The member of the jury, composed of Jonathan Anderson, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Nicolas Ghesquière, Kim Jones, Stella McCartney, Nigo and Silvia Venturini, as well as Delphine Arnault, Jean-Paul Claverie and Sidney Toledano, will decide among the eight finalists and each award who will receive the LVMH Prize and the Karl Lagerfeld Prize.

After 25 years promoting and supporting young fashion designers, Bernard Arnault is proud to say that “Innovation is more powerful when it springs from a preserved heritage”.

Menswear, womenswear and genderless collections are at the heart of these creative brands.

 

The eight talented finalists are:

 

ASHLYN, the womenswear created by the South Korean designer Ashlynn Park.

ERL, the womenswear, menswear and gender-fluid collections created by the American designer Eli Russsell Linnetz.

KNWLS, the womenswear collection created by the British and Canadian fashion designers Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault.

ROISIN PIERCE, the womenswear collection created by the Irish designer Rósín Pierce.

RYUNOSUKEOKAZAKI, the genderless collections created by the Japanese designer Ryunosuke Okazaki.

S.S. DALEY the menswear collection created by the British designer Steven Stokey Daley.

TOKYO JAMES the menswear and womenswear collection created by the Nigerian designer Iniye Tokyo James.

WINNIE NEW YORK the menswear collection created by the American designer Idris Balogun.