Hakaan Yildirim or just Hakaan, Turkey's long-hidden treasure that took London Fashion Week by storm last season, has won the prestigious ANDAM award.
The €220,000 award was bestowed by French Vogue's editor-in-chief, Carine Roitfeld, designer Alber Elbaz, writer Hilary Alexander, buyer Sarah Lerfel of Parisian concept store Colette, and Dazed & Confused founder Jefferson Hack on June 28.
In addition to the prize money, Hakaan has won industry expert mentoring and the opportunity to show during Paris fashion week.
The very international list of this year's nominees also included Thierry Mugler alumnus Alexandre Vauthier, former Balenciaga employee Bouchra Jarrar, Calla Haynes who used to design for Nina Ricci, Italian design college graduate Francesco Scognamiglio, and - maybe the most prominent in the bunch - Mark Fast who has been showing his knitwear at London Fashion Week for the past few seasons.
Previous honorees include Giles Deacon and Gareth Pugh, who have moved on to become established designers.
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