The ANDAM Award commonly known as ANDAM, is a fashion accolade created over the years as a reference for professionals in the middle and in the international press by the Association Nationale pour le Développement des Arts de la Mode. In addition to winning ways with a sustainable development and global visibility, it opens the doors of Official calendar of Paris Fashion Week, and is distinguished by its determination to boost the fashion industry in France.
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If the contest ANDAM has long been devoted to European residents in France, its openness to international applications authorized since 2005, enabling it to compete with the best prices for international fashion as those awarded by the CFDA, the Fashion Fringe or the New Gen... In 2012, the ANDAM Award reached the sum of € 230 000 and opens the second edition of the First Series, with the € 60 000, L'Express Styles.
According to Elle UK, the ANDAM Fashion Award has become a benchmark for fashion professionals, members of the international press and designers. In addition to offering the fellowship winners worldwide visibility and the means to ensure their ongoing development, it gives them a foothold on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.
For many years the ANDAM competition was devoted to Europeans residing in France, but since 2005 it has been opened to international candidates. This broader scope enables it to reach the level of the two major international fashion awards, like the CFDA, the British Fashion Council Award, … In 2011, ANDAM created a second prize, the First Collection Prize, to increase its contribution to the French fashion industry by offering a €60.000 grant to a French company. In 2012, the ANDAM Fashion Award global donation reached the amount of €290.000
As of January 2014, ANDAM is 25 years old.