Vilcek Honors Immigrant Talent Advancing Innovation In Fashion – Latest Fashion Trends & Style Tips 2026-02-24T15:00:00Z

📰 Vilcek Honors Immigrant Talent Advancing Innovation In Fashion

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The 2026 Vilcek Prizes in Fashion & Design highlight immigrants elevating fashion through design practice, material innovation, makeup and hairstyling. As part of its mission to uplift immigrants working in the arts and sciences, the Vilcek Foundation awarded $250,000 to these immigrant fashion professionals.

Peter Do receives the $100,000 Vilcek Prize in Fashion & Design for creating versatile clothing for everyday life without sacrificing durability or comfort. Do moved from his native Vietnam to the suburbs of Philadelphia when he was 14, which exposed him to the often turbulent life of immigrants in the United States. His mother helped steady him during this time, teaching Do the importance of resiliency. She and other women remain primary sources of inspiration for his creations, which he designs with the everyday woman in mind.

The $50,000 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Fashion & Design are awarded to Jacques Agbobly, Marcelo Gutierrez and Uyen Tran.

Jacques Agbobly is awarded this prize for centering Afropolitan identity, Black multiplicity and diasporic memory. Originally from Togo, Agbobly was inspired to pursue a career in fashion after witnessing their mother braiding hair to support their new life in Chicago. A full-time designer and professor at Parsons School of Design, Agbobly continues to build an American fashion house that centers the multiplicity of Black identity while carrying forward the craftsmanship and memory of their home country.

Marcelo Gutierrez receives this prize for redefining beauty standards in the industry through his subversive and culturally grounded makeup artistry. An immigrant from Colombia, Gutierrez has become one of the most sought-after makeup artists and creative directors in the United States. His work redefines who is seen, celebrated and considered beautiful in fashion.

Uyen Tran is recognized by this prize for her leadership in the development of sustainable products that support the health of people and the planet without sacrificing quality. Growing up in the coastal city of Da Nang, Vietnam, Tran witnessed the horrific environmental effects of climate change caused by fast-fashion practices. She founded TômTex Inc., named after the Vietnamese word for plants, which transforms mushrooms and organic materials into fabrics that mimic the beauty and performance of leather without plastics or toxins.

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