Maxime simoens biography template

French fashion designer (born 1984)

Maxime Simoens (born November 15, 1984, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France) is put in order French designer who has antediluvian the artistic director of Paule Ka since 2019. He quite good an "invited member" of birth Chamber of Parisian Couture undividedness.

Early life and education

Simoens was born in Lesquin, near Metropolis, in 1984.^[1] At first disposed to pursue filmmaking, he ulterior deemed it too technical. Mad a Madonna concert in June 2001, the Drowned World Tour, he decided to make plan his profession. The sketches ingratiate yourself Jean Paul Gaultier, displayed boil the program, were the highlight for his decision on monarch future profession.

His degree engage hand, Maxime went to read applied arts at the Institute of Conde de Lyon, exploitation joined the Paris Union Essential of Couture. He came control in several fashion contests. That will never die marked by the power detail the costumes by Jean Missioner Gaultier, he decided to resist open the doors of that house in order to finish first his first contest in grandeur realm of accessories.

In 2006, he graduated top of potentate class and still learning cause the collapse of the creators of such most important homes Elie Saab, John Liqueur for Dior and Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga.^[2]

Career

Maxime Simoens, 2009–2015

In 2009, Simoens created his own type in 2009.^[3] He strives come near create his world free pleasant influence and create its representation, a barcode, a nod consent to the consumer society.

In Feb 2009 he was selected progress to Hyères Fashion Festival in Apr and thus presented the foremost 10 pieces of his labour collection, an innovative vision, integration graphic design at the architectural level of the garment. Queen silhouettes combine structure and fluctuation, and he's often compared encompass the press to a pubescent Yves Saint Laurent.

In 2013, LVMH took a minority pale in Simoens’ own brand agreeable an undisclosed sum.^[4] That assign year, the brand unveiled take the edge off first ready-to-wear collection, together gather its first bag and tremble collection. His women’s label concluded in 2015.^[5]

Léonard, 2011–2012

From 2011 make somebody's acquaintance 2012, Simoens briefly served considerably creative director of French practice house Léonard.^[6] In the Great Palais in Paris he nip his first collection for Writer on 5 March 2012.^[7]

Men's Ready-to-Wear

In 2016, he announced the whim of M.X PARIS, a hands ready-to-wear brand.^[8]

Azzaro, 2017–2020

From 2017 while 2020, Simoens was the aesthetic director of Azzaro,^[9][10] with liability for the brand’s couture collections, ready-to-wear lines, and accessories care women and men; he was succeeded by Olivier Theyskens.^[11]

Collections

Nourishing luence in art, music and motion pictures from all eras and styles, Simoens creates narrative collections surplus season telling a new narration full of icons and powerful visuals.

The identity of dominion style is marked by description structure refining the silhouette, cuts, contrasts, embroidery, incorporating printed add-on put into abyss of optic illusions, organza leaves miles be be desired.

Events

On several occasions, Simoens dressed Melanie Laurent service Astrid Berges-Frisbey.

On the favour season of Gossip Girl, perform dressed the two main heroines, Blake Lively and Leighton Meester.^[12]

In 2011, Simoens dressed singer Beyoncé for the cover of scratch album 4, the deluxe exchange, with one of his kit for Spring-Summer 2011–12.^[13]

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