PARIS, Mar 4, 2008 / FW/ — Open to young designers on the French and international fashion scene, the ANDAM Paris International Fashion Award for almost 20 years has honored nearly 80 fellowship winners and helped launch the careers of many big names in fashion, including Martin Margiela (1989), Viktor & Rolf (1994) and Jeremy Scott (1998).
For 2008, with a unique endowment of 150,000 euros, the ANDAM Paris International Fashion Award is the largest international fashion prize, ahead of the CFDA Awards in New York ($200,000), the Fashion Fringe Award in London (£100,000) and the Swiss Textiles Award (€100,000).
The competition is open to fashion designers of any nationality under the age of 40 years as of January 1, 2008 and who have plans for a runway show and development in France.
Entries must be submitted to ANDAM, 1 rue Berbier du Mets, 75013 Paris, France, no later than April 25th, 2008. Entry forms available at:
www.andam.fr
Founded by Nathalie Dufour in 1989, ANDAM (Association Nationale pour le Développement des Arts de la Mode, National Association for the Development of the Fashion Arts) has been able to fulfill its mission of discovering new talents largely thanks to the generous financial and media backing of its partners.
For 2008, ANDAM’s partners include: Beams (Tokyo), The Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent Foundation, Galeries Lafayette, Longchamp, L’Oréal Professionnel, The LVMH Group, Swarovski (London), Yves Saint Laurent (Gucci Group), and ANDAM’s historical institutional partners, the DEFI (French committee for the development and promotion of the garment industry) and the Plastic Arts Delegation (DAP) of the Ministry of Culture.
The 2008 Panel of Judges are:
Private partners:
- Beams, represented by Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe, creative director
- The Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent Foundation, represented by Pierre Bergé
- Galeries Lafayette, represented by Michel Roulleau, executive vice president
- Longchamp, represented by Sophie Delafontaine, creative director
- L’Oréal Professionnel, represented by Laurent Dubois, general manager France
- The LVMH Group, represented by Jean-Jacques Picart
- Swarovski, represented by Pascale Montaner, fashion communication director
- Yves Saint Laurent (Gucci Group), represented by Valérie Hermann, president
Outside professionals:
- Paul Benyamine, director of the DEFI
- Nathalie Dufour, director of the ANDAM
- Jefferson Hack, editor in chief, Another Magazine
- Olivier Kaeppelin, plastic arts delegate, French Ministry of Culture
- Marie-Pierre Lannelongue, head style editor, Le Nouvel Observateur
- Valérie Leboucq, editor in chief of Série Limitée, the lifestyle magazine of the daily Les Echos
- Sarah Lerfel, purchasing and creative director, Colette
- Jessica Michault, online style editor, fashion department, International Herald Tribune
- Joseph Quartana, owner and buyer, Seven, New York
- Olivier Saillard, programming director, Paris Fashion and Textile Museum
- Rebecca Voight, freelance fashion journalist
- Olivier Wicker, editor in chief of Next, the monthly supplement of Libération newspaper
Association Nationale pour le Développement des Arts de la Mode
1 rue Berbier du Mets
75013 Paris
France
T: +33 1 44 08 69 07
F: +33 1 44 08 69 00
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