronnaud and Mathieu Khouri, winner of the ANDAM 2025 Fashion Innovation Award, established itself as a key player in textile upcycling. Thanks to its proprietary technology and an integrated approach, Losanje succeeded in making upcycling economically viable and, ultimately, scalable. A year after our...

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Losanje wins ANDAM Fashion Innovation Award 2025

French upcycling company Losanje has been awarded the 2025 ANDAM Fashion Innovation Award for its circular and sustainable solutions transforming deadstock and unwanted textiles into new fabrics and products. Introduced in 2017, the Innovative Prize aims to support technological innovations that contribute to transforming and reinventing the...

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ANDAM Fashion Awards: Christopher Esber wins Grand Prize

The ANDAM Fashion Awards, a pivotal launchpad for emerging designers, celebrated its 35th edition on Thursday by crowning Australian designer Christopher Esber as the winner of its Grand Prize. The accolade, which includes a 300,000 euro grant and mentorship from Saint Laurent's creative director Anthony Vaccarello, underscores the fashion...

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Andam Fashion Awards 2024 finalists announced

The 35th edition of the Andam competition, under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, DÉFI (Comité de Promotion et de Développement de la Mode) and private partners, has published the list of its finalists. The six finalists for the Andam Grand Prize, worth 300,000 euros, and the Special Prize, worth 100,000 euros, are: 3.Paradis, Charles...

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Alternative Innovation wins 2024 Andam Innovation Prize

Materials company Alternative Innovation, which is developing a sustainable and recyclable alternative to leather and coated textiles, has been awarded the ANDAM 2024 Innovative Prize. Introduced in 2017, the Innovative Prize is now in its seventh edition and aims to support technological innovations that contribute to transforming and...

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ANDAM unveils jury for 35th edition celebrating fashion innovation

Guillaume Houzé, President of ANDAM, along with Nathalie Dufour, its Founder and Managing Director, have teamed up with Anthony Vaccarello, Creative Director of Saint Laurent and President of the jury, to assemble a lineup of fashion luminaries for the 35th edition of ANDAM. The 2024 ANDAM jury, comprising key historical supporters like the...

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PFW menswear: Andam 2023 winner Louis Gabriel Nouchi introduces the female form

Louis Gabriel Nouchi (LGN) concluded the second day of Paris Fashion Week menswear FW24 on Wednesday, January 17. His Andam 2023 competition award opened the doors to a unique women's ready-to-wear collection, inspired by his menswear designs. The new boyish look has arrived. For his fall/winter 2024/2025 collection, Nouchi, as a spokesperson...

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Andam 35th anniversary: Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello joins as president

Now coming into its 35th year, the Andam Fashion Awards is preparing for its next edition, continuing in its mission to identify both French and international fashion talent that will “actively contribute to the vitality and attractiveness of the French fashion industry”. Commenting on the milestone year in a release, Nathalie Dufour, Andam’s...

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Who are the winners of fashion competitions in 2023?

Louis Gabriel Nouchi won the Andam 2023 Grand Prize, Satoshi Kuwata the LVMH Prize, the Cachí brand took home the AMI x IFM Entrepreneurship Prize this year and Shein rewarded designer Amy Sala with first place for the third edition of its prize. Since the start of the year, fashion competitions have highlighted a large number of (new) creative...