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Article: Meeting with Cécile Faucheur, the artistic director of Bourrienne Paris X

Rencontre avec Cécile Faucheur, la directrice artistique de Bourrienne Paris X

Meeting with Cécile Faucheur, the artistic director of Bourrienne Paris X

Founded in 2017, Bourrienne Paris X is an independent French fashion house that restores the white shirt to its former glory.
At the heart of this unique venture is a passionate duo: entrepreneur Charles Beigbeder, eager to revive a certain French sartorial heritage, and artistic director Cécile Faucheur, whom he entrusted with complete creative freedom to shape the brand’s identity.

Who are you and what is your background in fashion?

“Today the designer for Bourrienne Paris X, I had the chance to have a lot of very varied experiences in fashion before starting the Bourrienne adventure. After studying international business, I went to India to work in a garment factory, which allowed me a first immersion in the world of textiles. Discovering then a passion for clothes and their creation, I returned to France to integrate ESMOD Paris and I obtained my diploma in styling/patterning. After a first experience in the haute couture workshops at Ungaro, I chained experiences in styling and model making in several houses including Laurence Bras in India again. I was also a styling teacher at ESMOD Dubai. A little later, I passed a CAP in leather goods and I also do a lot of illustrations, especially for Bourrienne. My passion for creating products has also sometimes exceeded the world of a company, during a personal humanitarian project, by organizing a fashion show in Kabul for the benefit of an NGO. »

Picture of Cécile Faucheur drawing for Bourrienne Paris X


What was the trigger to launch the Bourrienne adventure?

"Charles Beigbeder wanted to revive the French clothing heritage. He gave me carte blanche. After months of research in museums, national archives, documentary collections, libraries, flea markets, flea markets, I chose the shirt as a mono-product to rework and revisit. The objective of my creative approach was to reissue artisanal and old details and finishes in a contemporary way, so at first it was necessary to do a lot of research, deconstruction and reconstruction of details. Our shirts are easy to wear, extremely creative and in detail. Our signatures are remarkable: various embroideries, gathers, tongues, revisited bibs, creative cuffs, contrasting fabrics, old finishes, reinforcements... »

picture of Cécile Faucheur's notebooks, sketches of shirts, inspiration

For you, what is the Bourrienne spirit?

"This is what we imagine of the French art of living, good taste, epicureanism, pleasure, quality, the 5 senses awakened, a literary side, heritage, transmission, the passage between past and future, and above all timelessness. »

The Bourrienne Paris X spirit

How do you see the brand evolving?

“Bourrienne is a timeless brand and I think it will remain so in the products it develops. We have a shirt family expansion project planned for spring…surprise! And also the project of a unique collaboration with one of the most prestigious fabric manufacturers to come this year. »

Picture of Bourrienne shirt in the Hotel de Bourrienne

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