A grand couturier is a member of the French ''Chambre syndicale de la haute couture'', part of the '' Fédération française de la couture, du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode''.

Criteria

The official criteria, designed in 1945, originally implied presenting a certain number of original models each season, created by a permanent designer, handmade and bespoke models, a minimum number of people employed in the workshop and a minimum number of patterns "presented usually in Paris". Since 2001 these criteria have been relaxed. The number of models to be shown on a seasonal basis has been reduced from 50 to 25. Also, the official appellation can be granted by the ''Chambre syndicale de la haute couture'' even if one criterion is not met.

Guests

Beside official members, the ''Chambre syndicale'' officially "invites" each season some "guests." They cannot use the term "haute couture" but only the term "couture" and can become grands couturiers after 2 years.

International

The ''Chambre syndicale'' also recognizes foreign grands couturiers who do not show in Paris, referring to them as "membres correspondants".

Members of the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture

Members at the end of 2019: *

Adeline André Adeline André (, born in 1949) is a French fashion designer and the head of one of the sixteen haute couture design houses in Paris. Early life She was born in Bangui, French Equatorial Africa in 1949 and studied at the Ecole de la Chambre ...

Alexandre Vauthier Alexandre Vauthier (born 30 November 1971) is a French haute couture fashion designer. Career He was a student at fashion school ESMOD from 1991 to 1994. After being a trainee for Thierry Mugler Couture in 2013, he became an assistant. In 1997 ...

* Alexis Mabille * Bouchra Jarrar * Chanel * Dior * Franck Sorbier *

Giambattista Valli Giambattista Valli is an Italian fashion designer. He is from Rome, Italy. His collections, both ready to wear and Haute couture are presented semi-annually during Paris Fashion Week. Early life Born and raised in Rome, Giambattista Valli comple ...

Givenchy Givenchy (, ) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de ...

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 corset ...

Julien Fournié Julien Fournié () is a French fashion designer and CEO of his own eponymous haute couture company founded in the summer of 2009. Previously, he was the last Creative Director of the Paris-based haute couture fashion house Torrente. In 2008, he w ...

Maison Margiela Maison Margiela, formerly ''Maison Martin Margiela'', is a French luxury fashion house founded by Belgian designer Martin Margiela andJenny Meirensin 1988 and headquartered in Paris. The house produces both haute couture-inspired artisanal col ...

* Maison Rabih Kayrouz *Maurizio Galante * Schiaparelli * Stéphane Rolland

Guest members

*Aelis *Aganovich *Antonio Grimaldi *Azzaro * Christopher Josse * Georges Hobeika *

Imane Ayissi Imane Ayissi (born 1969) is a Cameroonian dancer, performer, model, and haute couture fashion designer. Early life Ayissi is the son of Jean-Baptiste Ayissi Ntsama, a champion boxer, and Julienne Honorine Eyenga Ayissi, the first crowned Miss C ...

Iris van Herpen Iris van Herpen (born June 5, 1984) is a Dutch fashion designer known for fusing technology with traditional haute couture craftsmanship. Van Herpen opened her own label ''Iris van Herpen'' in 2007. In 2011, the Dutch designer became a guest-mem ...

(since July 2011) *

Julie de Libran Julie de Libran (born February 23, 1972) is a French fashion designer. She has worked for leading fashion houses such as Gianfranco Ferré, Gianni Versace, Prada and Louis Vuitton. She specializes in women’s fashion, celebrity and event dressing ...

* Rahul Mishra *

Ralph & Russo Ralph & Russo is a European, privately held company owned and founded by Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo. Ralph & Russo is a high fashion house that specializes in haute couture and ready-to-wear clothes, luxury goods, and fashion accessorie ...

(since November 2013) * RR331 *

Ronald van der Kemp Ronald van der Kemp (born 24 September 1964 in Wijchen, Netherlands) is a Dutch fashion designer and founder of demi-couture fashion house RVDK Ronald van der Kemp, his namesake label. Early career Van der Kemp graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld ...

Ulyana Sergeenko Ulyana Viktorovna Sergeenko (russian: Ульяна Викторовна Сергеенко; born 30 August 1979) is a Kazakh and Russian fashion designer. Early life Sergeenko was born into a family of linguists in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, ...

* Vaishali S *Xuan *Yuima Nakazato *

Zuhair Murad Zuhair Murad ( ar, زهير مراد) (born in July 1971) is a Lebanese fashion designer. He was born in 1971 in Ras Baalbek, Lebanon. Biography Zuhair Murad was born to a Melkite Catholic family in Ras Baalbek. Shortly after high school, M ...

Foreign members

* Azzedine Alaïa *

Elie Saab Elie Saab ( ar, إيلي صعب; born 4 July 1964) is a Lebanese fashion designer. His main workshop is in Lebanon, with additional workshops in Milan and Paris. He started his business in the early 1980s and specialized in bridal couture (ex ...

Fendi Fendi () is an Italian high-end luxury fashion house producing fur, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces and accessories. Founded in Rome in 1925, Fendi is known for its fur, fur accessories, and leather goods. ...

* Giorgio Armani * Valentino *

Versace Gianni Versace S.r.l. (), usually referred to as Versace ( ), is an Italian luxury fashion company founded by Gianni Versace in 1978 known for flashy prints and bright colors. The company produces Italian-made ready-to-wear and accessories, as ...

Viktor & Rolf Viktor & Rolf is a Dutch avant-garde luxury fashion house founded in 1993 by Viktor Horsting (born 1969, Geldrop) and Rolf Snoeren (born 1969, Dongen). For more than twenty years, Viktor & Rolf have sought to challenge preconceptions of fashion an ...

* Sunyata of the Defias Brotherhood

References

External links

Official list for Fall/Winter 2012/2013
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