Graduate Fashion Week announces new partners for 2019
This year sees new luxury brands gather to support Graduate Fashion Foundation, the charity behind Graduate Fashion Week, the largest showcase BA talent in the world and the emerging young talent it represents. New for 2019, LVMH and GIVENCHY are the latest leading industry leaders to get involved in the four-day event that aims to bridge the gap between graduation and employment, joining the likes of returning brands Swarovski, Ralph Lauren, L’Oréal Professionnel and Farfetch. As the leader in luxury products, the LVMH group brings together 75 truly exceptional Maisons such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Givenchy, Hennessy, Guerlain, Bulgari and Sephora. Each of them creates products that embody unique savoir-faire, a carefully preserved heritage and a dynamic engagement with modernity. These creations make their Houses ambassadors of a distinctively refined art de vivre.
As part of the new partnership with Graduate Fashion Week, LVMH will be present hosting a hub within the sponsorship floor. This interactive space will be set-up for graduates to visit with their portfolios to obtain advice and apply for recruitment opportunities directly from the LVMH team. The stand will be manned daily by different Maisons, these brands include: Givenchy, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Loro Piana, Celine, Kenzo, Loewe, J.W. Anderson and Nicholas Kirkwood. As part of the partnership, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Creative Recruitment Gena Smith will be part of the jury of The Christopher Bailey Collection of The Year Award.