LVMH has announced the semi-finalists for the 2021 LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. This year's semi-finalists come from China, France, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, and, for the first time, from Albania and Colombia. The 20 semi-finalists are:

• AGR by Alicia Robinson, womenswear and menswear, British designer based in London
• BIANCA SAUNDERS by Bianca Saunders, menswear, British designer based in London
• CHARLES DE VILMORIN by Charles de Vilmorin, genderless collections, French designer based in Paris
• CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROGERS by Christopher John Rogers, womenswear, American designer based in New York
• CONNER IVES by Conner Ives, womenswear, American designer based in London
• FEDERICO CINA by Federico Cina, genderless collections, designer Italian based in Sarsina
• KIDSUPER by Colm Dillane, menswear, American designer based in New York
• KIKA VARGAS by Kika Vargas, womenswear, Colombian designer based in Bogota
• LAGOS SPACE PROGRAMME by Adeju Thompson, genderless collections, Nigerian designer based in Lagos
• LUKHANYO MDINGI by Lukhanyo Mdingi, womenswear and menswear, South African designer based in Cape Town
• MIDORIKAWA by Taku Midorikawa, genderless collections, Japanese designer based in Tokyo
• NENSI DOJAKA by Nensi Dojaka, womenswear, Albanian designer based in London
• POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF) by Dongjoon Lim, menswear, South Korean designer based in Seoul
• RENAISSANCE RENAISSANCE by Cynthia Merhej, womenswear, Lebanese designer based in Beyrouth
• RIER by Andreas Steiner, genderless collections, Italian designer based in Paris
• RUI by Rui Zhou, genderless collections, Chinese designer based in Shanghai
• SAUL NASH by Saul Nash, menswear, British designer based in London
• SHUTING QIU by Shuting Qiu, womenswear, Chinese designer based in Shanghai
• TAAKK by Takuya Morikawa, menswear, Japanese designer based in Tokyo
• WED by Amy Trinh and Evan Phillips, womenswear, British designers based in London

This year, exceptionally, as a result of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the LVMH Prize has set up a digital platform: from 6 April to 11 April 2021, the 20 semi-finalists competing this year for the final of the LVMH Prize will be showcased on a dedicated website lvmhprize.com, to learn about their collections, their creative world and their personalities.