Talent News: Hyères

Following in the fashion-footsteps of NOOF talents Juha Vehmaanperä, Priss Niinikoski and Antonia Schreiter, Leevi Ikäheimo is a finalist at Hyères!

Leevi Ikäheimo

Leevi will show a selection of looks from his 2021 graduation collection No Pain No Glamour, a satirical statement on outrageous body-images force fed to us from an early age. Leevi researched the anatomical cuts of muscles in the human body, juxtaposed with clothing worn during early-2000’s millennium raves in Helsinki, Finland.

Since 1986, the festival has promoted and supported young international fashion designers, since 1997 a competition has also existed for emerging photographers and this year, since 2016, a competition also recognise young accessory
designers. The festival is acknowledged as the oldest fashion competition aimed at young professionals.

Several prizes are awarded to the competing designers thanks to grants provided by the festival’s partners who commit, together with the festival, to provide long term support. Practical assistance is provided right from the selection stage as well as during a period of two years in various different domains: financing, production, workmanship, materials, production, legal, media, exhibitions, workshops and residencies.

The 38th edition of the International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories - Hyères, will take place between Thursday 12th and Sunday 15th October 2023 at the villa Noailles. The exhibitions will be open to the public until January 2024.