Edward Crutchley and Colovos are winners of the 2019 International Woolmark Prize

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Congratulations to UK fashion designer Edward Crutchley and Colovos (husband and wife duo Michael and Nicole Colovos) of New York who are the winners of the menswear and womenswear 2019 International Woolmark Prize, presented at Lindley Hall during London Fashion Week . Crutchley was also announced the winner of the Innovation Award, celebrating the most innovative or sustainable approach to systems production, materials, textile design or product design.

Both winners will each receive AU$200,000 to help support the development of their business, and will also receive ongoing industry mentor support, Woolmark certification for their winning collection and the opportunity to be stocked in some of the world’s most prestigious department stores and boutiques, including Boon The Shop, David Jones, Harvey Nichols, Hudson's Bay, Lane Crawford, LECLAIREUR, mytheresa.com, ORDRE, Parlour X and Takashimaya.

There were12 finalists at this year’s competition who were selected from more than 300 entrants.  The finalists came from all over the world, including ALBUS LUMEN – Australia; ANGEL CHEN – China; Brandon Maxwell – United States; CMMN SWDN – Sweden; Colovos – United States; DANIEL w. FLETCHER – United Kingdom; EDWARD CRUTCHLEY – United Kingdom; i-am-chen – Hong Kong; Nicholas Daley – United Kingdom; Willy Chavarria – United States; Yohei Ohno – Japan; and YOUSER – Korea.

The award was judged by a panel of top experts made up of the industry movers and shakers including Alber Elbaz, Tim Blanks, Laura Brown, Sinead Burke, Gwendoline Christie, Julie Davies, David Fischer, Colette Garnsey, Marc Goehring, Gert Jonkers, Floriane de Saint Pierre and Sara Sozzani Maino along with representatives from the International Woolmark Prize retail partner network.