A prestigious international jury

As in previous years, the winner of the Swiss Textiles Award will be chosen by an international jury. After the catwalk presentations by the individual finalists, the jury which has already made an intensive study of the designers in the run-up to the event, will meet for a final discussion to take its decision. This year’s jury members (in alphabetical order) are:

• Vanessa Bellugeon, l’Officiel France, France
• Andrew Bolton, Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA
• Tiziana Cardini, La Rinascente, Italy
• Claudia D’Arpizio, Bain & Company, Italy
• Markus Ebner, Achtung Mode, Germany
• Lisa Feldmann, Annabelle, Switzerland
• Jamila Halfichi, Asharq Al-Awsat, pan-Arab markets
• Kristen Ingersoll, Hearst Magazines International, USA
• Evelina Khromtchenko, L’Officiel Russia, Russia
• Lauren Milligan, Vogue.com UK, UK
• Ben Reardon, i-D magazine, UK
• Isabel Toledo, Designer, CU / USA
• Mina Wakatski, fashion journalist, Japan