Franck Sorbier () is a Paris
fashion house that achieved
haute couture
''Haute couture'' (; ; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design that is constructed by hand from start-to-finish. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Paris became th ...
status in 2005.
After working successfully for Chantal Thomass and
Thierry Mugler
Manfred Thierry Mugler (; 21 December 1948 – 23 January 2022) was a French fashion designer, creative director and creative adviser of Mugler. In the 1970s, Mugler launched his eponymous fashion house; and quickly rose to prominence in the fo ...
, the French fashion designer Franck Sorbier, who was born in 1961, presented his first collection in 1987.
Then, some major stores, such as
Bergdorf Goodman
Bergdorf Goodman Inc. is a luxury department store based on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York. The company was founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf and was later owned and managed by Edwin Goodman, and later his son, Andrew Goodman.
To ...
,
Neiman Marcus in the United States,
Seibu in Japan, noticed him.
In 1995, the renowned French jeweller and watchmaker
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gave him the opportunity to present his winter 95/96 collection in a prestigious place, the "Carrousel du Louvre". In 1996, he became a member of the
French Federation of Couture and Ready-To-Wear, supported by
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier (; born 24 April 1952) is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer. He is described as an "enfant terrible" of the fashion industry and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corsets, ...
and
Sonia Rykiel
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. In 1999, Franck Sorbier designed glasses for
Vuarnet sunglasses. He presented his first couture collection this same year.
As of summer 2011, Franck Sorbier has been selling seats to his couture collections through the ''Fonds de Dotation Sorbier'' website, to fund his collections.
References
External links
Franck Sorbier- Official site
*
High fashion brands
Haute couture
Sorbier
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