Virgil Abloh Is Competing With Nasir Mazhar And 24 Others For The LVMH Award

LVMH has announced the shortlist for its second annual award. The prize is £300,000 and a mentorship, while runner-ups receive £100,000 and a mentorship. Last year, HBA was the FADER Favorite to win (though Thomas Taite eventually took the honor home, and HBA got runner-up); this year, it's going to be even harder to choose. The full list, below:

1. Devon Halfnight Leflufy (Antwerp)

2. Agi & Sam (London)

3. Andrea Jiapei Li (New York)

4. Anton Belinskiy (Kiev)

5. Arthur Arbesser (Milan)

6. Astrid Andersen (Copenhagen)

7. Baja East (New York)

8. Coperni (Paris)

9. Craig Green (London)

10. Faustine Steinmentz (London)

11. Huishan Zhang (London)

12. Jaquemus (Paris)

13. Jourden (Hong Kong)

14. Koche (Paris)

15. Marques Almeida (London)

16. Nabil Nayal (London)

17. Nasir Mazhar (London)

18. Off White (Chicago)

19. Orley (New York)

20. Ryan Lo (London)

21. Ryan Roche (Hurley, NY)

22. Sankuanz (China)

23. Vetements (Paris)

24. WrittenAfterwards (Japan)

25. Xiao Li (London)

26. XimonLee (New York)

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