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Serge Lutens (born 14 March 1942 in
Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the No ...
, France) is a French fashion designer, perfume creator, photographer, filmmaker and
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.


Career

At fourteen, Lutens was taken on as an apprentice by a hair salon in Lille, a period which he described as crucial to his appreciation of beauty in three dimensions. Lutens started to experiment with makeup and photography, using friends to pose as models. In 1962 Lutens moved to Paris, where ''
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'' hired him to create makeup, hair and jewellery. Throughout the 1960s he collaborated with photographers such as
Richard Avedon Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Vogue'' and ''Elle'' specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and danc ...
, Bob Richardson and
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. In 1967
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commissioned Lutens to create a makeup line. in 1973, Serge Lutens' series of photographs (inspired by the artists
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,
Georges-Pierre Seurat Georges Pierre Seurat ( , , ; 2 December 1859 – 29 March 1891) was a French post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism and used conté crayon for drawings on paper with a rough sur ...
,
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and
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) was shown at the
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in New York. In 1974 he made a short movie, "Les Stars", and in 1976, "Suaire". Both were shown at the
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. Throughout the 1980s he shot various advertising campaigns and films and designed makeup and packaging. These works won him two 'Lions d’Or' at the International Advertising Film Festival. In 2000, Lutens launched his own brand "Parfums-Beaute Serge Lutens". For four consecutive years, 2001 to 2004, Lutens was awarded the "
Fifi Award The FiFi Awards are an annual event sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation which honor the fragrance industry's creative achievements. Known as the "Oscars of the fragrance industry", the awards ceremony was conceived by the former president of ...
" for Best Original Concept. In 2014, Lutens unveiled Section d’Or – a radical collection that sets no limits or price to artistry. In 2015, Lutens presented his vision of Russian supremacy through the design of the new Serge Lutens boutique in Moscow. Lutens currently lives in
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, Morocco.


Books

* ''L'Esprit Serge Lutens: The Spirit of Beauty'' (Editions Assouline, Paris, 1992) () * ''Serge Lutens'' (Editions Assouline, Paris, 1998) () * ''Berlin à Paris'' (Editions Electa Milan, 2012) * ''Serge Lutens Moscou'' (Les salons du Palais Royal Shiseido S.A, Japan 2015)


References


External links


Official Website

Online Store

Serge Lutens – of Scents and Sensibility


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