Maxime Simoens

by never mind the mode

The enthusiasm that enlivens the beginning of Maxime Simoens’ career is rare in Paris. He seems to be the designer everyone has been waiting for – a young designer who does not try to restore old fashion ideas, but who knows how to adapt his talent to what women want to wear nowadays perfectly … After having trained with Elie Saab, Gaultier, Dior and Balenciaga, Maxime Simoens launched his own house in 2009. Soon, his innovative and luxurious style draws attention from the press and it girls around the world – Melanie Laurent, Blake Lively, a dream for him who after ten years of theater, was destined to become director. It is this passion for cinema and it’s actors which leads him to get inspired from the heroines of Sofia Coppola for his last two collections.
For his haute couture show, Simoens insisted more on reality. Only 20% or so of the pieces he put on his catwalk could be defined as couture. As for the rest, it was quite streamlined.