Roitfeld Chairs ANDAM

Carine Roitfeld leads the panel of judges for the ANDAM Fashion Award this year and the list of nominees for 2010 has just been announced. The chosen designers are Mark Fast, Calla Haynes, Bouchra Jarrar, Francesco Scognamiglio, Alexandre Vauthier, and Hakaan Yildirim. The winner will be named in June.

ANDAM (which translates into English as National Association for the Development of the Fashion Arts) provides generous support for emerging designers by offering the world's biggest international fashion prize. The ANDAM Fashion Award increased about 38 percent this year to 220,000 euros (approximately $278,000) which exceeds other comparable prizes such as the CFDA/Vogue US Award, the BFC/Vogue UK Award, or the Swiss Textile Award. Candidates for the prize must either reside in or plan to operate the business out of France; be under forty years of age; have marketed commercially at least one season but have generated less than 1.5 million euros internationally in 2009; and cannot have won recent ANDAM grants or other endowments.

Upon agreeing to chair this year's panel, Carine said: "I am happy and proud to be offering my experience and contributing to the selection of tomorrow's talents. Providing support for young designers is an integral part of our mission at Vogue Paris, as well as a deep personal commitment of mine.” Other respected experts on the jury include Hilary Alexander, Paul Benyamine, Nathalie Dufour, Alber Elbaz, Pamela Golbin, Jefferson Hack, Gene Krell, Humberto Leon, Sarah Lerfel, Virginie Mouzat, Jean-Jacques Picart, and Jean-Pierre Simon. Ten private partners join together in support of this effort: Diesel Group, Galeries Lafayette, Gucci Group, Hudson’s Bay Company, L’Oréal Professionnel, Longchamp, LVMH Group, Only The Brave, Saks Fifth Avenue, and The Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent Foundation.

Carine Roitfeld photograph courtesy of kanyeuniversecity.com

Update on vendredi 14 mai 2010 by kellina

Vogue UK speaks with Hakaan Yildirim on his ANDAM nomination.

Update on lundi 28 juin 2010 by kellina

Hakaan Yildirim has been announced as the winner of the 2010 ANDAM Fashion Award.