MEET THE ANDAM FASHION AWARD FINALISTS

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In the picture: Hugo Matha

For its 26th edition, the 2015 ANDAM Fashion Award will be giving out three different prizes in three distinct categories. The first one, the ANDAM Grand Prize, will come with a € 250,000 grant for the winner. The second category will reward young designers for their first collections with a € 90,000 grant. Finally, a new category is making its appearance this year: the Fashion Accessories Prize. The winner of this last category will take a € 30,000 grant home.

The finalists are:

For the ANDAM Grand Prize,

Anrealage / Umit Benan / Pallas Paris / Pigalle Paris / Vetements

In the First Collections category,

Etienne Deroeux / Gauchère / Jour/ne / Léa Peckre

In the Fashion Accessories category,

Charlotte Chesnais / Hugo Matha / Annelise Michelson

In addition to the generous grants, the winners will receive insightful mentorships with the likes of Bruno Pavlovsky, President of Fashion at Chanel, Tomorrow London Ltd, and Nadja Swarovski. They will also win partnerships with the Galeries Lafayette and, for the winner of the Grand Prize, a € 10,000-worth crystal offering from Swarovski as well as an exclusive collaboration with thecorner.com.