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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After its first-ever digital\u00a0<\/span>LVMH<\/span>\u00a0semi-final due to the coronavirus pandemic, the\u00a0<\/span>LVMH<\/span>\u00a0Prize for Young Designers has set a date for its 2021\u00a0<\/span>finals<\/span>, and yes, they will be hosted IRL.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0For the eighth\u00a0edition<\/span>, the\u00a0finalist<\/span>\u00a0will be\u00a0heading<\/span>\u00a0to the Louis Vuitton Foundation on Sept. 7.<\/span>\u00a0The\u00a0class<\/span>\u00a0will\u00a0face<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0panel<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0judges<\/span>\u00a0(permitting<\/span>\u00a0travel restrictions.)<\/span>\u00a0Although the\u00a0judges<\/span>\u00a0haven’t been\u00a0named<\/span>\u00a0yet, we\u00a0imagine<\/span>\u00a0it’s\u00a0sure<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0include<\/span>\u00a0big<\/span>\u00a0names<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0industry<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Last\u00a0year<\/span>\u00a0Rihanna<\/span>, Virgil\u00a0Abloh<\/span>, and Stella\u00a0McCartney<\/span>\u00a0all\u00a0sat on<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0panel<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last\u00a0year<\/span>‘s final, you\u00a0guessed<\/span>\u00a0it, was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span>\u00a0The\u00a0prize<\/span>\u00a0of 300,000 euros\u00a0divided<\/span>\u00a0among the eight\u00a0finalists<\/span>,\u00a0making<\/span>\u00a0this\u00a0year<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0return<\/span>\u00a0of the in-person awards.<\/span>\u00a0Instead of the usual eight, nine\u00a0<\/span>finalists<\/span>\u00a0hailed from around the\u00a0<\/span>world<\/span>, including three American designers,\u00a0<\/span>represent<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>award<\/span>‘s first pandemic class.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Bianca Saunders, Charles de\u00a0Vilmorin<\/span>, Christopher John Rogers, Conner\u00a0Ives<\/span>,\u00a0Colm<\/span>\u00a0Dillane<\/span>,\u00a0Kika<\/span>\u00a0Vargas,\u00a0Lukhanyo<\/span>\u00a0Mdingi<\/span>,\u00a0Nensi<\/span>\u00a0Dojaka<\/span>, and\u00a0Rui<\/span>\u00a0Zhou<\/span>\u00a0will be in the running for the\u00a0prize<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Each\u00a0designer<\/span>\u00a0undoubtedly was affected by the coronavirus pandemic and\u00a0depict<\/span>\u00a0what it\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0like\u00a0adapting<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0designing<\/span> throughout lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalist Bianca Saunders<\/figcaption>Credit: LVMH<\/span><\/figure>
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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalist Charles de Vilmorin<\/figcaption>Credit: LVMH<\/span><\/figure>
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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalist Christopher John Rogers<\/figcaption>Credit: LVMH<\/span><\/figure>
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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalist Conner Ives<\/figcaption>Credit: LVMH<\/span><\/figure>
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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalist Colm Dillane<\/figcaption>Credit: LVMH<\/span><\/figure>
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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalist Kika Vargas<\/figcaption>Credit: LVMH<\/span><\/figure>
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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalist Lukhanyo Mdingi<\/figcaption>Credit: LVMH<\/span><\/figure>
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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalist Nensi Dojaka<\/figcaption>Credit: LVMH<\/span><\/figure>
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LVMH Prize For Young Designers finalist Rui Zhou<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n

In 2015, Off-White Founder Virgil\u00a0Abloh<\/span>\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0finalist<\/span>\u00a0of the LVMH Prize for Young Designers, and three years later, he\u00a0became<\/span>\u00a0the menswear designer of Louis Vuitton.<\/span>\u00a0So to say that the LVMH prize is life-changing is short of an understatement.<\/span>\u00a0The\u00a0finalist<\/span>\u00a0all<\/span>\u00a0represent<\/span>\u00a0remarkable talent in their own right.<\/span>\u00a0If<\/span>\u00a0there’s<\/span>\u00a0one\u00a0thing we\u00a0can\u00a0say<\/span>\u00a0about this\u00a0class<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0designers<\/span>, they<\/span>\u00a0aren’t\u00a0here<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0play<\/span>\u00a0it safe.<\/span>\u00a0Daring<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0try<\/span>\u00a0bold, exciting, and maybe even questionable designs have been seen\u00a0(and\u00a0loved<\/span>)<\/span>\u00a0throughout.<\/span>\u00a0No\u00a0wonder LVMH<\/span>\u00a0had<\/span>\u00a0a hard time narrowing down the\u00a0finalists<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once the class heads to the City of Lights for the\u00a0final<\/span>, LVMH will\u00a0choose<\/span>\u00a0only\u00a0one\u00a0designer<\/span>\u00a0for the grand prize winner.<\/span>\u00a0Another chosen\u00a0finalist<\/span>\u00a0will take home a\u00a0special<\/span>\u00a0prize.<\/span>\u00a0Stay tuned<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0updates<\/span>\u00a0as the Awards approach closer.<\/span>\u00a0Who will you be\u00a0rooting for<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29043,"featured_media":30475,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[17,16],"yoast_head":"\nLVMH Prize For Young Designers Set A Date For Final - Grazia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The nine LVMH Prize for Young Designers finalists hailed from around the\u00a0world, including three American designers,\u00a0represent\u00a0the\u00a0award's first pandemic class.\u00a0The candidates will travel to Paris at the Louis Vuitton Foundation to face the panel of judges for the grand prize.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lvmh-prize-2021-finalists\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LVMH Prize for Young Designers Has Set A Date For Final This September\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The nine LVMH Prize for Young Designers finalists hailed from around the\u00a0world, including three American designers,\u00a0represent\u00a0the\u00a0award's first pandemic class.\u00a0The candidates will travel to Paris at the Louis Vuitton Foundation to face the panel of judges for the grand prize.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lvmh-prize-2021-finalists\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-22T18:58:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/07\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-2-3.gif\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"576\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lvmh-prize-2021-finalists\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lvmh-prize-2021-finalists\/\",\"name\":\"LVMH Prize For Young Designers Set A Date For Final - 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