As an aspiring, young fashion designer, you can participate by submitting an online application with an outfit and a portfolio. The amazing thing about 2015 was that, of the ten finalists, a total of three Finnish and three German participants made it into the final round, next to one contender each from Spain, the Netherlands, and France, plus the very impressive Yiyu Chen from Taiwan.
And although the festival organizers and her mother tried to convince us that Annelie Schubert, who won the Grand Prix later on, is a Frenchwoman – GoSee knows the truth. The Weißensee graduate may have the finesse and flair of a Parisian, but her high level of craftsmanship and her charming reserved character clearly reveal her origin.
Was her victory a surprise? Not for those who witnessed after the first presentation on Friday evening how many journalists gathered around the young German talent on Saturday morning when the showrooms were opened.
The concluding statement of the Jury on her final collection titled Aprons/Womenswear says it in a nutshell: "This is a highly thought out choice. Annelie Schubert presents a true silhouette, strong and clear. The details are subtle and the construction is discrete. The relationship between the fabrics and the colors is incredible. Annelie Schubert has taste and elegance. She has an endearing personality and is very sensitive, unpretentious, down to earth, and fresh."
Her prize was 15,000 euros, which was donated by Première Vision, plus the opportunity to participate both at the Première Vision New York and the Vision Paris fashion shows. She also won an opportunity to collaborate with Chanel's Métiers d'art worth 15,000 euros, as well as a collaboration with Petit Bateau for one or more of their products.
Each year, Prix Chloé asks the 10 designers to create their vision of the Chloé woman. The looks were also shown in a fashion show after the Grand Prix show. In this competition, the prize went to the second German Anna Bornhold (HfK Bremen), who entered outfits from her collection FASHION.IMITATION, Womenswear, with a look that also inspired GoSee – because the imitation was an even greater illusion. What seemed to be a fluffy kind of denim lookalike was actually a slacks creation made of cotton sewing thread, each piece hand-made in 50 hours of work – absolutely unique. The jury's verdict: 'This choice was clear for us: The unusual look and the nonchalance of her silhouette, its utter “coolitude.” ' The prize was also 15,000 euros.
We absolutely have to share Taiwanese Yiyu Chen (Womenswear, Nijmegen) with you, who inspired the audience and us too with her creations which rightly won her the Audience Award. Her high-class looks somewhere between Björk, Alexander McQueen, Ninja, and haute couture are a blend of drama and elegance; feminine and made for the big screen.
The Special Jury Prize in 2015 was won by Wieke Sinnige from the Netherlands for her collection SOFT SQUARES, Womenswear. "It is the artistic aspect of her collection that touched us, as well as the subtlety of the embroideries, the transparencies, the sense of light. We wanted to encourage her to continue in her work." the jury explains its decision. Her prize is the opportunity to collaborate with CHANEL’s Métiers d'art worth 10,000 euros.
