All Entries in the "French designers" Category
New French Designer: Alexandre Vauthier
Alexandre Vauthier is inspiring and brings a fresh vision to Parisian fashion. Obviously, he has the experience and talent, but needs to vamp up his future collections. He is definitely a new designer to watch in the coming years.Rihanna is obsessed with his collections and has been photographed numerous times wearing his garments. Vauthier’s line [...]
Frenchman Nicolas Ghesquiere
When the great Cristobal Balenciaga closed the doors of his couture house in 1968 he lamented, "There is no one left worth dressing." For decades the house lay dormant until 26-year-old Frenchman Nicolas Ghesquiere was appointed creative director of Balenciaga in 1997 after the departure of Josephus Thimister. Since 1995, Ghesquiere had quietly freelanced [...]
LACOSTE
Recognised for his fresh, flawless cuts and elegant tailoring, Christophe Lemaire of Lacoste is concerned more with the quality of his lines than with slavishly following trends. With a style he describes as "graphic, pure, relaxed and precise", he captures the balance between fashion and function, creating classic, wearable clothing season after season. Born [...]
SONIA RYKIEL
The so-called 'Queen of Knits', Sonia Rykiel is synonymous with Paris. Born in the city in 1930, she went on to encapsulate Parisian style with her chic fashion line. As an expectant mother, she had discovered that there were no sweaters available that were soft and flexible enough for her to wear through her pregnancy, [...]
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
The former 'enfant terrible' of French fashion is one of the most significant designers working today, his appeal bridging the elite and mass markets. On one hand, Jean Paul Gaultier is hailed as the saviour of haute couture (Gaultier Paris was launched 1997) and since 2004 has designed refined womenswear for Hermes, alongside his own [...]
CHRISTIAN LACROIX
Christian Lacroix made fashion history with his July 1987 debut couture collection backed by LVMH. His was the first Paris haute couture house to open since Courreges in 1965. Lacroix took the bustles, bows, corsets and crinolines painted by 18th century artists Boucher, Fragonard and Nattier and mixed them up with ruffles, feathers and fringes [...]
