2026 LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, 13th edition

LVMH announces the list of the 9 finalists, the composition of the Jury and the date of the final.

The finalists:

The semi-final of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers brought together twenty young designers selected among over 2,400 candidates. They presented their designs to the Prize Experts during the event which was held on 4 and 5 March at La Samaritaine in Paris.

Nine brands were then selected to take part in the final. The shortlisted designers will present their collections to the Prize Jury at the final, which will take place on Friday 4 September at the Fondation Louis Vuitton.

The nine finalists of the 2026 LVMH Prize are:

COLLEEN ALLEN by Colleen Allen, United States, womenswear

DE PINO by Gabriel Figueiredo, France, womenswear

INSTITUTION by Galib Gassanoff, Georgia, womenswear, menswear and genderless collections

JULIE KEGELS by Julie Kegels, Belgium, womenswear

LII by Zane Li, China, womenswear and menswear

PETRA FAGERSTRÖM by Petra Fagerström, Sweden, womenswear

PONTE by Harry Pontefract, United Kingdom, womenswear and menswear

THE VXLLEY by Daniel del Valle Fernandez, Spain, genderless collections

YOSHITA 1967 by Anil Padia, Kenya, womenswear

The final – The Jury:

During the final on 4 September, the Jury will select among the finalists:

• the winner of the LVMH Prize;
• the winner of the Karl Lagerfeld Prize;
• the winner of the Savoir-Faire Prize.

This year’s jury includes Jonathan Anderson, Sarah Burton, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Nicolas Ghesquière, Marc Jacobs, Jack McCollough et Lazaro Hernandez, Stella McCartney, Camille Miceli, Nigo, Phoebe Philo, Michael Rider and Pharrell Williams, as well as Delphine Arnault, Pietro Beccari, Jean-Paul Claverie and Sidney Toledano.

Delphine Arnault declares:

“I am delighted to announce the names of the nine finalists for the 2026 LVMH Prize. This shortlist illustrates the Prize’s reach, with designers from the United States, Europe, China and, for the first time, Kenya. The finalists demonstrated a singular creative vision while offering highly sophisticated interpretations of traditional craftsmanship. I am also very grateful to our Committee of Experts for their commitment to emerging talent.

Furthermore, on the occasion of this edition, I am delighted to welcome new members to our exceptional Jury: Jack McCollough, Lazaro Hernandez, Camille Miceli, Michael Rider and Pietro Beccari.

I warmly congratulate the finalists and look forward to welcoming them to the LVMH Prize final, which will be held at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris.”

THE FINALISTS OF THE 2026 EDITION OF THE LVMH PRIZE

The LVMH Prize rewards the winner of the LVMH Prize with a 400,000-euro endowment and a one-year tailored mentorship by LVMH teams.

Moreover, the winners of the Karl Lagerfeld Prize and of the Savoir-Faire Prize each receive a 200,000-euro allocation and also enjoy a one-year mentorship by LVMH teams.

Finally, every year the Prize distinguishes three young fashion school graduates. Each winner, as well as their school, will receive 10,000 euros and join the design studio of one of the group’s Houses for one year.

THE MEMBERS OF THE JURY

Jonathan Anderson, Creative Director, Dior

Sarah Burton, Creative Director, Givenchy

Maria Grazia Chiuri, Chief Creative Officer, Fendi

Nicolas Ghesquière, Artistic Director of women’s collections, Louis Vuitton

Marc Jacobs, Founder and designer, Marc Jacobs

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, Creative Directors, Loewe

Stella McCartney, Founder and Creative Director, Stella McCartney

Camille Miceli, Artistic Director, Pucci

Nigo, Artistic Director, Kenzo

Phoebe Philo, Founder and Artistic Director, Phoebe Philo

Michael Rider, Creative Director, Celine

Pharrell Williams, Men’s Creative Director, Louis Vuitton

Delphine Arnault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christian Dior Couture

Pietro Beccari, Chief Executive Officer, Louis Vuitton, and Chief Executive Officer, LVMH Fashion Group

Jean-Paul Claverie, Advisor to Bernard Arnault and Director of Patronage, LVMH

Sidney Toledano, Advisor to the LVMH Chairman and CEO

LIST OF THE EXPERTS

Emmanuelle Alt, Stylist and fashion consultant

Imran Amed, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Business of Fashion

Sarah Andelman, Founder of Just an Idea

Rami Atallah, Cofounder and CEO of the global platform SSENSE

Fabien Baron, Art director and founder of Baron & Baron

Tim Blanks, Editor-at-Large for The Business of Fashion

Derek Blasberg, Executive director, Gagosian Quarterly

Alexandre de Betak, Founder of Bureau Betak

Frédéric Bodenes, Art Director, Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche

Ashley Brokaw, Casting director

Carmen Busquets, Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist

Marie Chaix, Stylist

Eva Chen, Director of Fashion Partnerships, Instagram, and author

Anne-Sophie von Claer, Editor-in-Chief, Le Figaro

Ronnie Cooke Newhouse, Artistic director

Caroline Daur, Digital entrepreneur

Godfrey Deeny, International Editor-in-Chief, Fashion Network

Piergiorgio Del Moro, Casting director

Babeth Djian, Editor-in-Chief, Numéro

Jo Ellison, Editor, HTSI, and Deputy Editor, Financial Times Weekend

Edward Enninful, OBE, Cofounder and Chief Creative Officer, EE72

Linda Fargo, Senior Vice-President, Bergdorf Goodman

Angelo Flaccavento, Fashion journalist

Sophie Fontanel, Author and fashion Editor in Chief at large at Nouvel Obs

Michel Gaubert, Sound Designer

Julie Gilhart, Founder and President of Gilhart & Co

Tiffany Godoy, Journalist

Ikram Goldman, Founder of ikram

Katie Grand, Stylist and founder of Perfect Magazine

Elizabeth Von Guttman, Cofounder of System magazine

Beka Gvishiani, Creator of Instagram account Style NotCom

Jefferson Hack, Cofounder and Editorial Director of Dazed Group

Amanda Harlech, Creative consultant

Ashley Heath, Editorial Director, Pop and Arena Homme+

Laure Hériard Dubreuil, Founder and creative director of The Webster

Mark Holgate, Writer and consultant

Adrian Joffe, CEO, Dover Street Market International

Sylvia Jorif, Editorial Director, Vogue France

Ibrahim Kamara, Creative Director, Off White

Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Fashion editor and stylist

Stavros Karelis, Founder of Machine-A

Wisdom Kaye, Content creator

Natalie Kingham, Fashion consultant

Suzanne Koller, Stylist and consultant

Hirofumi Kurino, Creative Director, United Arrows

Lina Kutsovskaya, Founder & Creative Director of Be Good Studios

Harry Lambert, Stylist

Susie Lau, Founder of StyleBubble and journalist

Linda Loppa, Consultant, Advisor Strategy and Vision, Polimoda

Pat McGrath, DBE, Makeup artist

Sara Maino, Creative Director, Fondazione Sozzani, and International New Talent and Brands Ambassador, Milan Fashion Week

Suzy Menkes, Journalist

Sarah Moonves, Editor-in-Chief, W Magazine

Sarah Mower, Fashion Critic, Vogue US

Samira Nasr, Editor-in-Chief, Harper’s Bazaar US

Chioma Nnadi, Head of EditorialContent, British Vogue

Alexia Niedzielski, Consultant and entrepreneur

Hans Ulrich Obrist, Art curator, critic and historian

Mel Ottenberg, Editor-in-Chief, Interview Magazine

Guido Palau, Hair stylist

Ezra Petronio, Editor and Creative Director, Self Service, and photographer

Fabio Piras, Course Director of MA Fashion, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Peter Philips, Creative and Image Director of Christian Dior Makeup

Loïc Prigent, Filmmaker

Gaia Repossi, Creative Director, Repossi

Law Roach, Stylist

Carine Roitfeld, Founder of CR Fashion Book

Thierry Rondenet, Co-director of the Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design, Institut Français de la Mode

Lauren Santo Domingo, Cofounder and Chief Brand Officer of Moda Operandi, and Artistic Director of the Tiffany Home Category

Julia Sarr-Jamois, Stylist and Fashion Director, British Vogue

Marie-Amélie Sauvé, Cofounder and Creative Director of Mastermind

Anne-Florence Schmitt, Editorial Director, Madame Figaro

David Sims, Photographer and film director

Aimee Song, Influencer and founder of Song of Style

Carla Sozzani, Founder of 10 Corso Como and President of the Alaïa Foundation

Juergen Teller, Photographer, and Dovile Drizyte, Creative partner

Claire Thomson-Jonville, Head of Editorial Content, Vogue France

Stefano Tonchi, Editorial Director, Palmer, and Editorial Director, Harper’s Bazaar Italia

Aizel Trudel, Founder of the fashion platform Aizel

Ferdinando Verderi, Creative director

Natalia Vodianova, Model and philanthropist

Aleksandra Woroniecka, Stylist and fashion consultant

SAVOIR-FAIRE EXPERT

Béatrice Mignon, Première d’atelier Haute-Couture Flou, Christian Dior Couture

THE WINNERS OF THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS

Soshiotsuki (2025 winner)

Steve O Smith (2025 Karl Lagerfeld Prize)

Torishéju (2025 Savoir-Faire Prize)

Hodakova (2024 winner)

Duran Lantink (2024 Karl Lagerfeld Prize)

Standing Ground (2024Savoir-Faire Prize)

Setchu (2023 winner)

Bettter, Magliano (2023 Karl Lagerfeld Prize)

S.S. Daley (2022 winner)

ERL, Winnie NY (2022 Karl Lagerfeld Prize)

Nensi Dojaka (2021 winner)

KidSuper, Lukhanyo Mdingi, Rui (2021 Karl Lagerfeld Prize)

Ahluwalia, Casablanca, Chopova Lowena, Nicholas Daley, Peter Do, Sindiso Khumalo, Supriya Lele, Tomo Koizumi (2020 finalists)

Thebe Magugu (2019 winner)

Hed Mayner (2019 Karl Lagerfeld Prize)

Doublet (2018 winner)

Rokh (2018 Special Prize)

Marine Serre (2017 winner)

Kozaburo (2017 Special Prize)

Wales Bonner (2016 winner)

Vejas (2016 Special Prize)

Marques’Almeida (2015 winners)

Jacquemus (2015 Special Prize)

Thomas Tait (2014 winner)

Hood by Air (2014 Special Prize)

Miuniku (2014 Special Prize)