A great talent and an amazing personality! Christophe Guillarmé takes his degree at the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré initiated an artistic fashion approach and gave birth to collaboration with an artist making his first fashion show a real artistic installation. Christophe Guillarmé has had various experiences with J.C de Castelbajac, Dice Kayek and Stella Cadente before launching his first collection as a young fashion designer in 1998. « My style is noticeable at the first sight. I'm a real keeper of traditional creative approaches and finishing: my products are a mix between Glam’Rock and "couture". My ultra feminine manner of conception shows the contemporary way of thinking the glamorous icons. » Christophe Guillarmé Although Christophe Guillarmé was quick to focus on retail in the Middle East, Europe and the United States, his artistic aspirations constantly led him towards India, Turkey, Russia and Japan. Present at the Cannes Film Festival, he made important contacts with young actresses, but also with international stars such as Hafsia Herzi or Nora Arzeneder. Christophe Guillarmé has been invited many times in different Fashion-Weeks of Dubaï, Bangkok, South Korea as well as the Cannes Shopping Festival, this lead the young fashion designer to generate more fame and compliments on himself and his brand. Above and beyond such prestigious contacts, the national and international Medias have been giving him increased coverage for each of his new collections. An highlighted career! Remember… Christophe Guillarmé, a 29 years-old French fashion designer, will introduce his 20th Autumn/Winter Collection entitled « Glamorous Ghosts » at the BALAJO, Wednesday February 27t 2008 at 9.00 PM. The identity of Christophe Guillarmé is asserted in a bearing original creation which appears in March 2000 while presenting his work at Toyota space at the Champs Elysées. Since, his regular collaboration with Mia Frye, renowned choreographer and scenographer (The Fifth Element, Thierry Mugler, The Black Dahlia…) has increase fuelled his desire to stand out, not only for his collections, but also for his global creative process in show construction. Christophe Guillarmé, first distributed in Europe, extended to the United States and to the Middle East but, soon, opened to brand new markets such as Japan, Russia, Turkey and China. While working on the last fifth edition from Cannes International Film Festival (FIF), Christophe Guillarmé built up interactions with young actresses and also international celebrities (ex: Hafsia Herzi, Victoria Silvesdt, Phoebe Price, Nora Arnezeder...). Moreover, his success is due also to the international and national press which always supports him every year. Christophe Guillarmé is now an edgy young designer whose calm maturity combines audacity and professionalism. At the crossroads of modernity and classicism, his lines are immediately recognizable, and reveal a designer who is a mirror image of his creations: “exotic yet chic.” press contact : presse@guillarme.fr