LVMH Announces Young Designers’ Prize Semifinalists for 2026

LVMH today announced twenty semifinalists for the 2026 edition of its LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers.

The semifinalists include labels from 17 countries. Among them are Indian designer Kartik Kumra’s Kartik Research, Georgian designer Galib Gassanoff’s Institution, Belgian Julie Kegels, Chinese designer Zane Li’s LII, Iamisigo by Nigerian designer Bubu Ogisi and the US-based Colleen Allen.

Eight finalists will be selected by the prize committee after the labels present their collections in a showcase at Paris fashion week on March 4 and 5. The winner of the contest’s main prize will receive €400,000 and the winners of the Karl Lagerfeld Prize for creativity and Savoir-Faire Prize for craftsmanship will receive €200,000 each. All three winners will also be granted mentorship by LVMH executives.

See the full list of semifinalists below:

Act N°1 by Luca Lin, Italy

Colleen Allen by Colleen Allen, United States

De Pino by Gabriel Figueiredo, France

Derrick by Luke Derrick, United Kingdom

Golshaah by Golnar Ahmadian, Iran

Iamisigo by Bubu Ogisi, Nigeria

Institution by Galib Gassanoff, Georgia

Julie Kegels by Julie Kegels, Belgium

Kartik Research by Kartik Kumra, India

Kinyan Lam by Kinyan Lam, China

Lii by Zane Li, China

Maz Manuela Álvarez by Manuela Álvarez, Colombia

Nong Rak by Cherry W. Rain-Phuangfueang, United States, and Teerapat Phuangfueang, Thailand

Petra Fagerström by Petra Fagerström, Sweden

Ponte by Harry Pontefract, United Kingdom

Shinyakozuka by Shinya Kozuka, Japan

Ssstein by Kiichiro Asakawa, Japan

The Vxlley by Daniel del Valle Fernandez, Spain

Tíscar Espadas by Tíscar Espadas, Spain, and Kevin Kohler, Switzerland

Yoshita 1967 by Anil Padia, Kenya

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