The LVMH Prize revealed the 20 semi-finalists of its fifth edition, the cocktail was the perfect place to meet all the designers before the 8 finalists are announced. Perfect place to also bump into friends as captured by Louise Reinke on 35mm during Paris Fashion Week.

The 20 semi-finalists for the LVMH Prize 2018 are:

– A-COLD-WALL by Samuel Ross

– AKIKOAOKI by Akiko Aoki

– BOTTER by Rushemy Botter & Lisi Herrebrugh

– CHARLES JEFFREY LOVERBOY by Charles Jeffrey

– DOUBLET by Masayuki Ino

– ECKHAUS LATTA by Zoe Latta & Mike Eckhaus

– EDDA by Edda Gimnes

– ERNEST W. BAKER by Reid Baker & Ines Amorim

– FAUSTINE STEINMETZ by Faustine Steinmetz

– GMBH by Serhat Isik & Benjamin Alexander Huseby

– KWAIDAN EDITIONS by Léa Dickely & Hung La

– LUDOVIC DE SAINT SERNIN by Ludovic de Saint Sernin

– MAGDA BUTRYM by Magdalena Butrym

– MARTA JAKUBOWSKI by Marta Jakubowski

– MATTHEW ADAMS DOLAN  by Matthew Adams Dolan

– NIHL by Neil Grotzinger

– OTTOLINGER by Christa Bösch & Cosima Gadient

– ROKH by Rok Hwang

– SNOW XUE GAO by Snow Gao

– THE SIRIUS by Younchan Chung