Isabel Marant

De Franse Isabel Marant start als 22 jarige in 1989 haar merk op met als focus knitwear en jersey. Ze raakte bij het grote publiek gekend door haar wedged sneakers. Intussen voegde ze ook optische en zonnebrillen toe aan haar collectie.

Isabel has always had a single-minded love of fashion. By age eleven, she knew exactly what she did and did not want to wear. As a teen, she rebelled against stifling conventions and created her own look, using restyled military coats and her father’s sweaters. It was her love of clothing and materials that live and move that brought her to Studio Berçot, never to leave it. While some dream of iconic women in glossy magazines, Isabel dresses women for their real lives – walking down the street or zipping off on a scooter. She never takes a piece out of her workshop without trying it on herself. She has always encouraged handmade creations, and collection after collection has fought to keep traditional skills alive, an approach that she refers to as “the ecology of clothing”.

In Paris, New York, and Hong Kong, she has remained true to her ideals, and to her staff and partners who have been with her from the start.