The British Menswear Designer Was Awarded with the 2022 Edition of the Prestigious Fashion Prize
Saul Nash was named the winner of the 2022 International Woolmark Prize. The prize was awarded during a ceremony held by the Woolmark Corporation at London’s 180 Strand on Thursday, April 21.
The British menswear designer will receive 200,000 Australian dollars, or $144,000, in prize money, a series of mentorship to scale his business, and have the chance to be stocked at leading stores via the International Woolmark Prize Retailer Network.
Continuing a synthesis of activewear and elegance at the heart of his brand, Nash’s collection reimagined ballet roots and replaced Lycra with innovative wool techniques allowing for an emphasis on both performance and beauty of material, while focusing on minimizing waste.
Nash was chosen from seven finalists, who were tasked with designing a merino wool collection with a less-is-more approach. The judging panel included Burberry’s chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci, Dazed’s editor in chief Ibrahim Kamara, industrial designer Marc Newson, and Shaway Yeh, founder of Yehyehyeh and group style editorial director at Modern Media Group.
The other finalists were Ahluwalia from the U.K., Egonlab of France, Jordan Dalah of Australia, Mmusomaxwell of South Africa, Peter Do of the U.S., and Rui of China.
The Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation went to Mmusomaxwell. The duo of Maxwell Boko and Mmuso Potsane will receive 100,000 Australian dollars, or $72,000.
The Woolmark Company is a subsidiary of Australian Wool Innovation, a not-for-profit enterprise that conducts research, development and marketing along the worldwide supply chain for Australian wool on behalf of the approximately 60,000 woolgrowers that help to fund the company.
