25 year old Grace Wales Bonner won this year’s LVMH Prize, and was picked through seven other finalists who were nominated. The menswear designer was chosen by fashion specialists such as Karl Lagerfeld, Nicolas Ghesquière, Phoebe Philo and Marc Jacobs who were the LVMH judges. As one of the newest fashion talents, the British designer will receive 300.000 euros along with a year-long guidance from the Fondation Louis Vuitton. Wales Bonner was the one chosen through a successful designers’ list including Aalto, by Tuomas Merikoski, Alyx by Matthew Williams, Facetasm by Hiromichi Hiromichi Ochiai, Koché, by Christelle Kocher, Vejas by Vejas Kruszewski, Y/Project by Glenn Martens and Brandon Maxwell. Apart from her, the Vejas brand received the judges’ prize which includes 150.000 euros and one year long guidance from the LVMH specialists.
