International Woolmark Prize London 2013

The Woolmark Company announced in London the long awaited names of the ten jurors of the final dell’International Woolmark Prize.
They will be ten of the most authoritative and influential members of the international fashion, each of which represents a global industry pillar, members of the jury that will decide the winner of the International Woolmark Prize in London on 16 February 2013.
Donatella Versace, Diane Von Furstenberg, Franca Sozzani, Tim Blanks, Direttore di Style.com, e Victoria Beckham insieme a Andrew Keith – JOYCE e Lane Crawford, Carla Sozzani – 10 Corso Como, Linda Fargo – Bergdorf Goodman, Paula Reed – Harvey Nichols e Stefen Asbrand – Eichoff, representing some of the biggest department store in the world, They were invited by The Woolmark Company to choose among the six finalists the young fashion talent that will best interpret the potential of wool and therefore will win the prestigious international award.
The finalists, emerged from a field of seventy participants proposed by professionals in the respective regions modanelle sector, are: Sophie Theallet , U.S., Christian Wijnants, Europe, Ban Xiao Xiu, Cina, Dion Lee, Australia, DRESSEDUNDRESSED, Japan and Pankaj and Nidhi, India.
The winning designer will delivered 100.000 Australian dollars (104.800 US dollar) and will have the opportunity to sell their collection in the most prestigious boutiques in the world, such as Bergdorf Goodman in the US, Harvey Nichols in Inghilterra, 10 Corso Como in Italy, Joyce in China, Eichoff in Germany and David Jones in Australia. This aspect of the Prize, that supports the designer also in one of the most delicate phases for a designer, commercial distribution, It has attracted considerable interest globally and has accredited the International Woolmark Prize in recognition particularly coveted and appreciated all over the world.
The international award final, that will see the wool collections of six designers on the catwalk for a fashion show scheduled for 16 February 2013 a Londra, It will be included in the calendar of the London Fashion Week with the support of the British Fashion Council.