The 12 finalists of the Andam Fashion Awards were announced ahead of the final presentation scheduled for June 29th.
Six applicants were selected for the Grand Prize worth 300,000 euros and a special prize worth 100,000 euros, including Andreādamo, Duran Lantink, Ester Manas, Gauchere, LGN Louis-Gabriel Nouchi and also the Berlin label Gmbh.
Avellano, Ouest Paris and Vaillant have also been nominated for the €100,000 Pierre Bergé Prize. In addition, three candidates were also selected for the accessories prize, which is endowed with 100,000 euros, including Alighieri, Panconesi and Ruslan Baginskiy.
All finalists will present their respective project to the 31 members of the expert jury, who will then choose the winners. In addition to financial resources, the award winners also receive support from some industry giants. Among other things, Balenciaga will provide access to its fabric and raw materials warehouse, Google will provide access to all coaches of the “Ateliers Numériques”, Longchamp will provide a selection of leathers and fabrics from leftover stocks and Mytheresa will facilitate workshops with members of its digital leadership team.
“The jury’s selection for the 2023 Andam Prize recognizes the remarkable quality and boundless creativity of the finalists, and I would like to thank all jury members for their invaluable contributions,” said Riccardo Bellini, President and CEO of Chloé and mentor of the 2023 Andam Grand Prize “We were particularly impressed by the creativity, savoir-faire and craftsmanship of this talented group of finalists, who also incorporated the key sustainability challenges of the future into their impressive collections.”
This translated post previously appeared on FashionUnited.com