Overview

• Japan’s Soshiotsuki by Soshi Otsuki received €400,000 and a year-long mentorship, with Loewe chief executive Pascale Lepoivre set to advise the brand.
• Steve O Smith won the Karl Lagerfeld Prize worth €200,000, saying the funds will relieve production bottlenecks by adding machinery and sewing staff.
• Torishéju Dumi took the Savoir-Faire/Craft Prize for €200,000, with additional €50,000 in embellishments via Maison Vermont support for the next collection.
• Winners were announced at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris after finalist showings to a jury featuring Delphine Arnault, Phoebe Philo, Pharrell Williams, Jonathan Anderson and first-time judge Sarah Burton.
• Otsuki, a Bunka Fashion College graduate known for 1980s‑inflected tailoring, indicated plans to broaden into more everyday pieces under the program’s guidance.