LVMH Prize Winner Revealed After 9 Finalists for 2021 Edition Announced (UPDATE)

In September, chosen designers will show their respective creations to the jury during a final event set to be held at the Louis Vuitton Foundation.

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UPDATED 9/7, 12:59 p.m. ET: The Jury on Tuesday awarded the LVMH Prize to 27-year-old Nensi Dojaka, a womenswear designed based in London. 

“I am very happy that the 2021 LVMH Prize has been awarded to Nensi Dojaka,” Delphine Arnault, executive VP at LVMH, said in a press release. “Her sensual and tailored fashion breaks with the conventions of womenswear, combining confidence and style.”

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Citing the “incredible talent” of its finalists, the Jury also announced the decision to award the Karl Lagerfeld Prize to three designers: Colm Dillane, Lukhanyo Mdingi, and Rui Zhou. Three young fashion school graduates—Adam Kost of Institut Français de la Mode (Paris), Franziska Simon of Academy of Fashion and Design (Düsseldorf), and Eric Starc of Università Iuav di Venezia (Venice)—were also distinguished.

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The nine finalists for the 2021 edition of the LVMH Prize for young fashion designers have been announced.

On Wednesday, LVMH said the chosen designers will show their creations to the Jury during a final event set to be held in September at the Louis Vuitton Foundation. LVMH Prize jury members will then select the winners of both the LVMH Prize and the Karl Lagerfeld Special Jury Prize. The date of the final will be announced shortly. 

“The all-digital semi-final this year, in the context of the health crisis, was a new opportunity to showcase the work of the designers,” Delphine Arnault, the executive VP of Louis Vuitton, said in a press release. “I would like to salute their creativity, optimism and reactivity, and congratulate them all. I would like to thank the 66 Experts for their involvement, as well as the public, who for the first time took part in the semi-final: 32,000 people voted for their favorite candidate!”

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The online submission process for applicants began in January of this year, closing on Feb. 28. Earlier this month, the semi-final and eventual vote of both experts and the general public took place.

Per LVMH, the nine 2021 finalists are:


  • BIANCA SAUNDERS by Bianca Saunders (British designer based in London), menswear 

  • CHARLES DE VILMORIN by Charles de Vilmorin (French designer based in Paris) genderless collections 

  • CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROGERS by Christopher John Rogers (American designer based in New York), womenswear 

  • CONNER IVES by Conner Ives (American designer based in London), womenswear 

  • KIDSUPER by Colm Dillane (American designer based in New York), menswear 

  • KIKA VARGAS by Kika Vargas (Colombian designer based in Bogota), womenswear 

  • LUKHANYO MDINGI by Lukhanyo Mdingi (South African designer based in Cape Town), womenswear and menswear 

  • NENSI DOJAKA by Nensi Dojaka (Albanian designer based in London), womenswear 

  • RUI by Rui Zhou (Chinese designer based in Shanghai), genderless collections 

Below, see select looks from the LVMH Prize 2021 finalists.

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