LVMH ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2014 LVMH PRIZE
LVMH and its Houses have always been keen to stimulate creativity, and it is with this vision in mind that the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers was launched in 2013 and will be renewed in 2015.
International in scope, this unique concept is open to designers under the age of 40, with at least two marketed women’s and men’s collections to their credit. The jury, made up of leading names in fashion, has the privilege of identifying the most talented candidate, who will receive a 300,000 euro grant and twelve months’ personalized support from the Group’s teams.
LVMH also rewards three young fashion school graduates, offering them the chance to join the creative team of one of the Group’s Houses for a year, in addition to a 10,000 euro scholarship.
The jury for the Prix LVMH pour les Jeunes Créateurs de Mode, made up of seven artistic directors from LVMH Group companies – Nicolas Ghesquière (Louis Vuitton), Marc Jacobs (Marc Jacobs), Karl Lagerfeld (Fendi), Humberto Leon (Kenzo), Phoebe Philo (Céline), Raf Simons (Dior), Riccardo Tisci (Givenchy) – as well as Delphine Arnault (deputy CEO of Louis Vuitton), Jean-Paul Claverie (advisor to Bernard Arnault and director of patronage at LVMH), and Pierre-Yves Roussel (Chairman and CEO of Fashion Group LVMH), has chosen the winner of its first 2014 edition: Thomas Tait.
“The jury was won over by Thomas Tait’s work and personality. He is a very talented designer. I am delighted that LVMH is able to help him develop his House. I have no doubt, however, that all the other finalists for the Prize will also have a great future, and I wish them every success”. Remarks by Delphine Arnault.
In addition to the 300,000 euro prize money, Thomas Tait will receive a year’s mentoring from a dedicated LVMH team.
Given the high standard of the competition, this year the jury chose to award two special prizes to Miuniku and Hood by Air, who were each awarded 100,000 euros and a year’s mentoring.
Finally, three fashion school graduates are honored: Peter Do (Fashion Institute of Technology, New York), Teruhiro Hasegawa (Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London) and Flavien Juan Nunez (La Cambre, Brussels, and L’Institut Français de la Mode, Paris). They each win 10,000 euros and a one-year contract in the studio of one of the LVMH group’s Houses. Peter Do at Céline, Teruhiro Hasagawa at Givenchy, Flavien Juan Nunez at Christian Dior.
The schools of the prizewinners are also awarded the sum of 10,000 euros. This gesture marks LVMH’s fervent support for the educational teams and establishments that enable fashion to renew itself and achieve high levels of excellence.
THE 2014 WINNERS
Grand Prix :
Thomas Tait, London-based Canadian designer, studied at LaSalle High School in Montreal before entering London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. His Autumn-Winter 2011 collection was selected for London Fashion Week. In 2010, he won the inaugural Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize.
Special Awards:
Miuniku is a ready-to-wear brand created by two Indian sisters, Nikita and Tina Sutradhar, after their studies at the London College of Fashion. The brand’s aesthetic plays with color, cut and construction. They won the London College of Fashion’s Fashion Innovation Award (July 2013), the ISKO(TM) Denim Diffusion Award (July 2013) and were semi-finalists in the H&M Design Awards 2014. The Sutradhar sisters have two collections to their credit and are based in Mumbai.
Hood By Air is a brand imagined by Shayne Oliver in 2007, which takes on the challenge of questioning the genders (sartorial and sexual). By blending New York youth culture with the refinement of luxury, Hood By Air gives new impetus to fashion design.
Graduates:
Peter Do is a 23-year-old American graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. He is the winner of the Critic Award for the AAS Exhibition at FIT in 2012, the winner of the CFDA Scholarship in 2013 and the winner of the FIT Critic Award for Senior Thesis in 2014. He has interned at Chris Gelinas and Calvin Klein. He joined the Céline studio.
Teruhiro Hasegawa is a 29-year-old Japanese graduate of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. He won the Jane Rapley Scholarship and the Chloé Award in 2013 and has interned at Jean Pierre Braganza, Alexander McQueen and Lanvin. He joined the Givenchy studio.
Flavien Juan Nunez is a 23-year-old French graduate of La Cambre in Brussels and the Institut Français de la Mode in Paris. He was an intern at Walter Lecompte, Louis Vuitton and Nina Ricci. He then joined the Christian Dior studio.
THE JURY
Nicolas Ghesquière (Louis Vuitton)
Marc Jacobs (Marc Jacobs)
Karl Lagerfeld (Fendi)
Humberto Leon (Kenzo)
Phoebe Philo (Céline)
Raf Simons (Dior)
Riccardo Tisci (Givenchy)
Delphine Arnault (Executive Vice President, Louis Vuitton)
Jean-Paul Claverie (Advisor to Bernard Arnault and LVMH patronage director)
Pierre-Yves Roussel (Chairman and CEO, Fashion Group LVMH)
THE EXPERTS
Imran Amed, Founder and editor-in-chief of Business of Fashion (London)
Sarah Andelman, Artistic Director, Colette (Paris)
Fabien Baron, Artistic director, founder of Baron&Baron (New York)
Tim Blanks, Editorialist, Style.com (London)
Mariacarla Boscono, Top model and muse (Rome)
Angelica Cheung, Editor-in-Chief, Vogue China (Beijing)
Alexandre de Betak, Founder of Bureau Betak (Paris)
Godfrey Deeny, Fashion Editor, Le Figaro (Paris)
Patrick Demarchelier, Photographer (New York)
Babeth Djian, Editor-in-Chief, Numéro (Paris)
Linda Fargo, Vice-President of Bergdorf Goodman (New York)
Jo-Ann Furniss, Journalist and art director (London)
Chantal Gaemperle, Director of Human Resources and Synergies, LVMH Group (Paris)
Stephen Gan, Founder of Fashion Media Group LLC (New York)
Julie Gilhart, Consultant (New York)
Katie Grand, Editor-in-Chief, Love Magazine (London)
Jefferson Hack, Co-founder and Editorial Director, Dazed Group (London)
Laure Hériard Dubreuil, Co-founder and director of The Webster (Miami)
Adrian Joffe, Chairman and CEO, Dover Street Market International (London)
Sylvia Jorif, Journalist, ELLE magazine (Paris)
Hirofumi Kurino, Artistic Director, United Arrows (Tokyo)
Linda Loppa, Director of Polimoda (Florence)
Natalie Massenet, Founder and Executive Chairman, Net-a-Porter (London)
Pat McGrath, Make-up artist (New York)
Marigay McKee, President, Saks Fifth Avenue (New York)
Sarah Mower, Contributing editor, Vogue US (London)
Camilla Nickerson, Stylist (New York)
Lilian Pacce, Fashion Editor and author (Sao Paulo)
Jean-Jacques Picart, Fashion and Luxury Consultant (Paris)
Gaia Repossi, Artistic Director, Repossi (Paris)
Olivier Rizzo, Designer (Antwerp)
Carine Roitfeld, Founder of CR Fashion Book (Paris)
Olivier Saillard, Director, Musée Galliera (Paris)
Marie-Amelie Sauvé, Stylist (Paris)
Carla Sozzani, Founder of 10 Corso Como (Milan)
Charlotte Stockdale, Stylist (London)
Tomoki Sukezane, Stylist (Tokyo)
Natalia Vodianova, top model and philanthropist (Paris)
Louise Wilson, Head of the Fashion Master’s program at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (London)
Dasha Zhukova, Editor-in-Chief of Garage Magazine and founder of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art (Moscow)
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