Libertin Louison

[*sayan]

hey,
ill see him next week so ill ask him these questions, he will be happy to hear the positive feedback

 

[Scott]

Here's an interview and accompanying images from anatomique I found from several years ago. It's an old article yes,but rather an interesting insight. And I think it shows from then till now how distinct his work is.

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Libertin Louison is a young designer. Established for a year now in the Marais, this summer he showed his collection in the open air with Chikako Kaku designing the men's collection. Meeting with a happy designer. [/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Solenn Sorgniard
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]What led you to fashion? [/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]My family has no direct link to fashion. There is a jewelry tradition. It's true that I have spent a lot of time touching and looking at beautiful stones. My grandmother is also a painter, so I am used to beautiful things.
I am Israeli-Flemish and I studied at the Antwerp School. Then I was a trainee under Martin Margiella, for a season. I do both ready-to-wear and Haute Couture, because it allows more expression. It's stronger. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Do you dress a particular feminine ideal?[/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]No, I don't have a feminine ideal. I dress a woman, not a posture. The women that one want's to smell and touch. The woman of one's life, not one's mother. Yes, the woman of one's life. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica](He laughs) Yes, it's true, often couturiers talk about Marylin Monroe ... or others ... I don't ... [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]What do your collections relate?[/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]For winter the theme is migration. I am looking for summer. I listen to music, and I dig into my holidays to find inspiration.
I always put a story that I have experienced into my clothes.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Do you have references or a guide?[/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica]In fashion? No, my only guide is spiritual, my guardian angel. He guides the heart. I have a wild character, and clothes are a way of expresssing my liberty. One should not deify this profession. It's obviously a profession of passion, but for me it's not the finest profession. Being a nurse is also a passion. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Do you consider fashion to be an art?[/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]It's more an art of living, a manual art that learns a lot from culture. It's a combination of several spheres from each of which we learn something. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Why chose to live in Paris?[/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]I wanted to live in Tel Aviv, for myself. Antwerp is very closed in on its communities. I am a non-practising Jew, and I find it very constraining to live in a community. Paris is a beautiful city. I wanted to stay there. It was also a way for me to emancipate myself.
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[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Your last collection was very sombre, don't you like colours?[/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]I love colours, but muted ones, with strong contrasts. I want to use bright colours for the summer. I would like the colour to match my theme. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]What do you like to work on in the garment?[/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]I like volume. In my last collection there were pieces that were badly finished which contrasted with the rest. It was intentional and I hope that it was noticed .... None of the fastenings are visible. I am looking for sobriety and purity.
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* images+article worldstyle.com

 

[Scott]

well,the first one didn't come out right at all...but I suppose you get the idea

btw,sayan,isn't strange that he's part of that second generation(Branquinho,Simons,Persoons,Heylen,Willhelm et al) yet even most Belgians didn't know a whole lot about him for a good while.

 

[Zazie]

I really like his answers. Thank you Scott.

 

[*sayan]

Yes it is, but he never screamed, maybe it's a must. Maybe also because he moved back and forth from Antwerp to Paris, never stayed enough to become a household. He still sells his clothes and i think thats what matters the most to him.