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LVMH today announced twenty semifinalists for the 2026 edition of its LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers.
The semifinalists include labels from 17 countries. Among them are Indian designer Kartik Kumra’s Kartik Research, Georgian designer Galib Gassanoff’s Institution, Belgian Julie Kegels, Chinese designer Zane Li’s LII, Iamisigo by Nigerian designer Bubu Ogisi and the US-based Colleen Allen.
Eight finalists will be selected by the prize committee after the labels present their collections in a showcase at Paris fashion week on March 4 and 5. The winner of the contest’s main prize will receive €400,000 and the winners of the Karl Lagerfeld Prize for creativity and Savoir-Faire Prize for craftsmanship will receive €200,000 each. All three winners will also be granted mentorship by LVMH executives.
See the full list of semifinalists below:
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Act N°1 by Luca Lin, Italy
Colleen Allen by Colleen Allen, United States
De Pino by Gabriel Figueiredo, France
Derrick by Luke Derrick, United Kingdom
Golshaah by Golnar Ahmadian, Iran
Iamisigo by Bubu Ogisi, Nigeria
Institution by Galib Gassanoff, Georgia
Julie Kegels by Julie Kegels, Belgium
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Kartik Research by Kartik Kumra, India
Kinyan Lam by Kinyan Lam, China
Lii by Zane Li, China
Maz Manuela Álvarez by Manuela Álvarez, Colombia
Nong Rak by Cherry W. Rain-Phuangfueang, United States, and Teerapat Phuangfueang, Thailand
Petra Fagerström by Petra Fagerström, Sweden
Ponte by Harry Pontefract, United Kingdom
Shinyakozuka by Shinya Kozuka, Japan
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Ssstein by Kiichiro Asakawa, Japan
The Vxlley by Daniel del Valle Fernandez, Spain
Tíscar Espadas by Tíscar Espadas, Spain, and Kevin Kohler, Switzerland
Yoshita 1967 by Anil Padia, Kenya
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