LVMH names 9 finalists for 2026
- LVMH named nine finalists for the 2026 LVMH Prize on April 24, narrowing a field of 20 semi-finalists chosen from more than 2,400 applicants. - The finalists will present in Paris on September 4 for a €400,000 top prize, with two additional awards worth €200,000 each. - The shortlist includes designers from Kenya for the first time, extending the prize’s geographic reach. (lvmh.com)
LVMH has named nine finalists for the 2026 LVMH Prize after a semi-final that started with 20 designers drawn from more than 2,400 applications. (lvmh.com) The final is set for Friday, September 4, 2026, at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, where the shortlisted designers will present their collections to the jury. (lvmh.com) The nine finalists are Colleen Allen of the United States; Gabriel Figueiredo of France for DE PINO; Galib Gassanoff of Georgia for INSTITUTION; Julie Kegels of Belgium; Zane Li of China for LII; Petra Fagerström of Sweden; Harry Pontefract of the United Kingdom for PONTE; Daniel del Valle Fernandez of Spain for THE VXLLEY; and Anil Padia of Kenya for YOSHITA 1967. (lvmh.com) LVMH said the shortlist spans the United States, Europe, China and, for the first time, Kenya. Delphine Arnault said the finalists paired “singular creative vision” with sophisticated uses of traditional craftsmanship. (lvmh.com) The winner of the main LVMH Prize will receive €400,000 and a year of mentorship from LVMH teams. The Karl Lagerfeld Prize and the Savoir-Faire Prize each carry €200,000 and the same one-year mentorship. (lvmhprize.com) (lvmh.com) LVMH also runs a graduate track alongside the designer competition. Three fashion school graduates, and their schools, each receive €10,000, and the graduates join a design studio at one of the group’s houses for a year. (lvmhprize.com) The jury this year includes Jonathan Anderson, Sarah Burton, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Nicolas Ghesquière, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Phoebe Philo and Pharrell Williams, alongside Delphine Arnault, Pietro Beccari, Jean-Paul Claverie and Sidney Toledano. New jury members include Jack McCollough, Lazaro Hernandez, Camille Miceli, Michael Rider and Beccari. (lvmh.com) The LVMH Prize was created in 2013 and is open to designers aged 18 to 40 who have produced at least two ready-to-wear collections. The 2025 main prize went to Soshiotsuki by Soshi Otsuki of Japan. (lvmhprize.com 1) (lvmhprize.com 2) The next public milestone is September 4 in Paris, when the nine finalists move from shortlist to jury room. (lvmh.com)
