Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Arche de Noé (Teddy Bear Jacket), Winter 1988-89

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s worn by pop star

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and by supermodel

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in the film ''

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'' and a sequin jacket for Beyonce, and a

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, M.I.A,

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, Curry & Coco, The Coconut Twins and

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. His fashion archive was showcased in preparation for his retrospective "Gallie Rock" in

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by photographers Tim and Barry, modelled by

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Galliera Museum
in Paris. In 2015, he created a 3,700 m
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. He also has collaborated with

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, Aigle and Palace skateboards. All the artistic environments he touches on have his signature rainbow chromatic range in common. One of the best examples of this is the line he created for

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, 500 bishops and 5,000 priests for the 1997 World Youth Day in Paris. As

initiated him to street-art, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac uses chalk to leave his poetic mark on the walls of the world's capitals. His career as a fashion designer started in 1968 alongside his mother, when he created Ko & Co. The first "manifesto" piece of clothing he produced was a coat he made, using the blanket he used when he was at boarding school. He founded ''maison Jean-Charles de Castelbajac'' in 1978, which he left in 2016. Between the 1970s and the 1990s, de Castelbajac was also the artistic director of fashion houses including

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and Courrèges and he co-founded Iceberg in 1974. In 1979, in consonance with pop art, he designed cartoon pullovers that have since become iconic. In 2005,

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was the de Castelbajac

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license holder in Japan with retail value of €20 million. He also attended King of kitsch at Paris Fashion Week in 2010. In 2017, he collaborated with smartphone maker OnePlus to release a collection called the "Callection" that was centred around a limited edition

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. In 2018, he was named artistic director for the

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. In 2019, he collaborated with Palace Skateboards to release a collection featuring clothing, hats, and playing cards.Palace / Jean-Charles de Castelbajac

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* , de Castelbajac's official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Castelbajac, Jean-Charles De 1949 births 20th-century French male artists 21st-century French male artists Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres French artistic directors French company founders French fashion designers French marquesses French women fashion designers Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Living people Menswear designers People from Casablanca