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.

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's Thesis

When Julia Restoin-Roitfeld graduated Parsons The New School for Design in 2006, the Department of Design + Management published the thesis abstracts of the senior class in a booklet entitled Designing Value. I had the good fortune to discover the collection of abstracts recently and of course I wanted to share it with all of you. I think Julia's thesis is not only clever, I think it is the future of the industry. As individuals continually have more and more access to goods (and via street photography blogs ways to wear them), homogeneity is the clear result. By being able to customize your goods at point of purchase you can better control your identity—the value added is individuality. What do you think?

Designing Value and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's thesis © 2006 Department of Design + Management of Parsons The New School for Design. All Rights Reserved.

Evolution Of Design In Vogue Paris

I noticed that the design of Vogue Paris changed with the August 2009 issue so I chose a few of my favorite pages from my favorite section to illustrate the evolution of the design. In the December 2007/January 2008 version of "Une Fille Un Style", Lou Doillon is featured as her demi-soeur Charlotte Gainsbourg was the guest editor for the issue. Isn't her bulldog Spyke so cute? I love that she decorates with butterflies.

In the April 2008 "Une Fille Un Style" shown, none other than Roitfeld sweetheart Giovanna Battaglia graced readers with a peep inside her private quarters (merci bcp, Olivier Lalanne!). I love Giovanna's quote regarding one of her favorite designers: "Je suis une fan d'Azzedine Alaïa. Chaque fois que tu sors en Alaïa, tu peux être sure que tu ne rentres pas seule..." (I am a fan of Azzedine Alaïa. Each time you go out in Alaïa, you can be sure that you do not return alone…). I wonder if she was wearing Alaïa the first night she took Vladimir home...

In the 2009 version of "Une Fille Un Style" below, we see the new design showcasing Tracee Ross, Diana's daughter. Which of the three graphic iterations do you prefer?

Une Fille Un Style images of Lou Doillon © 2007 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.
Une Fille Un Style images of Giovanna Battaglia © 2008 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.
Une Fille Un Style images of Tracee Ross © 2009 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.