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16-05-2025
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This Parachute-like Linen Blend Dress Won Loro Piana's 2025 Knit Design Award
MILAN — A parachute-like frock stole the spotlight — and scooped the top prize — at the ninth edition of the Loro Piana Knit Design Award, which challenged applicants even more than in past editions. The LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned Italian luxury brand tasked participating students with reinterpreting the use of linen for the 'Winter Legacy' theme, the challenge of the job lying in the reinvention of the typical summer fiber for winter- or all-season-appropriate knitwear. More from WWD Bobbi Brown, Lauren Bush Lauren and More Honored at Einstein College of Medicine Spirit of Achievement Luncheon Cannes Palm Beach Casino Gets a Royal Makeover Loro Piana, Dimorestudio, OTW by Vans Top Drivers of $26.1 Million in EMV for Milan Design Week 'It's a material that is a symbol of our maison's endless quest for excellence, for transforming the finest yarns into the most beautiful product, the most beautiful pieces, but always, always with a touch. With the famous Loro Piana touch,' said the brand's chief executive officer Damien Bertrand on Wednesday morning here. As reported the executive is to officially pass the CEO baton to Frédéric Arnault on June 10 to become deputy CEO of Louis Vuitton. Arnault was also in attendance at the award ceremony. Last year Loro Piana introduced its finest linen yarn yet, a 110-Number-metric-thin thread that can be spun to up to 110 kilometers with only one kilogram. 'This exceptional yarn is the fruit, is the work of our very talented team who continuously research to achieve the most refined, the most beautiful fibers, to create the most beautiful blends that everybody is very happy to go to the Loro Piana stores [to buy],' Bertrand offered, with a chuckle. 'It is this innovative and creative spirit we really want to foster with the Knit Design Award,' he said, praising the Loro Piana HR team for jump-starting the initiative in 2016. Morgan Boyce and Simone Rizzato from Milan-based Accademia Costume e Moda scooped the award — redesigned as a gleaming golden yarn spool-like trophy — with their 'Parachute' soft-knit midi dress with a multilayered skirt crafted from a linen and cashmere blend. Highly conceptual in its inspiration, drawn from World War II's parachutes made from linen and oftentimes repurposed into clothing after wartime, the number exuded a crafty artisanal feel that won the jury over. The winners will receive a scholarship from Loro Piana, consisting of 5,000 euros per student, a contract to work for the company and the opportunity to develop their samples to turn them into viable garments with help from the house's knitwear team. The final products will be showcased at the upcoming edition of textile trade show Pitti Filati, to be held in Florence from July 1 to 3. They were short-listed from a panel of seven applicants hailing from international fashion and design schools such as the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology; École Duperré Paris; the FIT State University of New York; the Hong Kong Polytechnic; London's Royal College of Art, and the Swedish School of Textiles. For the past six months short-listed applicants have been able to visit Loro Piana factories, to discover production processes and stores to delve into the Italian luxury brand's heritage. 'Every year [the award] takes even more importance, and in the years to come it will be even more important,' Bertrand said to all students. 'Today we have a new generation of talents with true passion for knitwear. We are a textile company. We are a knitwear company, and we share the same passion… it's so inspiring to see young people like you putting innovation and technical skill at the heart of your approach. What you do every day in your school will serve you for your future… This idea of always pushing the limit is really what we do every day at Loro Piana,' the executive offered. 'You are the future. You are making the future of this category, and that is very important for us. And whether you win today or not, you have to leave with this in mind. You are contributing to the future of this by innovating, by breaking the limit,' he said. Bertrand presided over the jury panel, which included Pauline Dujancourt, founder and creative director of the namesake brand; fashion editor, stylist and creative consultant Anna Dello Russo; Satoshi Kuwata, founder and creative director of the Setchu brand, and curator and creative consultant Kimberly Drew, among others. A special mention recognized the project presented by Léa Delwarde and Loic Bonneau, students of the École Duperré Paris school. Best of WWD Salma Hayek's Fashion Evolution Through the Years: A Red Carpet Journey [PHOTOS] How Christian Dior Revolutionized Fashion With His New Look: A History and Timeline Cannes Film Festival's French Actresses Whose Iconic Style Shines on the Red Carpet [PHOTOS]
South China Morning Post
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Loro Piana Knit Design Award 2025: creative knitwear students from Italy's Accademia Costume & Moda shine with innovative linen designs incorporating the maison's traditional yarns
Morgan Rachel Boyce from Ireland and Simone Rizzato from Italy – two students in the creative knitwear design programme at Italy's Accademia Costume & Moda – are the winners of the ninth edition of the Loro Piana Knit Design Award, which just took place in Milan. Since 2016, the LVMH-owned luxury label has been partnering every year with leading design schools around the world. Each college selects two students for the competition, giving them the chance to work with Loro Piana's prized yarns. As the purveyor of the finest fibres in the world – from baby cashmere to merino wool and vicuña – Loro Piana provides students with the raw materials to come up with a unique piece and express their creativity. Advertisement A detail from the outfit created by Morgan Rachel Boyce and Simone Rizzato, which was inspired by parachutes. Photo: Handout This year's theme, 'Winter Legacy – Translating Linen into Heritage Knitwear', put the focus on a fabric mainly associated with summer garments. Participants were given free rein to blend linen with more traditional Loro Piana yarns such as cashmere, and create a piece that stayed true to the brief while reflecting their own design sensibility. The other schools selected for this year's edition were the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, L'École Duperré Paris, New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, London's Royal College of Art, and the Swedish School of Textiles in Borås. Mixing linen with some of Loro Piana 's proprietary textiles such as Cashmere 2/27, Coarsehair, Wish, Equilibrio and Libeccio, the finalists conjured up pieces with inspirations ranging from bamboo to parachutes, and paired linen with innovative materials including apple leather. Helmed by Loro Piana's departing CEO Damien Bertrand, the jury included such luminaries as Italian fashion editor Anna Dello Russo, Milan-based Japanese designer Satoshi Kuwata , French editor Gilles Denis and American curator Kimberly Drew. 'Besides being strong in terms of techniques and experimenting with the yarns, the two students from the Accademia also offered great storytelling, and their project was very inspiring,' said Dello Russo after the award ceremony. 'It was holistic and wasn't just about technical skills – it was very accomplished and the communication element was also strong.' The jury members: Italian journalist Antonio Mancinelli, French editor Gilles Denis, French designer Pauline Dujancourt, Loro Piana departing CEO Damien Bertrand, American curator Kimberly Drew, fashion editor Anna Dello Russo and Japanese designer Satoshi Kuwata. Photo: Handout The winners will each receive a 5,000 euro scholarship, plus the opportunity to spend time in the Loro Piana factories to remake the winning garment, which will be showcased at the Pitti Immagine Filati trade fair in Florence in June.
