LVMH PRIZE今屆沒有得獎者？八名總決賽入圍者將平分巨額獎金

隨著新冠肺炎疫情擴散，時裝界活動已被取消或數碼化，今屆LVMH PRIZE也不例外。LVMH一直為疫情出錢又出力，不但捐錢又動員工廠替醫護人員製造口罩、防護衣等醫療用品。同時，集團更宣佈2020 LVMH PRIZE將會取消，所以今屆八名決賽入圍者，包括AHLUWALIA、CASABLANCA、NICHOLAS DALEY、CHOPOVA LOWENA、PETER DO、SINDISO KHUMALO、SUPRIYA LELE、TOMO KOIZUMI，將無法在比實中一決高下。

 

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★ Special Announcement ★ As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the final of the 7th edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, originally scheduled on 5th June 2020 at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, has been cancelled. This year, the allocation of the LVMH Prize will be awarded to the eight finalists of the 2020 edition who were selected by the committee of Experts during the semi-final on 27th and 28th February 2020. The 300,000-euro award will be distributed equally among the finalists. The health crisis poses an economic threat to young talent. That is why the LVMH Prize has set up a Fund in aid of young fashion designers that will notably be supplemented by the 2020 Karl Lagerfeld Prize allocation. In virtue of the bond of solidarity within the LVMH Prize community, this Fund will benefit all the winning designers and their brands awarded with the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers and the Karl Lagerfeld Prize over the six previous editions, upon application. Details of the program will be provided at a later date. Delphine Arnault declares: “Since its launch, the LVMH Prize has promoted and nurtured young talent. Each year, it places the spotlight on young designers from all over the world and supports the development of their companies. In this challenging context, this Fund in aid of young fashion designers highlights the main mission of the LVMH Prize by supporting our former winners.” #lvmhprize #lvmhprize2020

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如果不是因為新冠肺炎的關係，各位決賽選手將聚集在巴黎路易威登基金會（FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON），向VIRGIL ABLOH、RIHANNA、STELLA MCCARTNEY、NICOLAS GHESQUIÈRE與MARC JACOBS等人，展示他們的創新設計，並爭取300,000歐元的現金獎。

不過由於今屆LVMH PRIZE取消，雖然沒有得獎者誕生，而八位年輕時裝設計師亦會平分獎金，每人共獲得40,000歐元，LVMH更承諾通過新基金來支持之前的獲獎者，進一步支持年輕時裝設計師，當中包括THEBE MAGUGU、DOUBLET、MARINE SERRE、WALES BONNER、MARQUES ALMEIDA、THOMAS TAIT和MIUNIKU等人，都能申請此基金，不過有關資金數目卻尚未披露。與此同時，LVMH PRIZE特別獎「KARL LAGERFELD FASHION PRIZE」前六名得獎者，也將有資格獲得此基金支持。

LOUIS VUITTON執行副總裁DELPHINE ARNAULT表示：「自創立以來，LVMH PRIZE一直在促進和培養年輕人才，在這種充滿挑戰的環境之下，新基金旨在幫助年輕時裝設計師，並彰顯出LVMH PRIZE的使命。」由於零售市場大受新冠肺炎影響，導致大量門市暫停關閉，因此當消費者需求暴跌時，獨立時裝品牌更會在這個時間點上面臨生存挑戰。

 

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⁣⁠⠀ ★ Meet #LVMHPrize2020 Finalist Peter Do ★⁣⁠⠀ ⁣⁠⠀ We are pleased to welcome @the.peterdo to the #LVMHPrize family. ⁣⁠⠀ ⁣⁠⠀ Do’s team presented a collection designed for for the modern woman who is also a symbol of the survivor. Their starting point was to focus on the conversation between colours, by using the body as a canvas and the garment as a medium.⁣⁠⠀ ⁣⁠⠀ #LVMHPrize #peterdo⁣⁠⠀

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就如LVMH PRIZE決賽入圍者PETER DO告訴《BOF》，這筆現金獎使他能夠留住自已的團隊，表示大家能分享最終獎金的決定，是一件最正確的事，不但對每個人都有好處，並向一眾獨立設計師表達支持之意。