Solvay (commercial preparation)
U.L.B. / Université Libre de Bruxelles / Law department
Institut Bissoffsheim / Fashion design

Paris
Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne / Fashion design

He was a showcase creator, a seller and a professional buyer for multi-brand stores.

Lensed by landmark photographers like Herb Ritts, Mondino, Peter Lindbergh, Ellen Von Unwerth, Paolo Roversi, Michel Comte and Mario Testino, he modeled for numerous designers such as Dolce & Gabbana, Junya Watanabe, Helmut Lang, Hermes, Yohji Yamamoto, Dries Van Noten...

For 25 years, the social aspect of his work allowed him to develop close friendships with peerless cultural icons like Keith Haring or Madonna... During this time he also honed his personal notion of clothing, cementing his very own style in october 2004.

"He was a top model at a time when it still meant something and he appeared in 50 advertising films in a row (...) It is easier to count the number of the creators he didn’t work with than it is those he inspired..."
Eric DAHAN WAD Magazine

July 2004

Alain Gossuin and François-Régis Laporte went into partnership to create the Gossuin clothing brand.

August 2004
The beginning of collaboration with a visionary french clothes maker. Creation of a capsule collection of 8 shirts models intented only for the professional press.

September 2004
In New York, the men’s fashion director of Bergdorf Goodman heard about the first prototypes, as well as of the development trajectory of this highly-innovative, up-market designer line. He soon offered to pick it up for the store, making an immediate purchase and in a show of faith of inestimable value, providing premier floor placement between Alexander Mc Queen and Gucci.

October 2004
The collection was also presented to a select number of multi-brand retailers such as Maria Luisa and l’Espace Créateurs at the Galeries Lafayette, both becoming the first buyers.

The New York Times played a part in the development of the brand by emphasizing the technical qualities and the refined allure of these early designs.

January 2005
Gossuin was nominated by several highly-specialized buyers in the designers top list of le Journal du Textile, and gained a number of new retail outlets including Harvey Nichols in Hong Kong, Holt Renfrew in Toronto, Three On The Bund in Shanghai... and Le Bon Marche in Paris.

July 2005
The Gossuin collection has henceforth offered a complete choice of clothing for men.

Winthin 24 months, Gossuin has expanded sale points to over 10 countries.