In a statement released to WWD, Margiela recalled of his former mentor “his insatiable curiosity stimulated creation, he loved to surprise and be surprised, his charisma and aura enchanted me and his hard work ethic and sense of humor always amazed me.”
It was Dumas who chose the avant-garde designer to head up womenswear at the legendary luxury label in 1997, an appointment that sent shockwaves around the industry.
Margiela remembered “when we first met, he asked me anxiously if I was going to cut the ‘Kelly’ in half because, at the time, the press used the words ‘grunge’ and ‘destroy’ to describe my work.”
But Dumas was always more than just a businessman; his position at Hermes combining the rather more creative role of artistic director with that of chairman, “from the start, he had total confidence in me and gave me carte blanche” claimed Margiela “it just proved how open-minded he was”. Margiela worked with Dumas at Hermes for five years, before leaving in 2002.
1978年から2006年までエルメスのCEOを務めていたジャン・ルイ・デュマ氏が、先日パリで亡くなりました。享年７２歳。そのことに関して、元メゾンマルタンマルジェラのデザイナーで、かつてはジャン・ルイ・デュマのもとでエルメスのデザイナーを務めていたマルタンマルジェラ氏が哀悼の意を意味するコメントをメディアに語るということがあったそうです。マルタンマルジェらは超メディア嫌いで姿を現さず、近辺の人の話を通じてでしか動向が分からない状態だったと思うので、「直接」というのはかなりレアだと思います。海外メディアでも話題になっています。
via WWD
Jean-Louis Dumas R.I.P
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