For its 35th anniversary, French fashion competition ANDAM has tapped former winner Anthony Vaccarello as mentor for its 2024 edition.
as mentor for its 2024 edition, marking the first time that a designer rather than an executive will be providing guidance to the winners.founder and managing director Nathalie Dufour said Vaccarello will share his creative vision with the candidates, while honoring the roots of the organization, presided over by Yves“I think it’s lovely that he’s paying tribute to Pierre Bergé in this way,” she told WWD.
“ANDAM is very important for Saint Laurent and myself. It was presided over by Monsieur Pierre Bergé from the first contest and for almost 30 years and I had the chance to be one of the prize winners. For those reasons, I am sincerely honored to join as president of the jury for this special anniversary edition,” the designer said in a statement.
Dufour said she was especially pleased as the designer rarely makes public appearances. The winner of the grand prize will receive 300,000 euros, and the runner-up 100,000 euros, and Vaccarello will mentor both for one year on both the creative and strategic dimensions of their business. anniversary, and I’m very honored and touched to have Anthony in person as mentor,” she said.
While the total endowment for the prize will remain stable this year at 700,000 euros, ANDAM plans a series of events to mark the anniversary. “All throughout the year, there will be pop-ups, collaborations and events designed to highlight our heritage of designers,” Dufour said.
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