Woolmark Reveals Names of Latest Advisory Council Ahead of 2020 Prize

LONDON — On Tuesday Woolmark will reveal the names of the 16 men and women on its latest advisory council responsible for picking the finalists for the International Woolmark Prize, with the winner set to be revealed in early 2020. Woolmark said the 2019-20 edition of the international prize attracted more than 300 applicants from across the world, and the 10 finalists will be revealed in October. This year’s council includes designer Manish Arora; Christine Arp, editor in chief of Vogue Germany; Floriane de Saint Pierre; Livia Firth, cofounder and creative director of Eco-Age; Nelson Mui, merchandising director, fashion, Lane Crawford; Chizuru Muko, editor in chief, WWD Japan, and Christine Centenera, fashion director, Vogue Australia, and cofounder of Wardrobe.NYC. Now in its eighth year, the International Woolmark Prize has a network of more than 400 designers and industry members, and this year attracted submissions from nearly 50 countries, from France, England, the U.S., Italy and Australia, according to Woolmark. For the first time, designers from Peru, Ecuador, Hungry and Armenia have applied to take part. Fabien Montique, the director and photographer who is a member of the latest advisory council, said he hoped “new and diverse brands from all over the world will emerge

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