This afternoon, the 41st International Festival of Fashion, Photography, and Accessories in Hyères, France, revealed its winners.
Yui Chen took home the Grand Prize, for “Food Cover, “a females’s wear-leaning unisex lineup that the Shanghai-based designer called” a method of maintaining youth memories.”Established with Montex, the shapes integrated a daily piece– such as a yellow underwear gown– with a retractable overlayer, for instance a tent-like structure in transparent lace or a cage of leather bows. Throughout her display room discussion, the designer described how she designs every piece in mini a minimum of when before developing real garments, consisting of an eight-paneled sheath gown in recycled leather that folds flat, like an accordion, into 8 panels. “Fashion is the most brilliant type of theater. My dream would be to produce an entire universe and language, like Issey Miyake did,” she informed Style
This year’s grand reward went to designer Yui Chen.
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Other style winners consisted of the London-based artist and designer Dieter Vlasich Obermann (Mexico/Germany)who scooped the 19M Métiers d’Art Prize for a collection motivated by tiliches, or”scrap”and the handicraft they can hide. The Paris-based designer Rachel Luurssen(Netherlands) took the Ateliers des Matières Prize for a ladies’s wear collection notified by Hollywood glamour and coquettes combined with the concept of fading charm and body dysmorphia. Paris-based designer Xiao Xu (China) won the Supima Prize for a males’s wear collection called Uncanny, based upon latex, ’70s fetish culture, embroidery, and knitwear. Both an unique reference
and the general public Prize went to Brais Albor Rodriguez (Spain) for a collection that unbelievably and wittily merged the concept of squirrels– through shearling sourced on Vinted– and cojones.
An appearance from Dieter Vlasich Obermann, the le 19M reward winner.
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Rachel Luurssen
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Other Grand Prize winners were Sassa Ann van Wyk and Motoki Nakatani for Accessories and Photography, respectively. Chen will get assistance from Chanel, the celebration’s long-lasting Grand Partner; brand-new Grand Partner le19M and its 10 maisons d’art; and grants from sponsors consisting of the Atelier des Matières, Supima, and newbie Watteau, the visual material center. Extra assistance will originate from Les Teintures de France, the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & & Hemp, and Richemont’s AZ Academy, to name a few. All style laureates will be showcased by Première Classe throughout Paris Fashion Week in March and October 2027.
As in studios all over, renewal is in the air at the Villa Noailles. This year’s theme, a racing flag with a star on a pink-and-green checkered ground, appeared to signify that the celebration is back on track. Organizers called this edition “a year of firsts,” not even if Chen is the very first Chinese designer to scoop the leading reward. Hugo Luccino, the celebration’s handling director, likewise put females at the head of every jury: Chloé innovative director Chemena Kamali for style, professional photographer Camille Vivier for photography, and Danish designer Cecilie Bahnsen for
devices.
An appearance from Xiao Xu, the Supima Prize winner.
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They weren’t the only ladies calling the shots.
In her welcome speech, Josée Massi– the mayor of Toulon, who this spring likewise ended up being the very first female president of the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée– informed the 30 finalists,” You currently have your location. Skill is not about one reward.” Hyères’ newly-elected mayor, Véronique Bernardini– the very first female to hold that post considering that it was developed in 1677– then opened the celebrations with a riff on a well-known Gabrielle Chanel line: “Trends pass however design stays … and in Hyères, audacity is never ever out of design.”
At the reception, Massi applauded the choice to bring the style program to the Forum du Casino, in the heart of Hyères. “This is a renaissance,”she informed Style. “Culture should not be elitist. We need to get as near individuals as we can.”That consists of the youngest generation: “I frequently state that the future stands less than a meter high,” she stated. “We need to go out and discover them.”
Massi stated that she sees Hyères and Toulon as twin centers for style and style, respectively. Toulon currently has a satellite school of the École Camondo interior architecture and style school, and the Design Parade might relocate to its Porte d’Italie district as early as next year.
Valérie Duport, who ended up being president of the Villa Noailles in July, reported a very first of her own. “I was the one who raised my hand,” she stated of handling the function. She fasted to commemorate France’s very first style celebration, keeping in mind that durability matters in a service where it’s never ever an offered. When it comes to the future: “The Villa Noailles is a living location,” she stated. “When you have that, you invite individuals in.”
Speaking openly about the difficulties ahead, she stated a strategy was currently in location to settle some EUR1.3 countless financial obligation in the next 2 years and begin once again. This year’s setups combined some familiar faces. Lucas Emilio Brunner– who won in 2015’s Grand Prize for a collection based upon inflatables– returned with Standards, a well-executed lineup motivated by sports flags and ’60s Ivy League design, made in cooperation with the Ateliers de Verneuil. Amongst the standouts were curtained striped poplin t-shirts, polos with contrasting trim and a coat in leather marquetry.
Brais Albor Rodriguez
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Emma Bruschi, winner of the 2020 le19M Métiers d’Art Prize, headlined a collective straw-weaving workshop with Galerie 19M. Amaury Darras, the 2025 Accessories Grand Prize laureate, showcased Keratina Medusa, a striking Art Nouveau-inspired bodice made in collaboration with Goossens that integrates kitchen cabinetry and jewelry-making. Adrien Michel, winner of the 2025 le19M Métiers d’Art Prize, presented a pill influenced by Marcel Breuer’s Cesca B34 chair, anchored by a t-shirt that folds out of a leather case made with Studio MTX. And Sébastien Meunier– who established his name label after winning the Grand Prize at Hyères in 1998– returned with Re-Authored, a re-examination of his own innovative tradition.
As part of its brand-new age, the Villa Noailles’ doors will remain open longer throughout the year, Luccino stated. Expanded programs will likewise construct on the style and style celebrations with museum-style exhibits; a lineup of creative residencies is likewise being restored.
“It’s the celebration of imagination, a location for young skills to reveal themselves nevertheless they like,” he kept in mind. “They’re the ones who are asking the concerns and, above all, will populate and envision the world of tomorrow.” “There aren’t constantly responses,” he continued. “Sometimes there are more concerns than responses– however these are topics that are here to remain. And the very first indications of those creative instincts, you discover them in Hyères.”
The exhibits and shows for the 41st International Festival of Fashion,
Photography, and Accessories in Hyères will be on through February 28, 2027. Open
Wednesday to Sunday, 1pm-6pm. For additional information: villanoailles.com
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