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Julie Dao Duy

The initial 20 nominees for the highly prestigious LVMH Prize have now been whittled down to just nine. The jury, made up of LVMH’s big designers (such as JW Anderson, Nicolas Ghesquière, and Marc Jacobs) will reveal the ‘young designer’ prize winner this June. In the meantime, let’s take a closer look at Peclers’ top picks, explored here by our consultant stylist Marie Douchet.

An exceptional evening where the nominees were given the opportunity to present their collections allowed these young designers to be spotted. They bring a fresh approach to the ideas of simplicity and elegance, as well as to the mixing of cultures and artistic practices. The idea of sustainable, timeless fashion is confirmed. And it brings with it real messages of love and respect.

After studying in Australia, Japan, and then Switzerland, the designer graduated from the MFA Fashion Design & Social Program at Parsons School, New York. Soon after, he launched his very first collection, Spring-Summer 2016. And so began a fashion brand with influence from the USA.

1. Matthew Adams Dolan SS18 ©Oliver Hadleepearch 2. Matthew Adams Dolan SS18 ©Vogue Runway, Yannis Vlamos 3. Matthew Adams Dolan FW17 ©Wanted Mag Edito, Matthew Tammaaro


The designer is updating the approach to denim and workwear from the 90’s, playing with proportions, indulging in oversize volumes, taking inspiration from activewear, and breaking free from the gender-binary. In his SS 18 collection, traditional tailoring, with exaggerated proportions, reinvents a new silhouette. His latest, FW 18-19 collection, presented at New York Fashion Week, pays homage to a simple, delicate brand of fashion that’s wearable yet experimental down to the smallest detail. Matthew Adams Dolan selects the most classic pieces from the everyday wardrobe, from the simple denim jacket to the check coat, and gives them an elegant, understated twist. Gently and with balance, he sets up a committed dialog between high fashion and the mass market.

“1. Botter in @gazetvanantwerpen © Instagram @jeroenhanselaer @lisiherrebrugh 2. Botter AW18 ‘Don’t Botter”” collection ©Mous Lamraba 3.Botter SS18 “”Fish or fight”” ©Anothersomething.org
Messages of peace, love, and unity appear in colorful lettering on jackets, shirts, and caps in Botter’s collections. Two characters who take their inspiration from travel and cultural melting pots lie behind this creative duo.”


Rushemy Botter, aged 31, originally came from Curaçao, but grew up and has spent a large chunk of his life in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After technical fashion training, he continued his studies at the Royal Academy in The Hague, and then at Antwerp Fine Arts School. That’s where he met Walter Van Beirendonck, who became something of a mentor and whose work served to inspire Botter. His first few years designing have been peppered with prizes, including Vfiles Runway, a Dries Van Noten prize, and the BVBA32 Ann Demeulemeester prize for most promising collection.

1. Botter SS18 “Fish or fight” ©Anothersomething.org 2. Botter SS18 “Fish or fight” ©Anothersomething.org 3. Botter AW18

He has launched the Botter brand with Lisi Herrebrugh, whom he has known for nine years. She is also someone who lives at the crossroads of several cultures, with her Dutch father and Dominican mother. The pair’s work and their collaboration reflect this inter-cultural richness – men’s collections that are mixed, vibrant, and colorful, with a strong social commitment as a backdrop.

The virility expressed in the three collections they have designed together is tinged with softness and sensitivity. Always elegant, even a little nonchalant, the Botter man builds up layers: caps, jackets, and T-shirts are used in abundance. Caribbean influences, hip-hop looks, and ideas of deconstruction and experimentation all create a real swagger and strong identity. And when this is paired with talk of respect and indulgence, their world vision is hard to resist.