LVMH Prize 2017: Menswear Designers Announced for First Round
by Anna Barr
The fourth edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers is gaining momentum, with more than 1200 candidates representing 90 countries. Among the fashion designers chosen for this fourth edition of the LVMH Prize, ten are devoted to men’s fashion and two to “unisex”. Following Grace Wales Bonner (Winner 2016), menswear is maintaining a strong presence in the selection.
The designers will now be invited to meet the 45 international fashion experts who will elect the 8 finalist held on March 2 and 3 in Paris. The LVMH Prize will be awarded by the Jury on June 16 to the Louis Vuitton Foundation. J.W. Anderson, Nicolas Ghesquière, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, and Riccardo Tisci are just some of the designers joining this year’s jury.
Preselected Menswear and Unisex Designers:
ABASI ROSBOROUGH by Greg Rosborough (American designer based in New York). Men’s fashion presented in New York.
AMBUSH by Yoon Ahn (American designer based in Tokyo). Unisex collections presented in Paris.
ANGUS CHIANG by Angus Chiang (Taiwanese designer based in Tokyo). Men’s fashion presented in Tokyo.
BLINDNESS by JiSun Park (Korean designer based in Seoul). Men’s fashion presented in Paris
CHARLES JEFFREY LOVERBOY by Charles Jeffrey (English designer based in London). Men’s fashion presented in London.
DANIEL w. FLETCHER by Daniel Fletcher (English designer based in London). Men’s fashion presented in London.
GMBH by Serhat Isik (German collective based in Berlin). Unisex collections presented in Berlin.
JAHNKOY by Maria Kazakova (Russian designer based in New York). Men’s fashion presented in New York.
KOZABURO by Kozaburo Akasaka (Japanese designer based in Tokyo). Men’s fashion presented in Tokyo.
MARTINE ROSE STUDIOS LIMITED by Martine Rose (English designer based in London). Men’s fashion presented in London.
PALOMO SPAIN by Alejandro Gomez Palomo (Spanish designer based in New York). Men’s fashion presented in New York.
SULVAM by Teppei Fujita (Japanese designer based in Tokyo). Men’s fashion presented in Tokyo.
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