2021 LVMH Prize For Young Fashion Designers: 8th edition

Call for Applications: 2021 LVMH Prize For Young Fashion Designers: 8th edition

Entries must be submitted exclusively on the Prize website: www.lvmhprize.com.

Applications will close on Sunday 28th February 2021.

It should be noted that, as a result of the health crisis that has imposed certain restrictions, the semi-final will this year, as an exception, take the form of a digital forum, to be held from Tuesday 6th April until Sunday 11th April 2021. This forum will enable each of our international Experts to discover and select on line the competing designers.

Driven by a “passion for creativity”, LVMH launched the Prize in 2013. This patronage embodies the commitment of the Group and its Houses in favour of young designers. It is open to designers under 40 who have produced at least two collections of womenswear or menswear, or two genderless collections. Moreover, the Prize is international. It is open to designers from all over the world.

The winner of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers enjoys a tailored mentorship and receives a 300,000-euro endowment. The LVMH teams mentor the winners in many fields, such as sustainable development, communication, copyright and corporate legal aspects, as well as marketing and the financial management of a brand.

The winner of the Karl Lagerfeld / Special Jury Prize receives a 150,000-euro allocation and also enjoys a one-year mentorship.

Furthermore, on the occasion of each edition, the Prize distinguishes three young fashion school graduates. This year, the applications of students who have graduated in 2020 and 2021 will be reviewed. The three shortlisted graduates will be invited to join the design studios of Houses of the LVMH Group for one year.

Over the 25 years since the foundation of LVMH, the Houses in the Group have all been inspired by a passion for creativity and innovation while nourishing an exceptional heritage rooted in time honored know-how.

As Bernard Arnault explains:

“Innovation is more powerful when it springs from a preserved heritage.”

In métiers as diverse as fashion, jewelry, perfumes, leather goods, winemaking or watches, LVMH brands and designers stand apart in their quest for excellence, and their unique passion for innovation, invention and creativity.

Because both its roots and future are intimately linked to creativity, LVMH and its brands have always actively nourished creative talent. Creativity is one of the Group’s core values, guiding all its teams, from designers to noses to cellar masters. This engagement inspires all LVMH houses to actively support creativity in every form. For that reason, the Louis Vuitton Foundation for contemporary art opened to the public in October 2014 in a sumptuous building created by Frank Gehry, adding to LVMH’s lasting sponsorship of the arts. Motivated by this “passion for creativity”, LVMH has for many years supported the world of fashion globally through corporate philanthropic initiatives. This same passion has led the LVMH Group to launch the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. This initiative helps drive the momentum and emergence of fresh talent that is essential to the vitality and diversity of the fashion ecosystem, a role that is perfectly in phase with the responsibilities of the world leader in luxury.