FINALIST OF THE 2025 LVMH PRIZE

ALAINPAULby Alain Paul

Alain Paul was born in Hong Kong in 1989. In 1997, his family relocated to France where he enrolled in the École Nationale de Danse de Marseille. His upbringing was shaped by the rigour and discipline of contemporary ballet. At 18, he sought a new creative outlet for the self-expression he had experienced through ballet and studied fashion in Paris. He joined Vetements from 2014 to 2017. Between 2018 and 2022, he served on Virgil Abloh’s design team at Louis Vuitton. Alain Paul co-founded his eponymous label, Alainpaul, with his husband Luis Philippe in 2023. Their debut collection was unveiled during Paris Fashion Week in October 2023