This year’s Andam 2024 Awards features luminaries from various creative fields, all brought together under the guidance of Anthony Vaccarello, Creative director of Saint Laurent and a former Andam winner himself in 2011.
Vaccarello’s jury of 13 luminaries reads like a who’s who of fashion and entertainment. K-pop sensation Rosé of Blackpink fame joins model and singer Carla Bruni and multi-hyphenate Charlotte Gainsbourg. Iconic models Anja Rubik and Alek Wek will sit alongside Saint Laurent campaign alumni Béatrice Dalle and Rossy de Palma.
The world of film, literature and media is also well represented. Acclaimed director Gaspar Noé, up-and-coming actor Niels Schneider and actress Virginie Efira will lend their discerning eyes. Writer Virginie Despentes, journalist Augustin Trapenard, who hosts the Saint Laurent’s Talks podcast, and stylist Emmanuelle Alt round out this tastemaker tour de force.
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“Like Mr. [Yves] Saint Laurent who, throughout his life, surrounded himself with the women who were essential to his inspiration, Anthony has gathered around him his muses and friends,” said Andam founder and CEO Nathalie Dufour.
“Models, writers, singers or actresses, they are inspiring, creative, free, powerful, impressive and sensitive. Through their respective careers, they have constructed a sense of style and will bring their perspective to tomorrow’s designers, thereby celebrating the next generation in fashion design and the 35 years of Andam,” she added.
Blackpink’s Lisa was previously a guest member of the Andam jury in 2021.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of Andam, which will award a total of €700,000 in grants to emerging talent. The grand prize winner will receive €300,000 and the runner-up €100,000, as well as a year of mentorship from Vaccarello himself.
The finalists will be announced at the end of May, and the awards ceremony is scheduled for June 27th.
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