Future Fashion Talents in Focus: LVMH Prize 2025
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Paris Celebrates the Designers Shaping Tomorrow
Paris placed its focus on the future of fashion on September 3rd, as the LVMH Prize was awarded at the Fondation Louis Vuitton. The ceremony gathered some of the most influential voices in the industry from Phoebe Philo and Jonathan Anderson to Pharrell Williams, Stella McCartney and Sarah Burton.
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The LVMH Prize began in 2013 when Delphine Arnault created a new platform to support young talent in fashion. It isopen to designers between 18 and 40 who have already produced two ready-to-wear collections, whether womenswear, menswear or genderless. Each edition unfolds in three parts: submission, semi-final and final. Designers worldwide apply online, and a panel of over 80 industry experts chooses 20 semi-finalists. These designers showcase their work in Paris while the public gets to vote alongside the experts, and eight finalists are selected. The final is held in Paris, where they meet the jury of designers, brand CEOs and industry figures. The three final winners are chosen based on creativity, originality, innovation, craftsmanship and technical skill. They move forward with both financial backing and expert guidance. LVMH teams support them across departments such as craftsmanship, tailoring, marketing, sustainability, brand strategy and innovation.
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This year the Grand Prize was awarded to Soshi Otsuki of Soshiotsuki, a Japanese designer celebrated for reshaping tailoring with sharp cultural references and poetic storytelling. Steve O Smith, whose vision merges accessories with architectural precision, received the Karl Lagerfeld Prize. The new Craft Prize was given to Torisheju, whose sculptural work with textiles created one of the strongest impressions of the season.
The finalists highlighted how diverse and global fashion has become. Their work spoke of heritage, politics, craft and identity, with every collection as a personal statement of what it means to design in 2025. The event did not feel like a simple competition but rather a reminder that the strength of fashion lies in individuality and the power of perspective.