FASHION DESIGNERS OF THE

XXIst CENTURY

 

 YEAR 2002
Hedi Slimane is a French fashion designer ; he has won the title of Fashion Designer of the year 2002 with his menswear’collection for Dior.
Hedi Slimane drew his clothes at the age of 16, because he could not wear the clothes sold : there were too big ! But Hedi Slimane is also a designer and a photographer. At least, he has been editor-in-chief of Libération and he designed album covers for artists such as Phoenix or The swimming-pools.
Hedi Slimane was born on the 5th of June, 1968, in Paris : he is French. He did the first year of a class which prepares to the entry in the Institute of Political Studies, then he entered the Louvre’school where he studied Art History.
From 1992 to 1995, he assists Jean-Jacques Picart : he worked on the project of the centenary exhibition of Louis Vuitton’s monogramme label.
In 1997, he worked as Collections Director for Yves Saint-Laurent, and became Artistic Director. He did the collection Black Tie, and in 2001, left Yves Saint-Laurent to become artistic director for a men collection for Christian Dior.
In 2003 Hedi Slimane is put in charge of the perfumes and of the architecture of the stores.
In 2004, he published a book named Stage with many photographs of rock groups : Hedi Slimane is a Pete Doherty’s admirer, and Mick Jagger, the Franz Ferdinand or even David Bowie love his collections.
In 2005, the Figaro Magazine wrote that he was one of the 50 most influential thirty-year-olds.
Since 2002, Hedi Slimane writes one bibliography per year.
In June 2006, his contract at Dior’s house has expired ; Hedi Slimane thought about making his own brand, or drawing a womenwear’s collection, but in April 2007 LVMH decided not to renew his contract.