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On Friday, the luxury goods group named the nine shortlisted brands that will compete for this year’s LVMH and Karl Lagerfeld Prizes.
Finalists include: Aaron Ash; Julie Pelipas’ Bettter; Burc Akyol; Diotima by Rachel Scott; Raul Lopez’s Luar; Magliano by Luca Magliano; Paolina Russo; Veronica Leoni’s Quira; and Setchu by Satoshi Kuwata.
This year’s winners will be selected on June 7 by a jury of some of LVMH’s top designers and executives. The LVMH Prize recipient will be awarded €300,000, while the Karl Lagerfeld prize winner will receive €150,000; both will also receive year-long mentorship from LVMH executives.
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Britain’s S.S. Daley Wins the LVMH Prize
ERL and Winnie New York were runners-up. Steven Stokey-Daley will be awarded €300,000 and a year of mentorship from executives of luxury’s biggest conglomerate.
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New Guards Group co-founders Davide De Giglio and Andrea Grilli are exiting the company, owner Farfetch announced Thursday.
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