Olivier Theyskens
Born in
Brussels
Belgium
About
- Olivier Theyskens was born in 1977 in Belgia as the son of a chemical engineer and a French homemaker.
- In 1995, he attended the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de la Cambre to study fashion design, but dropped out in 1997 to start his own label. His first collections were often referred to as "gothic extravaganzas" and were created from bed sheets that his grandmother gave to him. Without sufficient financial support, he was forced to close his label.
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The Look
First collections used to be labeled “gothic extravaganzas”, then after he developed “a more casual level of dressing”.
Who Wears It
Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston,Kirsten Dunst, Kate Bosworth, Jennifer Lopez, Rachel Weisz, Sarah Jessica Parker (While working for Rochas)