The annual LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers is a prestigious pillar of the industry; a pivotal competition created to fund and support designers with a future-facing approach and sustainable focus to their work. This year’s edition has officially selected its nine, laudable finalists from a pool of 22 semi-finalists and now they’re in the final stages preparing to present their collections to a panel of industry leading judges. The decision of the LVMH Jury will be announced on June 7th at the Louis Vuitton Foundation. The nine competing finalists include; Aaron Esh, Bettter by Julie Pelipas, Burc Akyol, Diotima by Rachel Scott, Luar by Raul Lopez, Magliano by Luca Magliano, Paolina Russo, Quira by Veronica Leoni and Setchu by Satoshi Kuwata. The jury is out; watch this space.

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