The seven finalists have been unveiled.

Fausto Puglisi, Iris van Herpen, Steven Tai, Rad Hourani, Yiqing Yin, Études Studio, and Jean-Paul Lespagnard are the seven finalists that will compete for the ANDAM Fashion Award 2014.

The ANDAM Award, a internationally reputed award that supports up-an-coming fashion designers, will celebrate its 25th edition this year. The shortlist has just been unveiled via an official release, that also mentioned that the finalists will meet the Jury for the final round in early July. Experts of the fashion industry such as Ellen von Unwerth, Caroline de Maigret, President of Condé Nast France Xavier Romatet, and Nicole Phelps of Style.com are part of the exclusive Jury. The winner will be awarded with the Grand Prix, which includes a 250,000 € cash prize, one year of business mentorship by Kering’s François-Henri Pinault, and 10,000 € of Swarovski crystals. Last year, the menswear designer Alexander Mattiusi won the prestigious award, and consequently joined ANDAM's Hall of Fame, which includes further reputed fashion designers, such as Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf and Gareth Pugh, among others.

Furthermore, three other fashion designers are competing for the 75,000 € worth First Collections prize. Coperni, the brand of the French designer-duo Sebastian Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant, is joined by Marie-Christine Statz for Gauchère and Aude Castéja for Monograph.

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