Menswear UK Nominees for International Woolmark Prize‏

As the International Woolmark Prize (IWP) launches into its fourth year, The Woolmark Company is pleased to announce the British Isles nominees for menswear:

Agi & Sam 

A. SAUVAGE

 Craig Green 

 Kit Neale

 LEE ROACH

This year a sixth region has been added to the competition, The British Isles, with the regional award to be held in London.
The five other regional awards will be held in Shanghai, Sydney, Antwerp, Dubai and New York to select the 12 finalists globally (6 menswear & 6 womenswear), each receiving AU$50,000 financial contribution towards their next collection as well as an invitation to participate in the international final.
The six menswear finalists will meet at an event held during PITTI UOMO, Florence in January 2016
The British Isles regional award will be held on 3rd July 2015 where the designers are required to present sketches of a Merino wool capsule collection comprising six outfits, with one full outfit to be produced. The collections will be judged by a panel of local and international experts soon to be announced.

PUBLIC SCHOOL wins 2014/2015 Inaugural men’s International Woolmark Prize

New York based clothing brand PUBLIC SCHOOL was announced the winner of the 2014/2015 International Woolmark Prize during the inaugural men’s award held on schedule at London Collections:Men.

Designers Maxwell Osborne (left) & Dao-Yi Chow (right) with model in centre

Judging panel included designer Paul Smith, Editor-at-Large for Style.com Tim Blanks and British GQ Editor Dylan Jones.

Left to right: Dylan Jones, Paul Smith, designers Maxwell Osborne & Dao-Yi Chow with Woolmark MD Stuart McCullough

PUBLIC SCHOOL ‘s merino wool collection was based on craftsmanship and showcased the natural characteristics of Merino wool. The designers explained:” It feels unbelievable to win the prize. Wea re the first US winners in the competition so we are really proud and it’s incredibly meaningful to us.”

The collection will be available globally from August 2015

http://publicschoolnyc.com

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International Woolmark Prize - Europe Nominee Announcement‏

The Woolmark Company is pleased to announce the European Nominees for the 2014/15 International Woolmark Prize, which has become one of the most truly coveted designer awards of our time.

For the first time, two designers will receive the overall award, one for menswear and one for womenswear.  For the UK the menswear nominee is AGi & Sam. Here's a peak at their sketch entry:

Five regional awards will be held in Asia, Australia, Europe, India (& Middle East) and USA to select the ten finalists, each receiving AUD$50,000 financial contribution towards their next collection as well as an invitation to participate in the international final.

The five menswear finalists will meet at London Collections: Men in January 2015 and the five womenswear finalists will meet in Beijing in March 2015.

The European nominees for menswear prize are:

Belgium – Cedric Jacquemyn

Czech Republic – Pavel Ivancic

Denmark – Asger Juel Larsen

France – Melinda Gloss

Germany – Vladimir Karaleev

Italy – CAMO

Netherlands – Hyun Yeu

Spain – ETXEBERRIA

Turkey – Serdar Uzuntas

UK – Agi & Sam

Agi & Sam