Anne Valerie Hash

1971 - Born in Paris
1991-1992 - School of Arts Appliqués Duperée
1992-1995 - School of la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne
2001 - Creation of the compagny Anne Valérie Hash. Presentation of the first collection scheduled during the Haute Couture week in Paris

For the past six years, Anne Valerie Hash has been developing and evolving a chic, feminine and intimate universe for active, modern women by mixing, deconstructing masculine wardrobe, and reworking intellect, humour and femininity.

Trained at the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture in Paris, Anne Valerie uses her knowledge of the formal aspects of couture (encountered during her internships in such fashion houses as Chanel, Dior, and Lacroix) as a tool for design, for the creation of new ideas and shapes.

From the very beginning, with her first fashion show in July 2000, she attracted significant attention from the press and buyers for her unique vision of the masculine wardrobe.

The label Anne Valerie Hash is inscribed with a certain number of codes that permit the client to recognize her style and immediately enter her seductive and edgy universe. She offers a new perspective on haute couture, which becomes resolutely contemporary, creative, in synch with the modern age, the evolution in the wave of modern Belgian and Japanese design.

For the past three seasons, she has been integrating more and more light and feminine elements, such as fluid silks, embroidered tulles and sexy lace, with her signature deconstructed masculine wardrobe. Her unique haute couture pieces, as well as her habitual sublime choice of top-of-the-range and unique fabrics, seduce her clientele (now including the likes of Cate Blanchett, Naomi Watts, Uma Thurman, Nicole Richie and Gwyneth Paltrow) and give them the desire to stay in this cosy, intellectual and contemporary world. Her talent for draping, bunching, and tying these softer elements together with her signature masculine pieces creates modern, fresh, light and edgy collections.

Beginning with the Spring/Summer 2006 collection, Anne Valerie is presenting her first line of shoes. She remains loyal to the delicate balance of masculine-feminine, with the mix of tailoring and lace that can be found in her clothing collections, using soft and supple leathers, satins and bows, and a delicate surprise of a sprinkling of Swarovski crystals on the satin pump.

For her Spring /Summer collection 2007, the designer launched her first handbags line. A romantic label in pastel tones, using soft leather and ruffles details for an assumed feminine allure.