LONDON — The cold, gray English weather did not prevent hundreds of customers from crowding outside Jacquemus’ first London store at 33 New Bond Street just to catch a glimpse of founder Simon Porte Jacquemus cutting the yellow ribbon. The first customer in line arrived at 5 a.m. on Friday, and within minutes of the … Read more
METAL WORKS: Julien Dossena is the latest fashion designer to dip into curating. Sotheby’s has asked the creative director of French fashion house Rabanne to bring his eye to its “Important Design” sale of exceptional masterpieces of 20th-century design, set to take place on Nov. 14 at its new Paris headquarters. Dossena has selected iconic … Read more
PARIS — As it prepares to open its first store in London, Jacquemus has confirmed it is seeking a minority investor to fund its ongoing retail growth and expansion into beauty. A spokeswoman for the French fashion house said it was looking for additional funds for its next phase of store openings in 2025 and … Read more
DESIGN FOR LIVING: Add Alexis Mabille to the ranks of fashion designers turned curators. Christie’s has tapped the French couturier to select items for a private sale celebrating the taste of the greatest fashion designers. “A Salon by Alexis Mabille” will be on view at the auction house’s Paris headquarters from Oct. 24 to Nov. … Read more
Welcome to New York, Simon. With a line that stretched more than a city block, customers queued up before dawn to be among the first to shop in the U.S.’s first Jacquemus store. The French luxury label founded by 19-year-old Simon Porte Jacquemus in 2009 is carried at most of the city’s high-end stores, including … Read more
Simon Porte Jacquemus, the 34-year-old founder and designer of French fashion house Jacquemus, on Wednesday was awarded the 2024 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion from The Museum at FIT. The annual luncheon, which took place at the David H. Koch Theater in New York, heralds the arrival of New York Fashion Week, with … Read more
Nordstrom is about to shine the light on Jacquemus, the Parisian brand created by Simon Porte Jacquemus in 2009. The retailer will open a temporary boutique for the brand at its men’s store in New York City that will be open from Wednesday through the end of the month. The space on the store’s main … Read more
Olympics fever has landed at Selfridges with a special pop-up from Nike’s collaboration with Jacquemus. To celebrate the 2024 Paris Olympics, the two brands have taken over the ground floor’s Wonder Room — right next to the watches and fine jewelry with a metallic installation mimicking a gym locker room with an enormous red Le … Read more
A full-circle moment in plain sight. The 15th anniversary show that Jacquemus staged in Capri — which drew an elite group of guests led by Gwyneth Paltrow, Dua Lipa and model-of-the-day Jennie Kim under the boiling Mediterranean sun — was a demonstration of fashion force mixed with foreseeable emotion and a dash of novelty for founder Simon Porte … Read more
MILAN — If Instagram were a fashion designer, it would be Simon Porte Jacquemus. If one needed further proof of the French designer’s visual mastery and power of engagement, a quick virtual trip to the Jacquemus feed would serve as evidence, underscored by a carousel marking the countdown to the brand’s upcoming 15th anniversary show in … Read more
