Huishan Zhang is the winner of the 2013 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize, an endowment of £25,000 along with an engraved Baccarat crystal trophy and a stay at a Dorchester Collection property, and in a new element launched this year, one-to-one mentoring from a selection of the judges.
Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize Nominees 2013
Chinese-born, London-based designer and Central Saint Martins’ graduate Huishan Zhang was hand-picked by Delphine Arnault to work in the house of Dior whilst still a student. London’s V&A museum has selected his couture “Dragon Dress” to become a permanent piece in the T.T. TSUI gallery – making him the first Chinese contemporary fashion designer to receive this honour.
The 2013 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize judges included Frederic Aranda, fashion and portrait photographer; Lorenz Baumer, jewellery designer; Derek Blasberg, best-selling author and fashion writer; Fabia Di Drusco, features editor of L’Uomo Vogue; Jean-Pierre Greff, director of Geneva’s School of Art and Design; Daniella Helayel, founder of Issa; Stephen Jones, milliner; Nicholas Oakwell, couture designer; Margherita Perico, personal stylist, fashion consultant, writer and international speaker; Rupert Sanderson, shoe designer; and Stephen Webster, jewellery designer.
