LVMH has announced the 9 finalists for the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers 2021. For the 8th edition, the Committee of Experts of the Prize and, for the first time, the public as a new Expert, selected 9 brands for the final.

The finalists are:

• BIANCA SAUNDERS by Bianca Saunders (British designer based in London), menswear
• CHARLES DE VILMORIN by Charles de Vilmorin (French designer based in Paris) genderless collections
• CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROGERS by Christopher John Rogers (American designer based in New York), womenswear
• CONNER IVES by Conner Ives (American designer based in London), womenswear
• KIDSUPER by Colm Dillane (American designer based in New York), menswear
• KIKA VARGAS by Kika Vargas (Colombian designer based in Bogota), womenswear
• LUKHANYO MDINGI by Lukhanyo Mdingi (South African designer based in Cape Town), womenswear and menswear
• NENSI DOJAKA by Nensi Dojaka (Albanian designer based in London), womenswear
• RUI by Rui Zhou (Chinese designer based in Shanghai), genderless collections

The Jury of the LVMH Prize will choose the winners of the LVMH Prize and of the Karl Lagerfeld / Special Jury Prize among the finalists. The winner will be announced in September.