The LVMH Award for Young designerscontinues to gain momentum. This year, more than 1,300 applicants took part in it.

Since its launch in 2014, the award has supported young talents in the field of design and has had a huge success internationally. For the fifth year in a row, the award confirms its relevance and inspires young fashion designers around the world.

Among the finalists of 2018 are 20 designers from China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam.On March 1 and 2, all of them will present their collections at special shows in Paris.

Among other things, three of the 20 finalists will be selected who will receive a grant of 10,000 euros and the opportunity to work for one of the largest Fashion houses for a whole year.

Brands – LVMH 2018 Award finalists:

• A-COLD-WALL, designer Samuel Ross;(London). Men's clothing.
• AKIKOAOKI, designer Akiko Aoki (Tokyo). Women's clothing.
• BOTTER, designers Rashemi Botter and Lizi Herrebruch (Antwerp). Men's clothing.
• CHARLES JEFFREY LOVERBOY, designer Charles Jeffrey (London). Women's and men's clothing.
DOUBLET, designer Masayuki Ino (Tokyo). Gender-neutral fashion.
• ECKHAUS LATTA, designers Zoey Latta and Mike Eckhaus;(New York and Los Angeles). Women's and men's clothing.
• EDDA, designer Edda Hymns (Oslo). Women's clothing.
ERNEST W. BAKER, designers Reid Baker and Ins Amorim (Antwerp). Men's clothing.
• FAUSTINE STEINMETZ, Faustine Steinmetz (London). Gender-neutral fashion.
• GMBH, designers Serhat Isik and Benjamin Alexander Huesby (Berlin). Gender-neutral fashion.
• KWAIDAN EDITIONS, designers Leia Dikli and Jung La;(London). Women's clothing.
• LUDOVIC DE SAINT SERNIN, designer Ludovic de SAINT Sernin (Paris). Gender-neutral fashion.
• MAGDA BUTRYM, designer Magdalena Butrim (Warsaw). Women's clothing.
• MARTA JAKUBOWSKI, designer Marta Jakubowski (London). Women's clothing.
• MATTHEW ADAMS DOLAN, designer Matthew Adams Dolan (New York). Gender-neutral fashion.
• NIHL, designer Niall Grotzinger (New York). Men's clothing.
• OTTOLINGER, designers Christa Bosch and Cosima Gadien (Berlin). Women's clothing.
• ROKH, designer Rok Wang;(London). Women's clothing.
• SNOW XUE GAO, designer Snow Gao;(New York). Women's clothing.
• SIRIUS, designer Yunchang Chung (Seoul). Gender-neutral fashion.