In March, 20 hopeful designers gathered in Paris to current their work to the LVMH Prize Committee of Specialists. Now, after cautious overview by over 80 business veterans, that quantity has been whittled all the way down to the ultimate 9. The 2026 LVMH Prize Finalists are: Colleen Allen by Colleen Allen from the US; De Pino by Gabriel Figueiredo from France; Establishment by Galib Gassanoff from Georgia; Julie Kegels by Julie Kegels from Belgium; Lii by Zane Li from China; Petra Fagerström by Petra Fagerström from Sweden; Ponte by Harry Pontefract from the UK; THEVXLLEY by Daniel del Valle Fernandez from Spain; and Yoshita 1967 by Anil Padia from Kenya.
“I’m delighted to announce the names of the 9 finalists for the 2026 LVMH Prize,” mentioned Delphine Arnault, the chairman and CEO of Christian Dior Couture and founding father of the LVMH Prize, in a press release. “This shortlist illustrates the Prize’s attain, with designers from the US, Europe, China and, for the primary time, Kenya. Every of the finalists has demonstrated a singular artistic imaginative and prescient whereas providing extremely refined interpretations of conventional craftsmanship.”
The 2026 version of the Prize brings with it a number of new jury members. Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Loewe, Camille Miceli of Emilio Pucci, Michael Rider of Celine, and Pietro Beccari, the Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton are all first-timers; they be part of Jonathan Anderson, Sarah Burton, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Nicolas Ghesquière, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Nigo, Phoebe Philo, Pharrell Williams, Jean-Paul Claverie, Sidney Toledano, and Arnault. “I’m very grateful to our Committee of Specialists for his or her dedication to rising expertise, [and] I warmly congratulate the finalists and sit up for welcoming them to the LVMH Prize ultimate, which will probably be held on the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris,” Arnault added.
The ultimate will happen on September 4, when the jury will select the winner of the LVMH Prize, the Karl Lagerfeld Prize, and the Savoir-Faire Prize. The 2025 winners had been Soshiotsuki, Steve O Smith, and Torishéju, respectively.
