POETIC FASHION: Marion Gauban Cammas and Ulysse Meridjen, the two designers behind edgy fashion brand Proêmes de Paris, have won the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris for emerging designers, a prize delivered by the Paris mayor’s office since 2003.
At the ceremony, held under the gilded ceilings of the Hôtel de Ville on Thursday, Frédéric Hocquard, deputy to Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo in charge of cultural diversity and nightlife, summoned the duo to the stage alongside Pierre-François Le Louët, president of the Fédération Française du Prêt-à-Porter Féminin, or the French Federation for women’s wear.
Proêmes de Paris received a donation of 10,000 euros delivered both by the Paris office and the Paris Creation fund, supported by the federation, Galeries Lafayette and private donors.
“Being a young designer in Paris is not like being a young designer in New York or London,” said Meridjen. “Paris has the biggest fashion shows, the biggest houses, the highest concentration of talent. To be awarded a prize by the city of Paris is a really big deal.”
“And also a perfect reference to our name,” added Gauban Cammas.
Frédéric Hoquard, Marion Gauban Cammas, Ulysse Meridjen and Pierre-François Le Louët.
Florent Mulot
Created in 2014, Proêmes de Paris
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