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Last updated 21:22 Sun 08 Nov 2009

Jean-Philippe Tourigny is born in Paris.
Around the age of 8 years old, he draw nude women copied from the great painters and this is at 12 years old that Jean-Philippe Tourigny discovers Vogue and especially the models of Yves Saint Laurent photographed by Helmut Newton and Richard Avedon. He redraws them, his first fashion sketches.
At seventeen, Jean-Philippe Tourigny interrupted his studies at the College of Juilly and goes follow training at Karl Lagerfeld.
One year later, at eighteen he did meet the master, Yves Saint Laurent, who proposed him to join the fashion house, the famous 5 Avenue Marceau.

Jean-Philippe Tourigny worked both in the studio with Mister Saint Laurent and at the atelier with Madame Feliça who was before « la premiere » of Cristobal Balenciaga. He begins to learn on technique and discover the subtle rapport that exists between the cut and fabrics. He completed his education with courses at the school of the French Federation of Couture. After having spent three years at YSL and in order to broaden his scope, Jean-Philippe Tourigny became Fashion Editor at Harper�s Bazar and afterwards for Italian Vogue. This offered him opportunities to work with photographers like Guy Bourdin and Ellen von Unverth. Followed by taking on the role of stylist, he works with John Galliano and Romeo Gigli. Afterward, he assisted Christian Lacroix for the « Haute couture ».
In January 2000, Jean-Philippe Tourigny launched his first Collection �No Couture� during the Haute Couture Collections in Paris with the support of the contemporary French artist Fabrice Hybert. Jean-Philippe Tourigny work on this collection, was concentrated on the cut and derived the essence of his product to develop it, in function of his intuitions, inspirations and imagination �
In October 2000, Jean-Philippe Tourigny presented his first « prêt a porter » Collections and he incorporated the official calendar of the federation in 2001. For the winter 2003 Jean-Philippe Tourigny takes his inspiration from his trip to Kyoto. He retranslated it in his coats with pagoda shoulders and asymmetrical cuts.
The style of Jean-Philippe Tourigny is timeless, contemporary, feminine, and sophisticate which highlights allure and personality. His clothes combine elegance and well being through his work on the cut and his fabrics, blends wool, silk and cashmere, his cotton satin and his organza.

Website: www.jeanphilippetourigny.com