2024 LVMH Prize For Young Fashion Designers, 11th Edition – The Winners

The Winners:

•   Hodakova, LVMH Prize

•   Duran Lantink, Karl Lagerfeld Prize

•   Standing Ground, Savoir-Faire Prize

The final of the 11th edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers took place on 10th September 2024 at the Fondation Louis Vuitton. Eight artistic directors from LVMH Houses took part, including Jonathan Anderson, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Nicolas Ghesquière, Marc Jacobs, Nigo, Phoebe Philo, Silvia Venturini Fendi and Pharrell Williams, along with Delphine Arnault, Jean-Paul Claverie and Sidney Toledano. The actress, film director and producer Natalie Portman did us the honour of joining the 2024 Jury. Derek Blasberg and Wisdom Kaye hosted the 2024 award ceremony.

This year saw the launch of a new award: the Savoir-Faire Prize. It focuses on exceptional craftsmanship, technical expertise, innovation or sustainability in a young brand.

LVMH PRIZE

Among the eight finalists, the Jury awarded the LVMH Prize to Ellen Hodakova Larsson, 32, a Swedish designer, founder of the womenswear brand Hodakova. She will receive a 400,000€ endowment and will be mentored for one year by a team of LVMH experts.

Natalie Portman, dressed in Dior, presented the LVMH Prize to Ellen Hodakova Larsson.

THE KARL LAGERFELD PRIZE

The Karl Lagerfeld Prize was awarded to Duran Lantink, 36, a Dutch designer, founder of the womenswear, menswear and genderless brand Duran Lantink. It includes a 200,000€ endowment and a year’s mentorship by the LVMH Group.

The actor Robert Pattinson, dressed in Dior Homme, revealed the name of the winner of this prize.

THE SAVOIR-FAIRE PRIZE

The Savoir-Faire Prize was awarded to Standing Ground, a womenswear brand founded by Michael Stewart, 35, an Irish designer. He will receive 200,000€ and a one-year mentorship by a team of LVMH experts. He will also enjoy support from the LVMH Métiers d’Excellence through a collaboration with Maison Vermont, the embroidery specialist. It will provide the winner with 50,000€ of embellishments for his upcoming collection.

The prize was presented by the actress Ana de Armas, dressed in Louis Vuitton.

Delphine Arnault said:

“I was delighted to welcome the members of this impressive Jury to the beautiful setting of the Fondation Louis Vuitton. This year, we awarded the LVMH Prize to Hodakova, who, with her upcycled clothes and accessories, shows remarkable creativity and vision.

This year saw the launch of a new prize, the Savoir-Faire Prize, awarded to a brand whose commitment to craftsmanship, sustainability or innovation won over the Jury and reflects the values of our group.

The Jury decided to award this prize to Standing Ground, a brand whose majestic designs display great technical expertise.

The Karl Lagerfeld Prize went to Duran Lantink for his body-transforming offbeat garments.

I would like to congratulate all of the finalists and salute their extraordinary talent and creativity. I am also very grateful to Natalie Portman, Ana de Armas and Robert Pattinson, three unique and inspiring personalities, for joining us today. Lastly, I would like to thank the members of our exceptional Jury for their participation in this year’s edition and for their support of young designers.”

Moreover, three young fashion school graduates were distinguished: Marine Gilles, a graduate of HEAD (Geneva), Lovro Lukić, a graduate of Central Saint Martins (London) and Mickaël Nana, a graduate of ENSAD (Paris). Each will receive 10,000€ and join the studios of three Houses of the LVMH Group for one year, respectively Louis Vuitton, Loewe and Dior Homme.

THE LVMH PRIZE FOR YOUNG FASHION DESIGNERS

Just like the LVMH Group, which has implemented a global environmental strategy, the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers wishes to support the winners to help them integrate environmental issues into their design and production processes. They will each enjoy a specific mentoring programme as well as an allowance of 20,000€ and 10,000€ respectively on the Nona Source platform, which aims to revalue deadstock materials from the Group’s Fashion and Leather Goods brands.

The 12th edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers will be held in 2025.

THE WINNERS OF THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS

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)

THE MEMBERS OF THE JURY

Jonathan Anderson, Creative Director, Loewe
Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of women’s collections, Christian Dior Nicolas Ghesquière, Artistic Director of women’s collections, Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs, Founder and designer, Marc Jacobs Nigo, Artistic Director, Kenzo
Phoebe Philo, Founder and Artistic Director, Phoebe Philo
Silvia Venturini Fendi, Creative Director of menswear and accessories, Fendi Pharrell Williams, Men’s Creative Director, Louis Vuitton
Delphine Arnault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christian Dior Couture Jean-Paul Claverie, Advisor to Bernard Arnault and Director of Patronage, LVMH Sidney Toledano, Advisor to Bernard Arnault, LVMH
Natalie Portman, Actress, film producer and director, special Jury member

LVMH CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF PROMOTING YOUNG FASHION DESIGNERS

Over the 25 years since the foundation of LVMH, the Houses in the Group have all been inspired by a passion for creativity and innovation while nourishing an exceptional heritage rooted in time-honored know-how.

As Bernard Arnault explains: “Innovation is more powerful when it springs from a preserved heritage.”

In métiers as diverse as fashion, jewelry, perfumes, leather goods, winemaking or watches, LVMH brands and designers stand apart in their quest for excellence, and their unique passion for innovation, invention and creativity.

Because both its roots and future are intimately linked to creativity, LVMH and its brands have always actively nourished creative talent. Creativity is one of the Group’s core values, guiding all its teams, from designers to noses to cellar masters. This engagement inspires all LVMH houses to actively support creativity in every form. For that reason, the Louis Vuitton Foundation for contemporary art opened to the public in October 2014 in a sumptuous building created by Frank Gehry, adding to LVMH’s lasting sponsorship of the arts. 

Motivated by this “passion for creativity”, LVMH has for many years supported the world of fashion globally through corporate philanthropic initiatives, including:

• the ANDAM Fashion Awards (Association Nationale de Développement des Arts de la Mode)
• the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival
• Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London
• the investment fund for young designers created by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.

This same passion has led the LVMH Group to launch the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers.

This initiative helps drive the momentum and emergence of fresh talent that is essential to the vitality and diversity of the fashion ecosystem, a role that is perfectly in phase with the responsibilities of the world leader in luxury.