The 16th - 18th October 2025 marked the 40th International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories at Hyères’ Villa Noailles. The 40th anniversary edition of the widely anticipated event celebrated the long-standing legacy of the festival as the oldest fashion competition aimed at young professionals.
Attending the annual fashion show and rich cultural programming surrounding the event, the FS team highlights the winners of this year’s edition of the festival.
WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX DU JURY
Taking home the Jury’s Grand Prize, Lucas Emilio Brunner’s collection was titled ‘À Bout de Souffle’, inspired by balloons. Working with real balloons, fabrics, and techniques that mimic the texture and shape of balloons, an element of humor met innovative design thinking with inflated collars, metal cast belt buckles in the shape of deflated balloons, and balloon-shaped berets under Lucas Emilio Brunner’s menswear.
WINNER OF THE PUBLIC PRIZE
Up-dressing classic military uniforms, Youseff Zogheib showed babydoll silhouettes and cascading ruffle finishes on skirt-resembling layers on otherwise rigid military uniforms. Winning the Public Prize of the competition, explored uniform dressing and the push-and-pull of strength and softness.
WINNER OF THE le19M MÉTIERS D’ART PRIZE
Winner of the le19M Métiers D’art Prize, Adrien Michele’s ‘Outdoors Encounters’ was inspired by the designer’s grandfather’s passion for skiing and mountaineering, using single panel construction across each garment of his collection.
WINNER OF THE L’ATELIER DES MATIÈRES PRIZE
Layla Al Tawaya was the recipient of the L’Atelier Des Matières Prize, awarded to one of the ten fashion finalists for their use of deadstock and recycled materials within their design. The collection aimed to unpick the concept of gender identity, referencing the classic biker jacket and the ballerina tutu for anchors of hypermasculinity and hyperfemininity.
WINNER OF THE SUPIMA PRIZE
For their best use of SUPIMA cotton, the SUPIMA Prize was awarded to Noah Almonte, who looked at Apple Vision Pro and centered his collection on the gamification of fashion through avatar-like contemporary womenswear.
