Louis-Marie de Castelbajac
Louis-Marie de Castelbajac | |
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| Born | 6 July 1983 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, designer, actor |
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Louis-Marie de Castelbajac (born 6 July 1983) is a French designer and entrepreneur.
Early life
[edit]Louis-Marie de Castelbajac was born in Paris, France, the son of fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Catherine de Castelbajac.[1][2] He is a Count from one of the oldest families of France, originating from Castelbajac in the region of Bigorre.[3][1][2]
Career
[edit]De Castelbajac has two fashion lines. He is also an actor, an artist, and owner of an Armagnac brand.[4]
Fashion
[edit]De Castelbajac worked for several years in the menswear unit of his father's fashion label, and served as creative director of his Castelbajac Lignée collection.[3][5] In 2007, he launched a line of fitted cotton t-shirts called Panda Kunst. The shirts tend to have politically based slogans.[1][2]
Later, he created another fashion label called Le Void, which refers to The Book of Five Rings by samurai Miyamoto Musashi.[3] The label consists of knit wear and t-shirts with plays on words written on them.[6]
He also collaborates with Tyler Alexandra Ellis to produce a bag line for her label, Tyler Alexandra. The line includes a bag with a beret top produced in France's oldest beret factory.[7][8]
De Castelbajac has also created t-shirts for OVS as part of an AIDS awareness campaign.[9][10]
Acting
[edit]De Castelbajac has appeared in plays, movies, and art films.[2] He lived in Los Angeles, California from age 19 to 25.[11] While he was there, he attended university and acted in two television pilots of Him and Us, directed by Charles Shyer.[12][13] He was in a Nespresso commercial with George Clooney, and was in a 2005 remake of Caligula.[1][2][14] He has appeared in art films by Marianne Maric and Mike Kelley.[15][16] In 2014, he acted in a film called The Permission, filming in Afghanistan and Scotland, and appeared in adidas commercials for the re-release of their Stan Smith style.[6][17]
Armagnac
[edit]Armagnac is an emblematic product of de Castelbajac's region of France. He created his Armagnac 700 in 2013, after researching and working with an oenologist for several years.[3][18] He designed the bottle himself, wrapping it in a felt ring made by the last beret producer in that region of France.[3] He produced a special collection for Colette, and the drink is also sold at Le Bon Marché, Harry's New York Bar, Hôtel Meurice, and Chateau Marmont.[19]
Art
[edit]De Castelbajac has shown artwork in two solo exhibits. The first was an exhibit in Paris, France called The Anatomy of 1, a collection of drawings, collages, photos, and installations inspired by media violence.[1][13] His second exhibition was called The Blood, the Bow & Arrows of Desire.[20]
In 2010, he helped create a Bûche de Noel for Pierre Hermé.[21]
Personal life
[edit]Louis-Marie de Castelbajac shares the Château de Loubersan with his father in a hamlet in the region.[4] He grew up in Paris and the United Kingdom, and was educated at Oundle School and in the United States.[2][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Lalanne, Olivier. "Louis-Marie de Castelbajac." Archived 2014-04-10 at archive.today Vogue Hommes International Paris. Fall/Winter 2009
- ^ a b c d e f Sells, Emma. "Designers to Know: Louis-Marie de Castelbajac." Elle UK. Oct. 11, 2011
- ^ a b c d e Ancouturier, Marie. "First names first." Air France Magazine. March 2014
- ^ a b Petkanas, Christopher. "Farm Fraiche." The New York Times. May 18, 2012
- ^ Szmydke Paulina. "Front Row at Jean-Charles de Castelbajac" Women's Wear Daily. Mar. 5, 2013
- ^ a b Piegay, Baptiste. "Louis-Marie." L'Officiel Hommes. pg. 154
- ^ Straw, Armando. "Bazaar interview: Louis-Marie de Castelbajac." Harper's Bazaar Brazil.
- ^ Szmyde, Paulina. "Louis-Marie de Castelbajac, Tyler Alexandra Ellis launch bag line." WWD. Sept. 30, 2013
- ^ "Make love with!" Marie Claire Italy. Nov. 26, 2012
- ^ Sini, Barbara. "Make Love With." Vogue Italy. Nov. 7, 2012
- ^ "Pin-up boy: Louis-Marie de Castelbajac." Elle France. Feb. 7, 2010
- ^ "Him and Us" Credits
- ^ a b "Louis-Marie de Castelbajac: The Transmutable Nature of Expression and Commerce." Flaunt Magazine.
- ^ a b "Attention: Louis-Marie de Castelbajac." Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine Dansk Magazine. Spring/Summer 2010
- ^ "Punk"
- ^ "Watson and the Shark." IMDb
- ^ "Adidas Signs the Return of the Stan Smith." Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine The Menlook Tribune. Jan. 17, 2014
- ^ "Vivre Paris." 2013
- ^ Szmydke, Paulina. "Front Row at Maxime Simoens." WWD. Sept. 30, 2013
- ^ "Louis-Marie de Castelbajac is Exposed." Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine Flavor Magazine. July 28, 2011
- ^ Repta, Ron. "Bûche de Noel: Pierre Hermé Paris." luxcrux.com. Dec. 25, 2010