67. Olivier Theyskens

OLIVIER THEYSKENS

Paris // Paris

Olivier Theyskens was born January 4, 1977. Theyskens attended École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de la Cambre in October 1994 to study fashion design. He dropped out in 1997 to start his own label. Theyskens presented his first full collection in Paris in 1998. The collection was a deconstruction of eighteenth-century style that reworked traditional French fabrics. Theyskens became creative director of Rochas in 2002 and presented his first collection for the House of Rochas in 2003 where he created an "entirely new silhouette for the house" that was French-influenced and elegant. In November 2006, he became artistic director at Nina Ricci where his focus shifted to a younger, more casual level of dressing. His collections for the House of Nina Ricci were met with critical acclaim. In fall 2009, Theyskens left Nina Ricci and was replaced by Peter Copping, formerly creative director of Louis Vuitton.

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