Simon Porte Jacquemus
Simon Porte Jacquemus (born January 16, 1990) is a French fashion designer and the founder of the Jacquemus fashion label. Early life. Jacquemus was born in Salon-de-Provence, France into a relatively poor family of farmers; his father occasionally sang in metal bands and his mother raised him. He grew up in the small town of Mallemort in southern France. In 2008, at the age of 18, he went to Paris, where he studied for a few months at the "École supérieure des arts et techniques de la mode" (ESMOD) like Olivier Rousteing. He then left  the program for a position of an artist manager's assistant at "Citizen K" fashion magazine. The sudden death of his mother prompted him to begin his own career as a fashion designer. Career. He was 20 years old when he created his brand Jacquemus, his mother's maiden name. He promoted his designs by having friends wear his creations in shops during "Vogue"'s Fashion Night Out in 2010 in Paris. In 2012, he was invited to present his collection during Paris Fashion Week. Most of the fabrics used in his collections come from a workwear supplier. The cut  is simple, with few details, but original. The prints sometimes recall the world of films by Jacques Tati or Louis Malle. He has described his creations as a "naïve" fashion. Having achieved a certain notoriety, his pieces are now on sale in stores such as Opening Ceremony in New York, Broken Arm in Paris, Gago in Aix-en-Provence and Dover Street Market in London. In 2014, he designed a collection for La Redoute. In 2015, he received the Special Jury Prize at the LVMH Prize, an international competition created by Delphine Arnault for young fashion designers. In 2017, Jacquemus  added a line of footwear to his collections. He also announced in 2018 that he would be designing menswear, creating the line in 2019. In addition to shoes, Jacquemus also designs handbags and hats. His contribution to his native region is in the opening of the restaurant "Citron", located in the new Galleries Lafayette des Champs-Elysees, launched on March 28, 2019 instead of the former Virgin Megastore12. On June 24, 2019, he organised a parade to celebrate the ten years of the brand. Simon Porte invited the world of fashion to a lavender field and presented his new collection  Le coup de soleil. His Spring/Summer 2021 collection, "L'Amour", had themes of simplicity and romance. “Like a simple country wedding or a harvest festival,” he said in a pre-show interview. The show took place in a wheat field an hour outside of Paris, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only had 100 guests in attendance. Personal life. Jacquemus is openly gay. He married his husband, Italian digital agent Marco Maestri in June 2021 after 4 years of dating.