On June 7, the winner of the award, as well as the winner of the Karl Lagerfeld award, will be chosen by an extensive committee of experts and jurors, which includes names such as Jonathan Anderson, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Marc Jacobs and Kim Jones. In the tenth edition of this competition, which celebrates the talent and innovation of young designers from around the world and gives them a platform to take their projects a step further, cultural diversity, the celebration of traditional crafts, and the creative audacity according to Delphine Arnault, CEO of Dior and heir of the LVMH empire, have been taken into account.
Here is the list of the nine finalists, who are competing for a prize consisting of a 300,000- euro endowment and tailored mentorship by LVMH teams, aside from the honour and media exposure that winning this recognition means. One only needs to look at the list of previous winners, which includes names such as Jacquemus, Marine Serre, and Nensi Dojaka, to understand the repercussions this recognition can have.