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Yu Prize names Ponder.er as 2022 winners

Hong Kong-based gender-inclusive label Ponder.er, founded by Derek Cheng and Alex Po, has been named the winner of this year’s Yu Prize x Li-Ning Grand Award, an accolade launched last year to support emerging Chinese designers. The duo beat off competition from nine other emerging designer labels to win a 1 million renminbi cash prize,...

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Yu Prize announces 2022 finalists

The annual Yu Prize, which supports emerging Chinese designers, has shortlisted 10 finalists for its 2022 edition from the 20 semi-finalists announced earlier this year. The designers in with a chance of developing a capsule collection with sportswear brand Li-Ning are Alienant by Yuchen Han; Chan Chit Lo; Didu; Louis Shengtao Chen; Marrknull by...

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Yu Prize names semi-finalists for 2022 edition

The design competition Yu Prize by Wendy Yu, founder and chief executive of Yu Holdings, has named 20 emerging Chinese designers as semi-finalists for the 2022 edition. The annual prize, in association with Shanghai Fashion Week and the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, launched last year to support emerging Chinese designers and...

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Yu Prize names ChenPeng as the inaugural winner

The inaugural Yu Prize, launched to support emerging Chinese designers, has named ChenPeng as the 2021 winner at a gala dinner held during Shanghai Fashion Week. The new annual prize was launched by Wendy Yu, founder and chief executive of Yu Holdings in collaboration with Paris Fashion Week and Shanghai Fashion Week to provide critical support...

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Inaugural Yu Prize announces finalists for 2021

Yu Prize has named 16 fashion designers as finalists for its inaugural 2021 edition launched to support emerging Chinese designers. The new annual initiative was launched by Wendy Yu, founder and chief executive of Yu Holdings, as part of its continued mission to “cultivate creativity” in collaboration with Paris Fashion Week and Shanghai...