Hyères Fashion and Photography Festival is a prestigious opportunity for emerging designers. The finalists showcase their collections over the four day event before a winner is chosen. Previous winners have included Viktor & Rolf, Felipe Oliveira Baptista and Anthony Vaccarello. At the 32 edition – held from 27 April to 1 May 2017 at the beautiful Villa Noailles in the South of France -ten fashion designers competing for the Grand Prix du jury Première Vision and the Prix Chloé: Danial Aitouganov, NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA Hyunwoo Kim, REPUBLIC OF KOREA Maria Korkeila, FINLAND Hermione Flynn, NEW ZEALAND Gesine Försterling, GERMANY Marianna Ladreyt, FRANCE Vanessa Schindler, SWITZERLAND Marine Serre, FRANCE Lotte Van Dijk, NETHERLANDS Fuhong Yang, CHINA The Grand Prix of the jury Première Vision consists of: – a grant of 15,000 euros offered by Première Vision and a high level of visibility at both Première Vision New-York and Première Vision Paris shows – the opportunity to undertake a project with CHANEL’s Maisons d’art, up to 15,000 euros – a collaboration with Petit Bateau and a grant of 10,000 euros plus royalties, for the creation of one or several styles to be manufactured and sold by the brand. The Chloé Prize consist of a grant of 15,000 euros. The fashion jury, presided over this year by Bertrand Guyon, design director of the House of Schiaparelli, awarded Vanessa Schindler / Grand Prix du jury Première Vision 2017 for the fashion competition selection, a 29-year-old Swiss designer, who recently completed a master’s degree in fashion at the Geneva University of Art and Design. Photo by Louise Desnos instagram.com/vanessa_schindler
