Sébastien Blondin

Born and raised in Lyons, Sébastien Blondin is a dedicated and yearning learner with many interests. After 6 years of studies in textile and design, from l'Ecole d'Arts Appliqués to a Master in Fashion, he graduates as a designer and pattern maker. A diversity of skills already is his trademark.

He receives his fashion degree from the hands of Alber Elbaz, and joins Martine Leherpeur Conseil where he meticulously researches trends and mood of the times for fashion houses such as Kenzo or Viktor & Rolf. He observes how new fashion phenomena happen by the interaction between the various fields of the creation process. Marketing turns out to be a valuable experience.With a passion as vibrant as the one of the designers he works for - Michel Klein, Erick Soler among others - he masters the art of growing out of what he knows, widening and diversifying the range of his skills. Design, technique for pattern, production follow-up, sales department, communication... To create, connect and develop, he becomes a natural multi-tasker.Soon, he is brand manager, then buyer for the scandinavian house of Bruuns Bazaar, while compiling several design projects with Première Vision, Les Galeries Lafayette, Le Printemps... He regularly works for French fashion schools as an outside contributor.This designer has a creed : creation will not be put on hold and will always come first.Designing clothes is an evidence, and always has been. Various experiences are linked as a red thread. So he creates Sébastien Blondin : a “designer-to-wear” mind for a high-end menswear label to propose a new perspective on masculine identity.And first appears a red thread to be followed...