LVMH Young Fashion Designers Prize 2014
LVMH Announces the Shortlist of Finalists For the Young Fashion Designers Prize
As if it's not exciting enough for young designers to be able to apply to win an award from LVMH, the fashion conglomerate selected 40 of the top fashion experts in the world to meet a handpicked selection of 30 applicants during Paris Fashion Week. Of those 30 names, only 12 were selected as finalists for the award. Some designers you might recognize: Hood by Air, Simone Rocha, Vika Gazinskaya, Suno, and Tim Coppens. See the full list of LVMH applicants here.
The short-list of designers will present their works to the jury in May for a final selection of the winner. So who are the panelists? Pretty much the cocktail party of your fantasies.
Let's start with eight creative directors from LVMH, including Nicolas Ghesquière of Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs of Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld of Fendi, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Kenzo, Phoebe Philo of Céline, Raf Simons of Dior, and Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy. Read on for the full list of panelists.
Imran Amed, founder and editor of The Business of Fashion
Sarah Andelman, creative director of Colette
Fabien Baron, art director, founder of Baron&Baron
Tim Blanks, editor at large for Style.com
Mariacarla Boscono, supermodel
Angelica Cheung, editor in chief of Vogue China
Alexandre de Betak, founder of Bureau Betak
Godfrey Deeny, editor at large, fashion, for Le Figaro
Patrick Demarchelier, photographer
Babeth Djian, editor in chief of Numéro
Linda Fargo, senior vice president of Bergdorf Goodman
Jo-Ann Furniss, writer, editor, and creative director
Chantal Gaemperle, LVMH group executive vice president for human resources and synergies
Stephen Gan, founder of Fashion Media Group LLC
Julie Gilhart, consultant
Katie Grand, editor in chief of Love Magazine
Jefferson Hack, cofounder and editorial director of Dazed Group
Laure Hériard Dubreuil, cofounder and chief executive of The Webster (Miami)
Adrian Joffe, chief executive officer of Dover Street Market International
Sylvia Jorif, journalist at Elle magazine
Hirofumi Kurino, creative director of United Arrows
Linda Loppa, director of Polimoda
Natalie Massenet, founder and executive chairman of Net-a-Porter
Pat McGrath, makeup artist
Marigay McKee, president of Saks Fifth Avenue
Sarah Mower, contributing editor of Vogue
Camilla Nickerson, stylist
Lilian Pacce, fashion editor and writer
Jean-Jacques Picart, fashion and luxury consultant
Gaia Repossi, creative director of Repossi
Olivier Rizzo, stylist
Carine Roitfeld, founder of CR Fashion Book
Olivier Saillard, director of the Galliera Museum
Marie-Amelie Sauvé, stylist
Carla Sozzani, founder of 10 Corso Como
Charlotte Stockdale, stylist
Tomoki Sukezane, stylist
Natalia Vodianova, supermodel and philanthropist
Louise Wilson, course director of the fashion MA at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Dasha Zhukova, editor in chief of Garage Magazine and founder of Garage Museum of Contemporary Art