Since its launch in 2013, the LVMH prize has been honoring and supporting young fashion designers from across the globe. Now in its 12th edition, the platform has announced the LVMH Prize 2025 semi-finalists, and there are three Arab designers among them.
Saudi menswear label KML helmed by Ahmed Hassan, Egyptian womenswear brand (and winner of the 2024 Fashion Trust Arabia Prize) Yasmin Mansour, and Lebanese label Renaissance Renaissance founded by Cynthia Mehrej, will all present their most recent collections at a showroom on March 5 and 6 during Paris Fashion Week, where a committee of experts will select the eight finalists. It’s the first time that a designer from Saudi Arabia and Egypt are shortlisted for the prestigious prize. As for Mehrej, she previously competed for the prestigious prize in 2021.
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The designers were shortlisted alongside 17 other brands, which hail from various parts of the globe including Ghana, The Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, The United Kingdom, and more. The other 17 semi-finalists are Alainpaul by Alain Paul, France; All-in by Benjamin Barron, United States, and Bror August Vestbø, Norway; Boyedoe by David Boye-Doe Kusi, Ghana; Francesco Murano of Italy; Josh Tafoya, United States; Meruert Tolegen by Meruert Planul-Tolegen, United States; MFPEN by Sigurd Bank, Denmark; Nicklas Skovgaard, Denmark; Penultimate by Xiang Gao, China; Pillings by Ryota Murakami, Japan; Sinéad O’Dwyer, Ireland; Steve O Smith, United Kingdom; Tolu Coker, United Kingdom; Torisheju by Torishéju Dumi, United Kingdom; Young N Sang by Sang Lim Lee et Youngshin Hong, South Korea; and Zomer by Danial Aitouganov, The Netherlands.
This year, the LVMH Prize includes three awards. The winner of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers will receive a 400,000-euro endowment and mentorship by LVMH teams. Meanwhile, the designer who clinches the Karl Lagerfeld Prize will walk away with 200,000 euros and a one-year mentorship opportunity. The winner of the Savoir-Faire Prize, which was introduced in 2024, will also get a 200,000-euro endowment and a one-year mentorship by LVMH teams.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony later this year.
