A panel of leading experts and tastemakers in the global fashion industry have been announced as key judges ahead of the prestigious International Woolmark Prize, to be held in February during the official London Fashion Week schedule. The International Woolmark Prize judging panel includes: Tim Blanks – Editor-at-Large, Business of Fashion; Hamish Bowles – International Editor at Large, Vogue; Sinead Burke – Educator and Advocate; Edward Enninful OBE – British Vogue Editor in Chief; Kim Jones – Artistic Director, Dior Men; Takashi Murakami – Artist and President of Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.; Holli Rogers – Chief Executive Officer, Browns & Chief Brand Officer, Farfetch; Anja Rubik – Model, Founder of sexedPL, Philanthropist; and Shaway Yeh – Founder of yehyehyeh & Group Style Editorial Director at Modern Media group. The 2020 International Woolmark Prize will see the introduction of the inaugural Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation, in honour of the late icon and International Woolmark Prize alumnus. The award will be presented to a finalist who showcases outstanding creativity and innovation; characteristics which led to Lagerfeld’s history-making success. The award will be presented by Carine Roitfeld, Editor-in-Chief, CR Book. The 2020 International Woolmark Prize finalists are: A-COLD-WALL* – United Kingdom, BLINDNESS – South Korea, BODE – USA, Botter – The Netherlands, Feng Chen Wang – China & UK, GmbH – Germany, Ludovic de Saint Sernin – France, Matthew Adams Dolans – USA, Namacheko – Belgium and Richard Malone – Ireland. The 2020 finalists have focused on traceability and adding transparency to their supply chains. To support finalists the International Woolmark Prize has partnered with Provenance, a platform that enables businesses to outline the origin, journey and impact behind products. The International Woolmark Prize finalists have been further supported by Common Objective, a global information and sourcing network that enables fashion professionals to succeed in sustainable fashion business.

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