spring 2012 - paris - 7

hakaan

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hakaan spring/summer 2011

hakaan yildirim takes home 2010 ANDAM prize

turkish designer hakaan yildirim was awarded the ANDAM prize of $270,000 for 2010. having only shown in london, hakaan has some powerful friends already, including photographer mert alas & carine roitfeld (it was alas who alerted roitfeld to the designer). the judging panel included carine roitfeld, LVHM's delphine arnault, lanvin's alber elbaz,musée de la dmode curator pamela golbin, dazed & confused's jefferson hack, colette's sarah lerfel & opening ceremony's humberto leon. along with the prize money there is a new stipulation this year: hakaan must only show in paris and open a french company. congrats!

who is hakaan?

london based, turkish born designer hakaan yildirim is on everyone's radar after todays show for london fashion week. carine roitfeld flew in just for his show & joined emmanuelle alt and kate moss front row. walking the show were natalia vodianova, anja rubik, mariacarla boscono, abbey lee, natasha poly, rose cordero & lara stone. the designer, whose best friend is photographer mert alas, pulled together a dream team that included stylist edward enninful, casting by sara murray, music by frederick sanchez & pr from relative mo. expect to see & hear a lot more from this young designer.