ANDAM ANNOUNCES ITS 2014 FINALISTS

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1 Founded in 1989 by Nathalie Dufour, under the initiative of the French ministry of Culture and the DEFI, ANDAM (National Association for the Development of the Fashion Arts) seeks, in the words of its president M. Pierre Bergé, to identify and support, through its awards, the emerging talents of contemporary designers and assure the role of Paris as a key fashion capital. ANDAM ANNOUNCES ITS FINALISTS After reviewing the applications received this year, the 25 members of the judges panel have selected the finalists of ANDAM s 25th edition. I am thrilled to be presenting this year new selection of talents. Thanks to the ANDAM Fashion Award, one of them is bound to become a French company. This brand will become an official actor of the prestigious Paris fashion scene, participating to its international leadership. says Nathalie Dufour, director of ANDAM. Thanks to the generous support of its thirteen private partners, the ANDAM Fashion Award will be able to grant this year two winners a total of 325K euros.($445k) The ANDAM Fashion Award partners are: Fashion GPS, Pierre Bergé Yves Saint Laurent Foundation, Galeries Lafayette, Hudson s Bay Company, Kering, Longchamp, LVMH, MAC Cosmetics, OTB, Swarovski, thecorner.com, Tomorrow London Ltd, the house of Yves Saint Laurent. The ANDAM Fashion Award will offer two different prizes : -The ANDAM Fashion Award («major award») of 250K euros ($342K) -The ANDAM First Collections Prize, of 75K euros ($103K) The winners for both prizes will be elected by the 25 members of the judges panel on July 3rd. Association Nationale pour le Développement des Arts de la Mode - ecrire@andam.fr 1 rue Berbier du Mets Paris (0)

2 The seven nominees for the ANDAM Fashion Award 250K euros (Major Award) are: ETUDES STUDIO RAD HOURANI JEAN-PAUL LESPAGNARD FAUSTO PUGLISI STEVEN TAI IRIS VAN HERPEN YIQING YIN In addition to the 250K euros ANDAM Award, the winner will benefit from Mentorship for two consecutive seasons by François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of Kering, who will advise the winner in his or her creative, corporate and commercial development, An exclusive collaboration with the luxury online boutique thecorner.com, The support of Hudson s Bay Company, Canada s leading department store, which pledges to buy the winning Spring-Summer 2015 collection, An in-kind donation from Swarovski of 10K euros worth of crystals to be used within the year following his/her fellowship. All the seven finalists of the ANDAM Fashion Award will be offered by MAC Cosmetics, assistance for the promotion of the nominees image and notoriety through in-kind make-up support both backstage during Fashion Week as well as makeup artistry and product for other collections, look books and various events throughout the year, Fashion GPS, a one-year digital and technological consultancy. The winner will benefit from the personal advices of Eddie Mullon, CEO, regarding the development of his/her communication tools and optimization of his/her technological processes, thecorner.com, the luxury online boutique, a concrete opportunity to develop their brands, for the third edition, thanks to a front-rank window to present their FW /15 collections globally, starting from the end of September, Swarovski, a dedicated workshop in the Swarovski showroom to discover their products diversity and the creative possibilities crystals offer for a collection.

3 Etudes Studio Finalist ANDAM Fashion Award Études is a studio based between Paris and New York, created in 2012 by French artists Aurélien Arbet and Jérémie Egry. Surpassing their personal project of designing, Etudes carries within energy of a collective that claims its multidiscipline from fashion to edition, through the artistic diretion. Constantly keeping up with the time, the collective Etudes has a contemporary view on what surrounds them and proposes a new lifestyle where Fashion meets Art.

4 Rad Hourani Finalist ANDAM Fashion Award Canadian-born, Rad Hourani worked as a model scout before becoming a fashion stylist, photographer and video director, finally launching his own fashion label in 2007 in Paris. While his ready-to-wear unisex line RAD by Rad Hourani is showed in New York, his Unisex Haute Couture collection is presented in Paris. In January 2013, he became the first invited member by La Chambre Syndicale de La Haute Couture in Paris to design and show a Unisex Haute Couture collection in fashion history.

5 ANDAM Jean-Paul Lespagnard Finalist ANDAM Fashion Award After studying visual arts and fashion design in Liege, Jean-Paul Lespagnard worked for Anna Sui and Annemie Verbeke. In 2008, he won two awards at the International Fashion Festival in Hyères (France), which led to the creation of a capsule collection for the French brand He presented his first women s ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week in March In, he presented his Till the drop exhibition at La Galerie des Galeries in Paris. Jean-Paul Lespagnard is also nominated for the International Woolmark Prize /15.

6 Fausto Puglisi Finalist ANDAM Fashion Award After collaborating with the creative team of photographer s David Lachapelle and working for celebrities dressing in New York and Los Angeles, Fausto Puglisi did consulting for various fashion houses such as Blumarine and Versace. In 2010, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana helped him launch his own label, selected for their concept store Spiga2. In September 2012 he was named artistic director of Emanuel Ungaro.

7 Steven Tai Finalist ANDAM Fashion Award Having graduated from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) as a Bachelor of Commerce and subsequently a Bachelor of Arts at Central Saint Martins (London), Steven Tai honed his skills as a designer for a variety of companies including Hussein Chalayan, Bless, Viktor&Rolf, Damir Doma and Stella McCartney. In April 2012, he won the Chloé Award at the International Fashion Festival in Hyères and then presented his first collection in February 2013 in Paris.

8 Iris Van Herpen Finalist ANDAM Fashion Award After graduating in 2006 from the Art Institute of Arnhem ArtEZ, Iris Van Herpen started by working for Alexander McQueen in London and went on to present her first collection in 2007 in Amsterdam. Thanks to her cutting-edge approach to creation, she integrated the official calendar of France s Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in In March 2013, she launched her first ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week

9 Yiqing Yin Finalist ANDAM Fashion Award Graduated from the ENSAD decorative arts school in Paris in September 2009, Yiqing Yin won the City of Paris Grand Prix de la Création the same year. In June 2011, she is the ANDAM First Collection Prize winner and enters Paris Haute Couture official calendar as «invited member» six month later. Since March 2012, she presents a luxury ready-to-wear collection. Last January, she was named artistic director of the French fashion house Leonard.

10 The three nominees for the ANDAM First Collections prize 75K euros are COPERNI GAUCHÈRE MONOGRAPHIE The winner of the ANDAM First Collections Prize will be offered by: Galeries Lafayette, the use of an exclusive space of Haussmann department s store, for the presentation of his/her two next collections SS2015 and FW15, and a financial support for the production of these two events. Tomorrow London Ltd, the London, Paris, Milan based distribution showroom, a privileged commercial and strategic mentorship. The winner will show in Paris and Milan showrooms and Tomorrow will appoint a Brand Support Sales Manager to promote and sell the collection alongside the Designer team. The 25 members of the judges panel will meet again on July 3th to select the winner of the ANDAM Fashion Award, on both creative and business potentials. At that meeting, the 10 finalists will be given the opportunity to present their project to the judges panel. After deliberation, the winners will be chosen by simple majority vote. PRESS RELATIONS Karla Otto Paris - andam@karlaotto.com (0)

11 Coperni Finalist First Collections Prize Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant met in 2009 in their fashion school, Mod Art International, in Paris wheresébastien is learning fashion design whereas Arnaud studies fashion business. Their collaboration will enable many rewards, among them the 1st Prize PODIUM Young Stylist 2009 & 1st Prize Mod Art International After experiences in France, United States and China, Sébastien decides to create COPERNI FEMME in 2013 with Arnaud s support who pursues simultaneously his path at Balenciaga. They presented their first capsule collection in September 2013.

12 Gauchère Finalist First Collections Prize Graduated from New York s Parsons School of Design, Marie-Christine Statz worked as Assistant Designer at Narciso Rodriguez and Diane Von Furstenberg. In 2009, she moved to Paris to receive a special qualification in Haute Couture at Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. She opened her studio in 2011 and presented the first GAUCHERE collection in October 2012 in Paris.

13 Monographie Finalist First Collections Prize After studying at ESMOD Paris, Aude Castéja began her carrier as a press agent at Karla Otto London. She moved to Paris in 2010 to work as collection assistant at Céline. After various commercial experiences for Bouchra Jarrar and Michel Klein, she launched her own brand Monographie and presented her first SS collection at the Designers Apartment in Paris.

14 JURY ANDAM SPONSORS FRANCESCA BELLETTINI CEO, representing the house of Yves Saint Laurent PIERRE BERGÉ representing the Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent Foundation SOPHIE DELAFONTAINE Creative director, representing the House of Longchamp JOHN DEMSEY Group President, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc, representing M A C Cosmetics GUILLAUME HOUZÉ Communication and image director at Galeries Lafayette, representing Galeries Lafayette FEDERICO MARCHETTI Founder and CEO of YOOX Group, representing thecorner.com STEFANO MARTINETTO CEO, representing Tomorrow London Ltd EDDIE MULLON CEO, representing FASHION GPS FRANÇOIS-HENRI PINAULT Chairman and CEO, representing Kering Group RENZO ROSSO President, representing OTB PIERRE-YVES ROUSSEL Chairman and CEO LVMH Fashion Group, representing LVMH NADJA SWAROVSKI Member of the executive board, representing Swarovski SUZANNE TIMMINS SVP and fashion director, representing Hudson s Bay Company INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION represented by Pierre Oudart, director in charge of the plastic arts DEFI represented by Clarisse Reille, managing director FASHION PROFESSIONALS SARAH ANDELMAN Creative director, Colette ANGELICA CHEUNG Editor in chief, Vogue China NATHALIE DUFOUR Founder and managing director, ANDAM PAMELA GOLBIN Head curator, Musée des Arts Décoratifs CAROLINE DE MAIGRET Model NICOLE PHELPS Executive editor, style.com JEAN-JACQUES PICART Fashion and luxury products consultant XAVIER ROMATET CEO, Condé Nast France ANNE-SOPHIE VON CLAER Deputy director, Le Figaro ELLEN VON UNWERTH Photographer