ATLEIN
The jury members met on Friday, June 29th, to select by simple majority vote, the fellowship winners of the 2018 ANDAM Fashion Awards.
The 14 finalists presented individually their business and creative project to the 24 members of the jury.
Following the interviews, the jury decided to award :
THE GRAND PRIZE, WITH 250K EUROS TO :
ATLEIN
For two years, Antonin Tron for Atlein will benefit from a privileged mentorship by Pierre-Yves Roussel, LVMH Group Executive Committee Member, on both the creative and strategic dimensions of his business, in order to develop his label and establish quickly its international reputation.
Pierre-Yves Roussel, LVMH Group Executive Committee Member :
“It is always very stimulating to take part of a jury gathering such prominent personalities of the fashion world and hard to choose a winner among very talented candidates. As far as I am concerned, I look forward to mentor Antonin Tron for Altein and help him to further develop his brand. “
Antonin Tron from Atlein will be given the opportunity to collaborate with Swarovski for his next show, up to 10 000 euros worth of crystal.
THE CREATIVE LABEL PRIZE OF 100K EUROS, TO :
LUDOVIC DE SAINT-SERNIN
Natalie Kingham, MATCHESFASHION.COM Buying Director, will help Ludovic de Saint-Sernin define and implement his digital and communication strategy, for a one-year duration:
« MATCHESFASHION.COM congratulates Ludovic de Saint-Sernin for winning this year’s ANDAM Creative Label Prize. Ludovic de Saint-Sernin is very talented with a unique point of view which is what we feel would resonate most with our customers. We are happy to have been part of the judging process and honoured to be mentoring Ludovic de Saint-Sernin over the forthcoming year. As a business we strive to discover and support young design talent so our commitment to ANDAM is a way for us to continue this philosophy and expand our presence in France.»
Les Galeries Lafayette pledges to buy Ludovic de Saint-Sernin ‘s two next collections and to give him an exclusive visibility in its Paris flagship store space dedicated to young creation. Ludovic de Saint-Sernin will also meet the buyer teams for mentoring sessions axed on better understanding the department stores’expectations in terms of collections and merchandising.
Tomorrow London Ltd, the Fashion Platform operating showrooms, distribution, consulting and, manufacturing services out of Milan, London, Paris, New York and Hong Kong, will offer Ludovic de Saint-Sernin a commercial and strategic mentorship. He will showcase his collection in the Paris and Milan showrooms. Tomorrow will appoint a Brand Support Sales Manager to promote and sell the collection alongside the designer’s team.
THE ACCESSORIES PRIZE OF 50K EUROS, TO :
D’HEYGÈRE
Stéphanie d’Heygère will benefit from mentoring through personal guidance and expert advices of Nadja Swarovski, Member of the Swarovski Executive Board:
« Swarovski is delighted to partner with the 2018 edition of the ANDAM fashion awards to support the next
generation of French fashion talent. We commend this year’s Accessories Prize winner Stéphanie d’Heygère, and we look forward to collaborating with and mentoring her»
The three fellowship winners will get:
- individual meetings with Galeries Lafayette’s team to help them on their sales, positioning and merchandising stratagies.
- in-kind artistry and product support from M·A·C during Fashion Week for their shows and présentations as well as look book shoots and special events throughout the year.
THE FASHION INNOVATION AWARD OF 30K EUROS, TO :
COLORIFIX
Clarisse Reille, Executive Director of DEFI, will provide Colorifix with a one-year
duration mentoring to help their develop their structure and as well as providing access to consulting and support from the professionals in the fashion technology sector:
« I am very glad that Colorifix has been chosen as winner of the Fashion Innovation Prize. Colorifix is pledged to provide solutions to a major issue for the fashion sector: the dyeing process. I will be more than happy to mentor them and do all my best to contribute to their development and give them access to the main actors of the French industry.»
The four 2018 ANDAM winners will receive a crystal trophy, generously offered by Swarovski, and designed by Ana Khouri, 2017 ANDAM Accessories Prize winner.
ABOUT ANDAM
Founded under the initiative of the French Ministry of Culture and the DEFI by Nathalie Dufour, ANDAM is dedicated to supporting young designers and reinforcing Paris influence, as the world fashion capital.
To this end, ANDAM brings together institutional and major private actors of this cultural industry to develop coordinated strategies and transversal actions.
Created in 1989, the annual ANDAM Fashion Awards offer a financial and logistic support to fashion designers chosen after a long and in-depth process of selection.
The 2018 ANDAM Fashion Award partners are:
CHANEL, Chloé, Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, Galeries Lafayette, Hermès, Kering, Longchamp, LVMH, M·A·C Cosmetics, MATCHESFASHION.COM, OBO, OTB, Premiere Classe - Tuileries, Swarovski, Tomorrow London Holdings Ltd, SAINT LAURENT, and the DEFI and ministry of Culture as historical public partners and main financial sponsors.
JURY 2018
Francesca Bellettini, President & CEO, representing Saint Laurent
Yves Bougon, CEO, Condé Nast France
René CÉLESTIN, Founder, OBO
Xavier Clergerie, Founder, Premiere Classe Tuileries
Sophie Delafontaine Creative Director, representing Longchamp
John Demsey, Group President, Estee Lauder Companies Inc, representing M·A·C Cosmetics
Geoffroy de la Bourdonnaye, President, representing Chloé
Caroline de Maigret, Model and Producer
Guillaume de Seynes, Executive Vice-President, representing Hermès
Nathalie Dufour, Founder and Managing Director, ANDAM
Joseph Ghosn, Editorial Director, Grazia
MARC GOEHRING, Fashion Director, 032C
Pamela Golbin, Chief Curator, Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Régine Hatchondo, Chief Executive Officer of the Artistic Creation, French ministry of Culture
Guillaume Houzé, Image and Communications Director, representing Galeries Lafayette
Natalie Kingham, Fashion & Buying Director, MATCHESFASHION.COM
Stefano Martinetto, CEO, representing Tomorrow London Holdings Ltd
Bruno Pavlovsky, President of CHANEL Global Fashion
François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO, representing Kering
Clarisse Reille, Executive Director, DEFI
Renzo Rosso, President, representing OTB
Pierre-Yves Roussel, Member of the Executive Committee, representing LVMH
Anne-Florence Schmitt, Editor in Chief, Madame Figaro
Nadja Swarovski, Member of the Executive Board, representing Swarovski Lafayette and BHV MARAIS, representing Galeries Lafayette
