ANDAM

The ANDAM Award commonly known as ANDAM, is a fashion accolade created over the years as a reference for professionals in the middle and in the international press by the Association Nationale pour le Développement des Arts de la Mode. In addition to winning ways with a sustainable development and global visibility, it opens the doors of Official calendar of Paris Fashion Week, and is distinguished by its determination to boost the fashion industry in France.

Operations

If the contest ANDAM has long been devoted to European residents in France, its openness to international applications authorized since 2005, enabling it to compete with the best prices for international fashion as those awarded by the CFDA, the Fashion Fringe or the New Gen... In 2012, the ANDAM Award reached the sum of € 230 000 and opens the second edition of the First Series, with the € 60 000, L'Express Styles.

According to Elle UK, the ANDAM Fashion Award has become a benchmark for fashion professionals, members of the international press and designers. In addition to offering the fellowship winners worldwide visibility and the means to ensure their ongoing development, it gives them a foothold on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.

For many years the ANDAM competition was devoted to Europeans residing in France, but since 2005 it has been opened to international candidates. This broader scope enables it to reach the level of the two major international fashion awards, like the CFDA, the British Fashion Council Award, … In 2011, ANDAM created a second prize, the First Collection Prize, to increase its contribution to the French fashion industry by offering a €60.000 grant to a French company. In 2012, the ANDAM Fashion Award global donation reached the amount of €290.000

As of January 2014, ANDAM is 25 years old.

Winners and notable events

• 1989: Martin Margiela is the first winner
• 1994: Viktor & Rolf fellowship winners
• 1995: Christophe Lemaire win the competition, today’s artistic director for Hermès
• 1998: Jeremy Scott wins the ANDAM Fashion Award and collaborate since then collaborates with Longchamp
• 2003: Anne-Valérie Hash, wins and worked with Galeries Lafayette
• 2005: ANDAM opens its competition to international candidates not residing in France allowing Bernhard Willhelm to win the prize. Felipe Oliveira Baptista, today’s artistic director for Lacoste, collaborates with LVMH and Beams (Japon)
• 2007: Bruno Pieters is financed by Yves Saint Laurent and Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent
• 2008: ANDAM creates a single international award totaling €150,000. Gareth Pugh is the fellowship winner of this new edition.
• 2009: Creation of a second prize, the Young Fashion Designer Award, won by Ligia Diaz. Longchamp collaborate with Jeremy Scott, Bless and Charles Anastase, previous ANDAM winners. ANDAM celebrates its 20th anniversary.
• 2010: ANDAM organizes it first “fashion dinner” hosted by the French Minister of Culture, rue de Valois, surrounded by the major actors of the contemporary fashion scene.
• 2011: ANDAM awards Anthony Vaccarello with a €200.000 endowment, allowing him to create his French structure. Creation of the First Collection Award, Yiqing Yin wins a €60.000 endowment.
• 2012: ANDAM awards Julien David with a €230.000 endowment and Pièce d'Anarchive with a €60.000 grant.
• 2013: ANDAM awards Alexandre Mattiussi with a €250.000 endowment and Christine Phung with €75.000 and the First Collection Prize.
• 2014: ANDAM awards Iris Van Herpen with a €250.000 endowment and Sébastien Meyer with €75.000 and the First Collection Prize

Fellowship winners

1989	Olivier Guillemin, Martin Margiela, Frédéric Molenac, Bridget Yorke
1990	Hélène Népomiatzi (31 Février), Franck-Joseph Bastille, Christophe Lemaire, Mariot Chanet (E2), Roelli Testu
1991	Jean Colonna, Véronique Leroy, José Lévy, Pascal Marais, Hervé Van Der Straeten
1992	Mahmoud Akram, Marie-Cécile Grossmann, Marthe Lagache, Jean Touitou (A.P.C.), Jft Yun
1993	Agathe Gonnet, Sami Tillouche
1994	Marc Le Bihan, Véronique Leroy, Viktor & Rolf, Bridget Yorke
1995	Adeline André, François-Marie Ascencio et Hélène Frain, Christophe Lemaire, Fred Sathal
1996	Lisa Astorino, Viviane Cazeneuve, Udo Edling, Cyd Jouny, Xuly Bët
1997	Shinichiro Arakawa, Elsa Esturgie, Erik Halley, Rodolphe Menudier, Darja Richter, Gilles Rosier
1998	Isabelle Ballu, Jerôme Dreyfuss, Sandrine Léonard, Benoît Méléard, Jeremy Scott, Gaspard Yurkievich
1999	Bless, Pascal Humbert, Dorothée Perret, Jean-François Pinto, Carrie Rossman, Patrick Van Ommeslaeghe
2000	Alexandre & Matthieu, Lutz, Vincent Rubin, Jeremy Scott, Andre Walker
2001	Carel & Rubio, Vava Dudu et Fabrice Lorrain, Erik Halley, Laurent Mercier, Yukie Otsuki, Goran Y Pejkoski
2002	Sébastien D. Rodriguez, Dragovan, Thomas Engel Hart, Lutz, Tom Van Lingen
2003	Alexandre & Matthieu, Anne Valérie Hash, Yvan Mispelaere, Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Vicente Rey, Yazbukey
2004	Charles Anastase, Bless
2005	Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Cathy Pill, Marie Seguy, Bernhard Willhelm, Yazbukey
2006	Natalia Brilli, Jens Laugesen, Christian Wijnants
2007	Commuun, Richard Nicoll, Bruno Pieters, Toga
2008	Gareth Pugh
2009	Giles Deacon, Ligia Dias
2010	Hakaan Yildirim
2011	Anthony Vaccarello, Yiqing Yin
2011	Julien David, Pièce d'Anarchive

External links

• Official website