A FRENCH DESIGNER
WHO LOVES CARTOONS
in 1949. He grew up in a Military boarding school.
His first collection was surrounded by the mundane
objects of his school days.
He loves to re-introduce his childhood days by using
cartoon characters such as......
The Muppets, The Little Prince, Teddy Bears,
Donald Duck, Snoopy and more in his collections
at the showing of his 2012 Fall/Winter Collection
at Paris Fashion Week!
Jean Charles-de Castelbajac creates
ostentatious designs using bright pop colours from
the 70's and 80's
He dressed Farrah Fawcett for iconic TV. series
Charlies Angels. He also collaborated with Mick Jagger
and Elton John
He was fascinated by the work of designer and lover
of Bridgett Bardot
'I survived because of my imagination. I was a dreamer.
Every night in those mortifying dormitories I imagined
being a conquistador in the Amazon, or being a dad.
I was always somewhere other than where I actually was"
Jean Charles-de Castelbajac
