{"id":1816505,"date":"2026-03-09T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1816505"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:36:00","slug":"inside-an-exclusive-celebration-for-the-semi-finalists-of-the-lvmh-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1816505","title":{"rendered":"Inside an exclusive celebration for the semi-finalists of the LVMH Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-0-1437-958\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440614.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/fashion\/article\/69845\/1\/inside-an-exclusive-celebration-for-the-semi-finalists-of-the-lvmh-prize\" data-article-id=\"69845\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LVMH Prize semi-finalists 2026\" class=\"img\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440614.jpg\" width=\"1440\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Flo Kohl<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-09T17:36:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"09 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"9\">9,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Inside an exclusive celebration for the semi-finalists of the <span class=\"nowrap\">LVMH Prize<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>At the height of Paris Fashion Week, the 20 \u2018remarkable talents\u2019 came together to share their visions for the future <span class=\"nowrap\">of fashion<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"sponsored-by\"><br \/>\nIn Partnership with <span class=\"sponsor\">LVMH Prize 2026<\/span><\/span><time datetime=\"2026-03-09T17:36:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"09 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"9\">9,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-09T17:36:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"09 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"9\">9,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/dazeddigital\">Dazed Digital<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-17-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">LVMH Prize 2026 \u2013 <span class=\"nowrap\">PFW Party<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36808\/0\/lvmh-prize-2026-pfw-party\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LVMH Prize semi-finalists 2026\" class=\"img\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1437-958\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440614.jpg\" width=\"1437\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36808\/1\/lvmh-prize-2026-pfw-party\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LVMH Prize semi-finalists 2026\" class=\"img\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1437-958\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440620.jpg\" width=\"1437\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36808\/2\/lvmh-prize-2026-pfw-party\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LVMH Prize semi-finalists 2026\" class=\"img\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1437-958\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440622.jpg\" width=\"1437\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36808\/3\/lvmh-prize-2026-pfw-party\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LVMH Prize semi-finalists 2026\" class=\"img\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1437-958\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440613.jpg\" width=\"1437\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36808\/4\/lvmh-prize-2026-pfw-party\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LVMH Prize semi-finalists 2026\" class=\"img\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1437-958\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440611.jpg\" width=\"1437\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36808\/5\/lvmh-prize-2026-pfw-party\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LVMH Prize semi-finalists 2026\" class=\"img\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-259-958-638\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440610.jpg\" width=\"958\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 17 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>This year\u2019s edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers is hotly-contested, drawing in 2,400 applicants from all over the world. Alas, not every one can be a winner. By the time the semi-finals rolled around at the height of Paris Fashion Week, just 20 young fashion houses were left in the running, spanning 17 countries, including (for the first time) Georgia, Kenya and Thailand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On March 4, these contestants came together for a star-studded cocktail reception and showroom, where we got to learn more about them and their collections. Attended by the likes of Anya Taylor-Joy, Pharrell Williams, Future, and Renee Rapp, the event was hosted by the French businesswoman and director of LVMH Delphine Arnault, at La Samaritaine, in the heart of the French capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"a05b811b-ef58-4fad-8ed3-b405010fc3c9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1440\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440617.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LVMH Prize semi-finalists 2026\" class=\"img\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440617.jpg\" width=\"1440\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Flo Kohl<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>\u201cTheir collections span contemporary elegance, bold designs and even one-of-a-kind pieces,\u201d said Arnault of the 20 semi-finalists, ahead of the event. \u201cCraftsmanship and research into materials lie at the heart of their creations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You probably don\u2019t need reminding, but just in case, these \u201cremarkable talents\u201d are competing for one of the most esteemed prizes of its kind, with a \u20ac400,000 endowment to its name. 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Alas, not every one can be a winner. By the time the semi-finals rolled around at the height of Paris Fashion Week, just 20 young fashion houses were left in the running, spanning 17 countries, including (for the first time) Georgia, Kenya and Thailand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On March 4, these contestants came together for a star-studded cocktail reception and showroom, where we got to learn more about them and their collections. Attended by the likes of Anya Taylor-Joy, Pharrell Williams, Future, and Renee Rapp, the event was hosted by the French businesswoman and director of LVMH Delphine Arnault, at La Samaritaine, in the heart of the French capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"a05b811b-ef58-4fad-8ed3-b405010fc3c9\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1440\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440617.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LVMH Prize semi-finalists 2026\" class=\"img\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440617.jpg\" width=\"1440\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Flo Kohl<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>\u201cTheir collections span contemporary elegance, bold designs and even one-of-a-kind pieces,\u201d said Arnault of the 20 semi-finalists, ahead of the event. \u201cCraftsmanship and research into materials lie at the heart of their creations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You probably don\u2019t need reminding, but just in case, these \u201cremarkable talents\u201d are competing for one of the most esteemed prizes of its kind, with a \u20ac400,000 endowment to its name. The eventual winner will also claim a one-year bespoke mentorship by LVMH. Previous winners include Hodakova, Nensi Dojaka, and Soshi Otsuki.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>First, though, brands had to run the gauntlet of the semi-final, with eight selected by the LVMH Prize committee of experts, featuring more than 80 fashion industry specialists. Until March 8, the general public also has the opportunity to take a look at what each designer has to offer, and vote for their favourite via the LVMH Prize <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvmhprize.com\/en\"><span>website<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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