Overview

• LVMH/Louis Vuitton confirmed Padukone as a 2025 LVMH Prize final jury member in an official Instagram announcement.
• Media reports identify her as the first and only Indian to serve on the LVMH Prize jury.
• The 12-member panel convened at the Fondation Louis Vuitton on September 3 to decide the winner from a shortlist of eight designers.
• Japanese designer Soshi Otsuki of Soshiotsuki won the 2025 LVMH Prize, receiving €400,000 and a year of LVMH mentorship.
• The jury included Sarah Burton, Marc Jacobs, Phoebe Philo, Stella McCartney, Nicolas Ghesquière, Nigo, Pharrell Williams, and LVMH executives Delphine Arnault, Jean‑Paul Claverie, and Sidney Toledano, while Padukone’s Paris look drew a ‘Hot Mama’ comment from Ranveer Singh on social media.