Want to Make It in Fashion? The LVMH Prize Is Now Accepting 2020 Applications

For the past six years, the LVMH Prize has championed young designers and graduates from around the world. Its grand prize and special Karl Lagerfeld prize winners, including Grace Wales Bonner, Marques’Almeida, Doublet, Marine Serre, Jacquemus, and Kozaburo, have not only received financial support and guidance from LVMH’s leaders and designers, but have, in turn, become some of the leading voices in the industry. As the South African designer Thebe Magugu, the 2019 grand prize winner, told Vogue, “I went into it like a child, and got the chance to speak to my design heroes like Clare Waight Keller and Nicolas Ghesquière. So no matter the outcome, I already felt like I’d won so many things.”

All to say that for young designers, there are few better launchpads than the LVMH Prize. The good news: Applications are now open for the 2020 award. Designers between 18 and 40 years old, with at least two collections under their belt, can apply through LVMH’s site, with the semifinalists to be revealed in the new year. The winner will receive 300,000 euros plus a mentorship from a creative within LVMH. In applying, you’d join the ranks of finalists like Off-White, Vetements, Eckhaus Latta, Bode, and more, so really, what are you waiting for?

Originally Appeared on Vogue