Here Are the 2025 LVMH Prize Semi-Finalists
Selected from over 2,300 applications, the 20 semi-finalists will present their collections for the LVMH Prize Committee of Experts in Paris next month.
Ahead of Paris Fashion Week, LVMH has announced the list of 20 candidates shortlisted as semi-finalists for its 2025 Prize—a trio of esteemed trophies honoring creativity, craftsmanship and innovation in fashion design that will be presented to this year’s winners next month.
Selected from over 2,300 applications globally, the 2025 LVMH Prize’s semi-finalists come from 15 countries, including Egypt, Ghana and Saudi Arabia for the first time, and their work spans womenswear, menswear and genderless categories.
The semi-finalists include AlainPaul (France), All-In (United States and Norway), Boyedoe (Ghana), Francesco Murano (Italy), Josh Tafoya (United States), KML (Saudi Arabia), Meruert Tolegen (United States), Mfpen (Denmark), Nicklas Skovgaard (Denmark), Penultimate (China), Pillings (Japan), Renaissance Renaissance (Lebanon), Sinead O’Dwyer (Ireland), Soshiotsuki (Japan), Steve O Smith (United Kingdom), Tolu Coker (United Kingdom), Torisheju (United Kingdom), Yasmin Mansour (Egypt), Young n Sang (South Korea) and Zomer (Netherlands).
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The brands will congregate in LVMH’s semi-final showroom in Paris on March 5 and 6, when the LVMH Prize Committee of Experts, which includes 80 global fashion specialists, will choose the eight finalists. The public will also be available to vote for their favorite designers through March 9.
The LVMH Prize includes three awards, each with a narrow focus and perks. The LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, which highlights creativity, comes with a €400,000 EUR endowment and a one-year mentorship from a dedicated LVMH team. The Karl Lagerfeld Prize, which also goes to a designer based on their creativity, includes a €200,000 EUR endowment and a one-year mentorship program. Lastly, the newly added Savoir-Faire Prize, which is awarded based on craftsmanship, expertise, innovation and sustainability, presents winners with a €200,000 EUR endowment and a one-year specific mentoring program.
Notably, the LVMH Prize also recognizes three fashion school graduates, each of whom receive €10,000 EUR and enter the design team of one of the conglomerate’s brands for a year. Applications remain open through March 30 via the LVMH Prize website.
See all of this year’s LVMH Prize semi-finalists above.
