Dominique Sirop
About
Sirop's mother was a couturier's mannequin in Paris for the House of Paquin, and from seeing his mother at work Sirop got the ambition to make a career in the world of haute couture. He has said that by the age of seven, he knew that he wanted to be "either a fashion designer, a magician or the Sun King".
Fashion Designer Dominique Sirop joins the House of Yves Saint Laurent at the age of 17. In 1978, Dominique Sirop had the opportunity to meet Hubert De Givenchy who hired him after having seen three of his sketches. He stayed at the studio of this great perfectionist of fashion until 1989 as fashion designer assistant for the collections of Haute Couture and the boutique. During these years with Hubert De Givenchy he recognized that creativity and the tastet of perfection is more important in fashion than fantasy.
From 1989 until 1996, he designs for Hanae Mori.
The Look
Dominique Sirop dresses contemporary women with refinement and modernity. He proposes a mix of poetry and realism, of luxury and simplicity, of modesty and audacity; which continues to give a new spirit to this activty. Dominique sirop blends tradtion of the craft and the proficiency of new materials, in a range of colors and hues, reflecting a sensibility of teh daily world and actuality. Architect of geometrical lines, as subtle as rigorous, very futuristic, he invents dresses that pivot around the body to disengage the extreme sensuality the principal motive of his creation.
Who Wears It
Queen Rania of Jordan, Queen Sonja of Norway, Joan Collins, Judith Godreche, Nan Kempner, Marie-Therese Perrin, Hélene David-Weill,