The 2018/19 International Woolmark Prize has announced the 12 finalists who will take part in the global final, set to take place in February 2019 in London, following three semi-final events held in Hong Kong, London and New York. The first semi-final was held in Hong Kong, where Zhi Chen of I-Am-Chen from China, Mooyeol Lee of Youser from...
Jul 13, 2018
British designers Daniel W. Fletcher, Nicholas Daley and Edward Crutchley, and Cmmn Swdn from Sweden were announced as four of the 12 global finalists for the 2018/19 International Woolmark Prize, which aims to highlight the versatility of merino wool. The European finalists were revealed at a lunch at Somerset House in London, where judges...
Jul 11, 2018
British designer Matthew Miller was among the winners at this year’s International Woolmark Prize, which presented a special event during Pitti Uomo at Stazione Leopolda in Florence. Miller was named the menswear winner of the 2017/2018 International Woolmark Prize for his “well-balanced collection” that saw the British designer taking the idea...
Jan 10, 2018
As I write, judges across the globe are deliberating on the regional winners of the International Woolmark Prize, a competition so extensive it is divided into six localities: Asia; Australia and New Zealand; British Isles; Europe; India and Pakistan; U.S.A. Nominating bodies here at home include Vogue and the C.F.D.A. and past winners have been...
Jul 19, 2017
L’Homme Rouge and David Laport are menswear and womenswear winners of the 2017/18 International Woolmark Prize the Europe regional final. The Swedish and Dutch designers were announced as the respective winners of the awards Tuesday evening, following a ceremony in Milan. “There were so many talented designers involved in the Prize, we are...
Jul 18, 2017
Womenswear brand Le Kilt and menswear designer Matthew Miller have been named as the winners of the 2017/18 International Woolmark Prize British Isles regional final. The two winners were chosen by a judging panel consisting of London Fashion Week designer Emilia Wickstead, Daniel Kearns creative director of Kent and Curren, Anita Barr group...
Jul 17, 2017
The Woolmark Company has increased the prize money of its infamous International Woolmark Prize. All 65 candidates from the six regions (Australia, Asia, Europe, British Isles, Middle East, and the United States) will receive 2,000 dollars in Australia as support for the development of their outfits to be presented in view of the regional finals...
Apr 30, 2017
He shot onto the world stage after winning a glittering international fashion prize previously given to design icons Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. Yet India's Suket Dhir -- hailed by Vogue as a potential "global fashion superstar in the making" -- is uneasy about the sudden attention that has come with winning the International Woolmark...
Sep 21, 2016
Rochambeau and Gabriela Hearst have been announced as the winners of the International Woolmark Prize USA regional final at an awards event in New York City. The judging panel for men was comprised of Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley, Public School designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, Julie Gilhart, Malcolm Carfrae, Michelle A. Lee, and W...
Jul 21, 2016
London - The International Woolmark Prize has announced the judging panels for the next cycle of its annual competition, which honours the most innovation womenswear and menswear designers and their use of wool. This year's competition is set to welcome industry experts to serve as judges once more, as well as acclaimed designers Jason Wu, Neil...
Jun 22, 2016