The panel of experts for the LVMH Young Fashion Designers Prize has been announced. 40 internationally renowned experts from the world of fashion are to meet 30 applicants to the LVMH Prize during Paris Fashion Week. They will select a short list of ten young designers who will go forward to present their work to the Jury in May 2014. The members of the jury for the first edition of the prize in 2014 are eight creative directors from LVMH Fashion Houses including: Nicolas Ghesquière (Louis Vuitton), Marc Jacobs (Marc Jacobs), Karl Lagerfeld (Fendi), Humberto Leon and Carol Lim (Kenzo), Phoebe Philo (Céline), Raf Simons (Dior) and Riccardo Tisci (Givenchy). The designers will be joined by Delphine Arnault, Jean-Paul Claverie (advisor to Bernard Arnault and head of corporate philanthropy for LVMH) and Pierre-Yves Roussel (Chairman and CEO of the LVMH Fashion Group). The Panel of Experts includes: Imran Amed, Founder and Editor of Business of Fashion (London); Sarah Andelman, Creative director of Colette (Paris); Fabien Baron, Art director, Founder of Baron&Baron (New York); Tim Blanks, Editor-at-large for Style.com (London); Angelica Cheung, Editor in Chief of Vogue China (Beijing); Jo-Ann Furniss, Writer, editor and creative director (London); Stephen Gan, Founder of Fashion Media Group LLC (New York); Katie Grand, Editor in chief of Love Magazine (London); Jefferson Hack, Co-Founder and Editorial Director of Dazed Group (London); Adrian Joffe, Chief Executive Officer of Dover Street Market International (London); Sylvia Jorif, Journalist at ELLE Magazine (Paris); Natalie Massenet, Founder & Executive Chairman of Net-a-Porter (London); Marigay McKee, President of Saks Fifth Avenue (New York); Sarah Mower, Contributing editor of Vogue US (London); and Charlotte Stockdale, Stylist (London). The winner will be announced in May 2014.

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