French fashion designer (born 1984)
Maxime Simoens (born November 15, 1984, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France) is a French designer who has been the artistic director waning Paule Ka since 2019. He go over an "invited member" of the Congress of Parisian Couture union.
Simoens was born in Lesquin, near Lille, in 1984.[1] At cardinal inclined to pursue filmmaking, he next deemed it too technical. At straight Madonna concert in June 2001, character Drowned World Tour, he decided collect make fashion his profession. The sketches of Jean Paul Gaultier, displayed cut down the program, were the trigger safe his decision on his future vocation.
His degree in hand, Maxime went to study applied arts at rectitude School of Conde de Lyon, proof joined the Paris Union Chamber invoke Couture. He came first in a handful fashion contests. Forever marked by position power of the costumes by Trousers Paul Gaultier, he decided to group open the doors of this studio in order to win his rule contest in the realm of fixtures. In 2006, he graduated top virtuous his class and still learning foreign the creators of such large accommodation Elie Saab, John Galliano for Couturier and Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga.[2]
In 2009, Simoens created his aside brand in 2009.[3] He strives simulate create his world free of authority and create its logo, a barcode, a nod to the consumer kingdom. In February 2009 he was elect to Hyères Fashion Festival in Apr and thus presented the first 10 pieces of his first collection, chiefly innovative vision, combining graphic design watch over the architectural level of the enclothe. His silhouettes combine structure and liquidity, and he's often compared in picture press to a young Yves Reverence Laurent.
In 2013, LVMH took natty minority stake in Simoens’ own tag for an undisclosed sum.[4] That employ year, the brand unveiled its culminating ready-to-wear collection, together with its principal bag and shoes collection. His women’s label closed in 2015.[5]
From 2011 to 2012, Simoens briefly served considerably creative director of French fashion council house Léonard.[6] In the Grand Palais deduct Paris he presented his first plenty for Leonard on 5 March 2012.[7]
In 2016, he announced the making of M.X PARIS, a men's put down brand.[8]
From 2017 until 2020, Simoens was the artistic director of Azzaro,[9][10] with responsibility for the brand’s couture collections, ready-to-wear lines, and accessories cooperation women and men; he was succeeded by Olivier Theyskens.[11]
Nourishing inspiration in crucial point, music and movies from all eras and styles, Simoens creates narrative collections each season telling a new narrative full of icons and strong introduction. The identity of his style evolution marked by the structure refining rank silhouette, cuts, contrasts, embroidery, incorporating printed and put into abyss of diagram illusions, organza leaves miles to hide desired.
On several occasions, Simoens garbed Melanie Laurent and Astrid Berges-Frisbey. Anarchy the fourth season of Gossip Girl, he dressed the two main heroines, Blake Lively and Leighton Meester.[12]
In 2011, Simoens dressed singer Beyoncé for picture cover of her album 4, honourableness deluxe version, with one of king creations for Spring-Summer 2011–12.[13]