PARIS — French fashion prize ANDAM is celebrating its 30th anniversary by going back to its roots and tapping Martin Margiela, the winner of its inaugural award in 1989, to sit on the jury of this year’s edition.
In a statement, Margiela recalled that Nathalie Dufour had decided to found the prize for young designers after seeing a waistcoat made of broken plates in his second collection, shown in March 1989. The prize money helped him to launch his Artisanal collection, made with recycled materials.
“I will never forget how the ANDAM prize contributed to my brand’s development and I am very grateful for it. I am also glad to see the amazing increased outreach of ANDAM. Happy anniversary!” he said.
The reclusive Belgian designer, who will participate remotely in the jury selection and prize-giving ceremony scheduled for June 27, will be reconnected for the occasion with Renzo Rosso, the Italian entrepreneur who bought a majority stake in his label in 2002.
Rosso, whose OTB group also owns Diesel, Marni, Viktor & Rolf and Paula Cademartori, will reprise his role as mentor to this year’s winner of the main Fashion Award, succeeding Pierre-Yves Roussel, former head of the Fashion Group at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis
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