Thursday, January 19, 2017

Grazia Chiuri Joins LVMH Prize Jury

Dior artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri has joined the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers jury for the initiative's fourth annual edition.

The former Valentino designer, who debuted her first collection for the French fashion house in October, joins fellow directors from the LVMH stable, including Loewe's Jonathan Anderson; Louis Vuitton's Nicolas Ghesquière; Marc Jacobs; Karl Lagerfeld, for his work with Fendi; Kenzo's Humberto Leon and Carol Lim; Céline's Phoebe Philo; and Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci.

The designers are joined on the jury by executive vice president of Louis Vuitton, Delphine Arnault; advisor to Bernard Arnault and director of patronage at LVMH, Jean-Paul Claverie; and LVMH chairman and CEO Pierre-Yves Roussel.Why Chiuri At Dior Is The Right Choice.

They will all come together to decide the winner of the prize, which was won last year by British menswear designer Grace Wales Bonner. The successful candidate will be given a €300,000 grant and year-long business mentorship, helping them to develop every area of their brand.


The selection committee, which puts the shortlist together for the jury to decide upon, also sees new members this year. Former Japanese footballer Hidetoshi Nakata; sound director Michel Gaubert; luxury retailer Ikram Goldman; creative director of Barney's New York Dennis Freedman; editor of Madame Figaro Anne-Florence Schmitt; art director of Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche Frédéric Bodenes; and journalist and author Derek Blasberg join esteemed fashion names such as Vogue international editor Suzy Menkes, supermodel Karlie Kloss, and British fashion editor Sarah Mower.

The prize opens to applications today and will close on February 5. Designers aged 40 and under who have produced and sold at least two womenswear or menswear ready-to-wear collections are eligible to apply. The jury will announce the 2017 winner at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in June.

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