Industry Insiders Virgil Abloh, Natalia Vodianova, and Others to Judge The FTA 2021 Awards
The Advisory Board and Jury Members will announce the winners on November 3 at the National Museum of Qatar, under the patronage and presence of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nassar
Fashion Trust Arabia‘s annual awards are back with another edition that will showcase the best in regional creativity and style across a variety of categories, shining the spotlight on up-and-coming Arab talent – and that’s not all.
The 2021 ceremony will also include a new title, called the Guest Country Award, in honour of the First Lady of Colombia, Maria Juliana Ruiz, in partnership with InexModa and ProColombia. This new award will focus on shedding light on the strongest emerging Colombian designer, an opportunity for creatives to gain recognition for their outstanding work.
Launched in 2018, the Qatar-based non-profit organisation highlights various regional innovations, talents, trends and more, a platform first of its kind in the Arab world.
This year FTA has received over seven hundred applications, from which twenty-four finalists have been shortlisted including industry specialists like Alex Fury, Alastair McKimm, Afef Jnifen, Alexia Niedzielski, Carmen Busquets, Elizabeth von der Goltz, Fabio Piras, Hamish Bowles, Ib Kamara, Jefferson Hack, Johanna Ortiz, Law Roach, Mohieb Dahabieh, Nina Garcia, Roger Moukarzel, Patti Wilson, Saif Mahdhi, Sara Sozzani Maino, Sofia Guellaty, and Sarah Andelman.
This year’s judging committee include A-listers from the industry like Alexa Chung, Elie Saab, Natalia Vodianova, Virgil Abloh, Olivier Rousteing, and others, making this an event like no other.
Bazaar shares the official FTA 2021 Awards panel of judges here.
• Alex Israel, Artist
• Alexa Chung, Fashion Designer
• Azza Fahmy, Chair Woman & Creative Director at Azza Fahmy Jewellery
• Carine Roitfeld, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, CR Fashion Book
• Caroline Scheufele, Artistic Director & Co-president of Chopard
• Casey Cadwallader, Creative Director, Mugler
• Elie Saab, Fashion Designer
• Francesca Amfitheatrof, Artistic Director Watches & Jewellery, Louis Vuitton
• Gherardo Felloni, Creative Director, Roger Vivier
• Haider Ackermann, Fashion Designer
• Juergen Teller, Photographer
• Laura Brown, InStyle USA Editor-in-Chief
• Lorraine Schwartz, Jewellery Designer
• Natalia Vodianova, Philanthropist
• Olivier Rousteing, Creative Director, Balmain
• Olivier Theyskens, Fashion Designer
• Pierpaolo Piccioli, Creative Director, Valentino
• Rachid El Rachid, Chairman, Valentino / Balmain
• Remo Ruffini, Chairman & CEO, Moncler
• Sandra Choi, Creative Director, Jimmy Choo
• Virgil Abloh, Chief Creative Director & Founder, Off-White, Men’s Artistic Director, Louis Vuitton
• Zerina Akers, Costume Designer & Stylist
• Zuhair Murad, Fashion Designer
The winners will be announced on November 3 during the FTA 2021 Awards Gala that will be held at the National Museum of Qatar, under the patronage and presence of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser.
“We are thrilled to finally be bringing together in person our FTA community to
celebrate such talented designers. It has been a challenging eighteen months, with
several attempts to organise a physical FTA Awards ceremony. We are s happy to
be back in Doha and are looking forward to showcasing to the world the incredible
creatives from our region,” says FTA Founder & Co-Chair Tania Fares.
For more information, visit fashiontrustarabia.com or email [email protected]
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