VALENTINE GAUTHIER

Hi! Guess who I saw today! MMMMMM! Ok, you won't guess anyway, so...

VALENTINE GAUTHIER!



I'll tell you everything...)
I let you know beforehand: I'm not responsible for the information's accuracy, because if I start to google a irreproachable dossier of Valentine, it would be boring. Not that I want to tell you. And I want to tell you that she is so COOL!!!)

So: only eye-witness testimony!

Valentine Gauthier graduated from Atelier Chardon Savard. Before the Atelier she had received a degree in engineering ecology, that's why she makes "ethic and ecological" clothes. She has worked in Martin Margiela and in 2008 she created her own brand valentine gaultier.
Valentine arrived in these boots:

You can easily guess what animal these boots are made of. Valentine explained everything right away. The boots are made of cow skin. She uses hides of cows, goats and sheep. BTW, she eats beef, too. It's good that Stella McCartney doesn't know about that. But on the other hand, Valentine's brand is very concerned by the work conditions of its employees. Gauthier travels a lot, in search of fabrics which seem interesting to her, and if the needed stockinet is produced in Peru, than the clothes made of this stockinet will be produced in Peru, too, and the employees will be paid well. Gauthier explains (reminds to people who have forgotten) that women from poor countries are often forced to go off to another countries in search of a living. Valentine's orders allow them to stay at home and not leave their families.

So, by buing such cardigans you help South-Americain mothers and their South-Americain children. By the way, Valentine doesn't produce anything in China. First of all, a batch of 2000 pieces is not peculiar to this brand. Secondly (and maybe it will be better if we change the order of points...), Gauthier has worked in Beijing and Shanghai is sure that it is impossible to ensure normal conditions of work in China.

"I do everything by myself, even the cleaning" - it's about the quantity of assistants. There is only one person to help - a constructor of clothes, everything else she does by herself (including, photos and PR). The model is Valentine, too.

Gauthier made fun of shop assistants from Galeries Lafayette) If you take your works to Galeries Lafayette, attention!!! NO unfriendly Artiofdactyla on prints: it will terrify French SA! They admitted that. And refused to take a nice top with lama-print.

Flounces-wings (like on the image above) is a distinguishing feature of Valentine Gauthier's brand, you'll see them on jackets, dresses and everywhere! In most cases, wings can be unfastened (all for your comfort).

At parting here is a link to Valentine's site. It's funny, crows and everything...)

Valentine Gauthier

D & P