Thomas Tait is no stranger to winning prizes; in 2010 he won the first Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize (£25,000 worth of funding) and today he has scooped the inaugural LVMH Young Designer Prize.
Judged by a star fashion panel which included Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Phoebe Philo, Nicolas Ghesquière and LVMH's executive vice-president Delphine Arnault, Montreal-born Tate pipped his London Fashion Week 'colleague' Simone Rocha to the post - as well as 10 other fledgling semi-finalist designers.
The €300,000 (approx. £244,000) prize money and mentoring package will no doubt help take Hackney-based Tait's business to the next level. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins (where, aged 24, he was the youngest ever student to complete the womenswear MA course), he launched his label for spring/summer 2011 and is currently stocked in Dover Street Market and MatchesFashion.com in London, as well as a handful of luxury retailers internationally.
Arnault commented: "The Jury was captivated by the personality and the work of Thomas Tait. He is a great talent. I'm proud LVMH can help him develop his brand. I have no doubt though all the other Prize finalists will have an amazing journey and I wish them luck."
Semi-finalists Miuniku and Hood by Air were each awarded €100,000 (£82,000) and a year-long mentorship.
Tait's clean and understated aesthetic quickly established him as a name to watch at the shows, and his sense of humour is always apparent - a recent invite to his London Fashion Week show sneakily featured the word 'Lesbians' in the address instead of 'London'.
No doubt luxury conglomerate LVMH, which owns Louis Vuitton, Dior and Givenchy, and which recently bought stakes in fellow London labels Nicholas Kirkwood and J. W. Anderson, will be watching its new protégée closely.
More looks from Thomas Tait autumn/winter 2014 collection
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