Fashion, Lifestyle

All the details of next 40th International Fashion, Photography and Accessories Festival – Hyères

Since 1986, the festival has promoted and supported young international fashion designers, since 1997 a competition has also existed for emerging photographers and, since 2016, a competition also recognises young fashion accessory designers.

by Chiara Figueroa

4 Febbraio 2025

The 40th edition of the International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories – Hyères, will take place between Thursday 16th and Sunday 19th October 2025 at the villa Noailles. The exhibitions will be open to the public until January 2026.

Jean-Pierre Blanc is both the founder and the director of the festival which will be presided over by Pascale Mussard. Since 1986, the festival has promoted and supported young international fashion designers, since 1997 a competition has also existed for emerging photographers and, since 2016, a competition also recognises young fashion accessory designers. The festival is acknowledged as the oldest fashion competition aimed at young professionals. Several prizes are awarded to the competing designers thanks to grants provided by the festival’s partners who commit, together with the festival, to provide long term support. Practical assistance is provided right from the selection stage as well as during a period of two years in various domains: financing, production, workmanship, materials, production, legal, media, exhibitions, workshops and residencies.

Once again in 2025, the faithful partners of the festival are committed to support the next generation of designers: CHANEL, le19M, Librairie 7L, Première Vision, LVMH, Hermès, American Vintage, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, DEFI, Group Galeries Lafayette, L’Atelier des Matières, Sheriff Projects, Kitten, the Alliance For European Flax-Linen & Hemp, Kering, Sterling International, Icicle, Supima, Premiere Classe, Les Teintures de France, Au-delà du Cuir…

FASHION COMPETITION PRIZES
GRAND PRIX OF THE FASHION JURY
le19M MÉTIERS D’ART PRIZE
L’ATELIER DES MATIÈRES PRIZE
SUPIMA PRIZE

The fashion jury gathered at the Institut Français de la Mode in Paris on January 29, 2025, to select the ten finalists of the competition.

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
fashion designer and artist
Julien Dossena
artistic director, Rabanne
Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren
founders and creative directors, Viktor&Rolf
Christelle Kocher
Artistic Director of Lemarié
Pelagia Kolotouros
creative director, Lacoste
Alexandre Mattiussi
founder, creative director, AMI
Louis Gabriel Nouchi
founder, LGN LOUIS GABRIEL NOUCHI
Ludovic de Saint Sernin
founder, artistic director,Ludovic de Saint Sernin
Marine Serre
creative director and CEO, Marine Serre
Grace Wales Bonner
founder, artistic director, Grace Wales Bonner

The jury selected ten young fashion designers of 10 different nationalities. Their collections will be presented during fashion shows, open to the public and to the professionnals, directed by Maida GrégoryBoina. The collections will also be presented in showrooms during the Festival. One outfit will be on display at the villa Noailles and will become part of the Festival collection. Set Design and Scenography Presentation at the Institut du Monde Arabe Willie Morlon, Grand Prix du Jury Design Parade Toulon Van Cleef & Arpels 2024, in artistic collaboration with Marc Turlan.

NOAH ALMONTE
Womenswear
Switzerland
LAYLA AL TAWAYA
Menswear
Poland
LUCAS EMILIO BRUNNER
Unisex
Switzerland – Chile
IDALIINA FRIMAN
Womenswear
Finland
XINYI HE
Womenswear
China
SOFIA HERMENS FERNANDEZ
Womenswear
Germany – Spain
ADRIEN MICHEL
Menswear
France
DENNIS SANDERS
Menswear
Germany
VANESSA SCHREINER
Womenswear
Austria
YOUSSEF ZOGHEIB
Menswear
Lebanon

ACCESSORIES COMPETITION PRIZES
GRAND PRIX OF THE ACCESSORIES JURY
HERMÈS FASHION ACCESSORIES PRIZE

The accessories jury gathered at the Institut Français de la Mode in Paris on January 29, 2025, to select the 10 finalists of the competition.

Charlotte Chesnais
founder and creative director, Charlotte Chesnais
Stephanie D’Heygere
founder, D’heygere, jewelry designer, Diesel, Jacquemus and Jean Paul Gaultier
Pierre Hardy
Founder and president of the Pierre Hardy brand.
Creative director for the shoes collections, the jewellery and high jewellery, and for the beauty product design , for Hermès
Olivier Jault
footwear designer
La Manso
founder and designer of La Manso
Christian Louboutin
founder and artistic director of the eponymous house
Priscilla Royer
Artistic Director of Maison Michel
Florence Tétier
creative director
Elie Top
jewelery designer
Philip Treacy
Hat Designer

The jury selected ten accessory designers of ź different nationalities, whose collections will be presented in a group show at the Villa Noailles, under the artistic direction of Nataniel N.M.Robert. Set Design and Scenography Presentation at the Institut du Monde Arabe Willie Morlon, Grand Prix du Jury Design Parade Toulon Van Cleef & Arpels 2024, in artistic collaboration with Marc Turlan.

ANTOINE ET JULIEN BLANCHARD
Fashion accessories
France
ALYSSA CARTAUT
Shoes
France
ALIX CAUMONT
Fashion accessories
France
AMAURY DARRAS
Fashion accessories
France
TASKIN GOEC
Eyewear
Germany
COLINE GROS
Jewels
Switzerland
KAYS MASOOD
Jewels
Syria
FLORENTIN MATHON
Shoes
France
LUISA OLIVERA LÓPEZ
Jewels
Honduras
JULIEN SIMAR
Bags and eyewear
France

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION PRIZES
7L PHOTOGRAPHY GRAND JURY PRIZE
AMERICAN VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE

The photography jury gathered at the Librairie 7L in Paris on January 29, 2025, to select the 10 finalists of the competition.

Malick Bodian
photographer
Pierre Debusschere
photographer
Inez et Vinoodh
photographers
Tess Petronio
photographer
Luis Alberto Rodriguez
photographer
Paolo Roversi
photographer
Karim Sadli
photographer
Sølve Sundsbø
photographer, director
Tim Walker
photographer

The jury selected ten young photographers of Ż different nationalities to present their work in a group exhibition at the villa Noailles, under the artistic direction of Magalie Guérin, accompanied by Dylan Casasnovas, and one print to be included in the villa Noailles photography collection. Set Design and Scenography Presentation at the Institut du Monde Arabe Willie Morlon, Grand Prix du Jury Design Parade Toulon Van Cleef & Arpels 2024, in artistic collaboration with Marc Turlan.