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ANDAM Fashion Awards: Christopher Esber wins Grand Prize

The ANDAM Fashion Awards, a pivotal launchpad for emerging designers, celebrated its 35th edition on Thursday by crowning Australian designer Christopher Esber as the winner of its Grand Prize. The accolade, which includes a 300,000 euro grant and mentorship from Saint Laurent's creative director Anthony Vaccarello, underscores the fashion...

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Andam Fashion Awards 2024 finalists announced

The 35th edition of the Andam competition, under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, DÉFI (Comité de Promotion et de Développement de la Mode) and private partners, has published the list of its finalists. The six finalists for the Andam Grand Prize, worth 300,000 euros, and the Special Prize, worth 100,000 euros, are: 3.Paradis, Charles...

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Alternative Innovation wins 2024 Andam Innovation Prize

Materials company Alternative Innovation, which is developing a sustainable and recyclable alternative to leather and coated textiles, has been awarded the ANDAM 2024 Innovative Prize. Introduced in 2017, the Innovative Prize is now in its seventh edition and aims to support technological innovations that contribute to transforming and...

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ANDAM unveils jury for 35th edition celebrating fashion innovation

Guillaume Houzé, President of ANDAM, along with Nathalie Dufour, its Founder and Managing Director, have teamed up with Anthony Vaccarello, Creative Director of Saint Laurent and President of the jury, to assemble a lineup of fashion luminaries for the 35th edition of ANDAM. The 2024 ANDAM jury, comprising key historical supporters like the...

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PFW menswear: Andam 2023 winner Louis Gabriel Nouchi introduces the female form

Louis Gabriel Nouchi (LGN) concluded the second day of Paris Fashion Week menswear FW24 on Wednesday, January 17. His Andam 2023 competition award opened the doors to a unique women's ready-to-wear collection, inspired by his menswear designs. The new boyish look has arrived. For his fall/winter 2024/2025 collection, Nouchi, as a spokesperson...

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Andam 35th anniversary: Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello joins as president

Now coming into its 35th year, the Andam Fashion Awards is preparing for its next edition, continuing in its mission to identify both French and international fashion talent that will “actively contribute to the vitality and attractiveness of the French fashion industry”. Commenting on the milestone year in a release, Nathalie Dufour, Andam’s...

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Who are the winners of fashion competitions in 2023?

Louis Gabriel Nouchi won the Andam 2023 Grand Prize, Satoshi Kuwata the LVMH Prize, the Cachí brand took home the AMI x IFM Entrepreneurship Prize this year and Shein rewarded designer Amy Sala with first place for the third edition of its prize. Since the start of the year, fashion competitions have highlighted a large number of (new) creative...

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LGN Louis-Gabriel Nouchi takes home grand prize for Andam 2023

LGN Louis-Gabriel Nouchi won the grand prize at the 34th edition of the Andam awards. Duran Lantink and Ester Manas won the special prize. Meanwhile, Avellano received the Pierre Bergé prize and Ruslan Baginskiy, the fashion accessories prize. On June 29, in the gardens of Paris' Palais Royal, next to the Ministry of Culture, the elite of the...

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Andam Fashion Awards unveils 12 finalists for 2023 edition

The 12 finalists of the Andam Fashion Awards have been unveiled ahead of the final presentation in front of a judges panel set for June 29. Six nominees have been selected for the Andam Grand Prize of 300,000 euros and a special prize of 100,000 euros, including Andreādamo, Duran Lantink, Ester Manas, Gauchere, Gmbh and LGN Louis-Gabriel Nouchi....

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Sqim wins 2023 ANDAM Innovation Prize

Italian materials company Sqim, which specialises in biofabricated materials made from pure mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, has been awarded the ANDAM 2023 Innovative Prize. Sqim is the first biotech company to be cultivating mycelium on a pure basis, explains ANDAM in the press release, a process that eliminates the use of...

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Inside the world’s most important international fashion prizes for emerging talent

There is no guaranteed formula for a successful career in fashion. Prizes, however, have proven to be amongst the most promising opportunities for emerging designers who wish to build a brand of their own. In a time when formal training is no longer a prerequisite and a follower count can decide the fate of a young talent, international prizes...

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Botter wins ANDAM Grand Prize 2022

Dutch menswear label Botter, designed by Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter, was named the Grand Prize winner at this year’s ANDAM Fashion Awards. Botter beat off tough competition from Robert Wun, Peter Do, Lukhanyo Mdingi, Ottolinger, Heliot Emil, and Cool by Thomas Monet to win the coveted Grand Prize worth 300,000 euros, following in the...