Jacquemus

Stefan Dotter: Simon, what’s your favourite Parisian stereotype?

Simon Jacquemus: The baguette.

SD: You said you don’t believe in the “Parisian girl”, why is that?

SJ: I don’t like the fashion cliché about the Parisian girl, I’m more into the French girl.

SD: How French is too French?

SJ: Sorry? I don’t understand English.

SD: The young woman in your collections, which city would she live in?

SJ: No rules.

SD: What importance does mediterranean lifestyle play in your design process?

SJ: You can always find the blue and the white that symbolise the sea — it’s one of my obsessions.

SD: Is there a working ritual you have developed during your work process?

SJ: No.

SD: Croissant, cigarette and black coffee for breakfast!?

SJ: Not at all.

SD: Would you design for the crew of an aircraft?

SJ: Yes, for Air France of course.

SD: Describe Jacquemus in three words.

SJ: Naive, ultra simple, positive.

SD: Favourite female name?

SJ: Valerie.

SD: Ryan Paris or Muriel Dacq?

SJ: Muriel Dacq.

Photographs by Theresa Marx Styling by Tine Kozjak
Models Bruna Ludke, Eva Klimkova @ Elite Paris, Tessa Westerhof
Hair by Danielle Carson @ Sayaka Otama Make-up by Maki Ihara
Assistant Photography Jurgita Dileviciute
Assistant Styling Aline Mia Kästli

Interview by Stefan Dotter