Being a head designer or art director or just even a designer, you need a certain level of experience and maturity.

It's true that I've made mistakes, but I know I shouldn't do them again.

Everywhere I've been working, I always had in mind the final destination of the clothes, which is the consumer.

At Hermès I learned, maybe more than anywhere else, how to work around a legacy, and how to integrate a strong brand culture into my work. Also, to work with a completely different projection system and craftsmanship.

Every company, of course, teaches you so much humanly and professionally [about] yourself and your creative process.

I very much believe in the collective work and the team dynamic.

Let's try to bring more style into basics, and let's touch real people all around the world, people who don't really care who Christophe Lemaire is.