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Belgian designer Igor Dieryck scooped the main prize at the 38th edition of the Hyères International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories — the launchpad of many designers, including Anthony Vaccarello, Felipe Oliveira Baptista and Julien Dossena. Dieryck was also awarded the 19M Métiers d’art Prize and the Public Prize during the ceremony on 15 October.
Dieryck graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 2022 and currently works in Paris as a junior menswear designer at Hermès. His co-ed collection, titled “Yessir”, was inspired by his student job in a hotel: for example, he played with the bellboy uniform and referenced feather dusters (in a piece he created with Chanel-owned speciality workshop Maison Lemarié). French designer Charles de Vilmorin, who presided over this year’s jury, called the collection “ultra desirable and creative”.
“It’s important for me that my work has several layers of understanding. Some references are very obvious and clear, but there’s a deeper meaning,” Dieryck told Vogue Business after the prize-giving ceremony.
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