Alexandre Vauthier (born 30 November 1971) is a French haute couture

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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 he moved to

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where he was a head designer for the couture collections for eight years. Vauthier recalls his time with Mugler fondly: "My years at Mugler were extremely formatives at all levels. He taught me to be resourceful, find solutions very quickly." In 2009, he did his first

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with his own label, during

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. Ever since,

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does the shoes for Vauthier's fashion shows. In 2010, he created a clothing line for

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. In 2011, after getting a

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to Beyoncé for her album '' 4'', he created yule logs for the Grande Epicerie de Paris. For the year 2012 he was the art director for the Premium range of brand Pyrenex. The same year Madonna chose him to create the look on the cover of her single ''

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''. In 2014, he created goodies for

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with

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and

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. From 2011 to 2014 he was a guest member of the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture. Since December 2014, he is an official member, his fashion house being able to use the term " haute couture".

Style

Alexandre Vauthier's collections mostly consist of black and gold. White and Silver also remained prominent in his collection. For the fall-winter 2011-2012 seasons, the collection was all-red. His clothes often feature

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crystals and embroideries by

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. We can find a "V" (which stands for his name, Vauthier) on several clothes, as well as the jewelry.

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