On the evening of March 31, the LVMH Prize Young Designers Grand Prix announced the 20 semi-finalists for 2021.

Delphine Arnault, the eldest daughter of LVMH Group Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault and LVMH Group Executive Vice President Delphine Arnault, said that all designer works will be displayed in the online showroom from April 6 to April 11, which is also the first in history. The LVMH Prize will also be open to the public, and everyone will have the opportunity to vote for candidates on the official website of the competition.

This year’s jury is composed of Sidney Toledano, LVMH Fashion Group Chairman and CEO, Bernard Arnault’s consultant Jean-Paul Claverie, LV Executive Vice President Delphine Arnault and Marc Jacobs, Nicolas Ghesquière, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Kris van Assche, Jonathan Anderson, Rihanna In addition to the group executives and creative directors of their brands, such as Stella McCartney and Virgil Abloh, there are supermodel Bella Hadid, actress Léa Seydoux, Bazaar American editor Samira Nasr, Vogue French editor Aleksandra Woroniecka and Margaret Zhang, the new editor-in-chief of the Chinese version of Vogue, also joined the panel of experts for the joint selection.

The LVMH Prize young designer competition was initiated by Delphine Arnault in 2013. As the second in command of the LVMH group, she is also responsible for the group’s key talent discovery.

As the leader of the fashion industry, the LVMH group has naturally attracted many “great gods” to participate. This competition is also known as the most lucrative competition in the fashion industry. The winning “Rookie of the Year” can get 300,000 euros. bonus. In addition, in the next year, we will be able to receive careful guidance from LVMH Group’s internal fashion experts. In addition to design, it also involves intellectual property rights, procurement, production and distribution, brand image and communication, marketing… For designers who want to create their own brands, this is the real “stepping stone” to the fashion circle.

Like the 8 finalists of the 2015 LVMH Prize Young Designers Grand Prix, I believe everyone is familiar with them. The current director of Balenciaga and the co-founder of Vetements Demna Gvasalia , Founder of Jacquemus brand Simon Porte , And Louis Vuitton Menswear Art Director and Off-White founder Virgil Abloh They are all “students” in the same class, although in the end only Simon Porte Won a Karl Lagerfeld special award, but it does not affect the three people in the past two years to stir up the entire fashion circle.

Last year’s LVMH Prize Young Designers Grand Prix cancelled the final event due to the impact of the epidemic, and the 300,000 euro prize was evenly distributed to the remaining 8 contestants.

Today, Sister SO would like to have a good time with you, and have a look at the two Chinese designers who were shortlisted this year-Rui Zhou and Shuting Qiu.

Rui Zhou

Zhou Rui graduated from Tsinghua University, then went to Parsons to study fashion design, and later worked in Alexander Wang.

As a newcomer in the fashion industry, Rui Zhou has actually only been founded for more than a year. The first show in 2019 was at New York Fashion Week and received attention from industry insiders and social media.

Her design is inspired by the female power seen from her mother and sister. The knitted fabric looks thin, fragile and imperfect, but it shows the feminine and strong charm.

This “imperfect”, “half-perfect” and “destroyed” structure and tailoring style make Zhou Rui stand out from the crowd of designers.

From New York to Shanghai, Rui Zhou continued to impact the established fashion aesthetic, especially in the cultural environment where the status of women and body shame have become hot spots.

Although Rui Zhou’s items may be unrealistic for the public, they are very suitable for layering, such as gloves and silk stockings as embellishments, which can instantly add personality to the look.

Some time ago, the sexy little wild cat Hyuna finally returned. In the MV of the new song “i’m not cool”, there is a set of styling that really hits new heights. .

This set of ripped wind tights “hole suit” is from Rui Zhou.

In fact, long before Hyuna, BLACKPINK’s Lisa also took the magazine blockbuster in clothes designed by Rui Zhou.

The improved cheongsam worn by Ouyang Nana in “Tomorrow’s Son” and the ripped stockings were also made by Rui Zhou.

The dark girl plays the cello and really loves it.

In addition to Asian actresses, European and American hot girls also love Rui Zhou. Dua Lipa also took the cover of the magazine wearing her clothes.

Shuting Qiu

She started to learn painting at the age of 9, and after dropping out of Beifu, Qiu Shuting took the exam twice and finally got her wish and was admitted to the Royal Academy of Art.

After graduating with the first professional grade, she was admitted to our school as a graduate student. Under the guidance of her mentor, Walter Van Beirendonck, one of the six gentlemen of Antwerp, her graduation design was a great success, and she was hailed as one of the most promising young designers in the fashion industry. , Won unanimous praise from magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire and ELLE.

In 2017, she founded her own fashion brand SHUTING QIU with the same name.

“Confident, brave, and courage to express yourself, while being soft and romantic at the same time.” It is the female image conveyed by Qiu Shuting’s branding, and it is also the portrayal of this young designer himself.

Her work conveys an independent, powerful and romantic female image. On the one hand, a large number of asymmetry and silhouette designs show the independent and powerful female side, and on the other hand, the bright color collision and silk textile embroidery craftsmanship. And printing elements show the romantic and gentle side of women’s hearts.

Because of this, many celebrities love Qiu Shuting’s design.

The exquisite red metal “big mouth” in Jolin Tsai’s album “Ugly Beauty” came from her.

Another look is her design from headwear to clothes, rebellious and sexy.

In addition to Jolin Tsai, Zhou Xun also took the cover of a magazine wearing her clothes. It is hard to imagine that such a flowery dress would actually have a gentle and quiet feeling on Zhou Xun.

In Zhou Dongyu’s magazine styling, the big red lips and big back are in sharp contrast with the immature facial features. Under the double effect of Qiu Shuting’s design, it is easy to create the image of retro beauty.

The clothes that Xiao S made in the retro fashion blockbuster were also made by Qiu Shuting. This set of films has a sense of the times and is endlessly memorable.

Rainie Yang and Wang Xinling both wore SHUTING QIU in their collaborative single “Girls”.

Rainie Yang’s clothes collided with Wang Feifei when they were shooting magazines. The same clothes were performed by the two in different styles, each with its own characteristics but with full of femininity.

The 9 captain An Qi also wore SHUTING QIU on the Zhejiang Satellite TV comedy Spring Evening this year. The gorgeous prints are very visually impactful.

In addition to domestic female stars who love SHUTING QIU, foreign female stars can hardly resist her charm.

The British singer Rita Ora’s SHUTING QIU demonstrated to people what it means to “bustle” from the beginning to the toe. These colorful clothes are quite able to hold the place.

The cover of “Fruit Sister” Katy Perry’s new album also chose SHUTING QIU, and the clothes well outlined the powerful image of women.

Seeing this, I believe that everyone has a certain understanding of these two Chinese designers. I don’t know which one do you like better?

I also hope that interested readers can vote for them on the official website of the competition. Sister SO believes that with everyone’s support, the future of Chinese Design will be better.