The short-listed talents demonstrate "renewed interest in tailoring, handcrafted embellishments and bold occasion dressing," according to Delphine Arnault.

Selected from over 2,300 applications, the 20 semi-finalists will present their collections for the LVMH Prize Committee of Experts in Paris next month.

In the 12 years since its inception, the LVMH Prize has recognized some of fashion’s era defining talents, uplifting the careers of designers from Shayne Oliver’s Hood By Air to Marine Serre, Simon Porte Jacquemus, and Eli Russell Linnetz of ERL.

LVMH shared the list of 20 designers who had been named semifinalists for the annual LVMH Prize. They were chosen from over 2,300 applicants and hail from 15 countries. If they win at the prize ceremony in March,