British fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner has won the 2016 LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, which comprises a grant of 300,000 euros and a year long mentorship from the LVMH group.

Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton, Delphine Arnault, commented 'Grace Wales Bonner of Wales Bonner impressed the jury with her soulful work on refined shapes, creating hybrid forms that marry European and African style. I congratulate her for this outstanding achievement'.