Elise Aucouturier Lingerie, Elise Raphalen, Paris, France
Training: Esmod International Fashion Design School, in Paris
Style: A delicate ‘tres chic’ style which is very typically French and modern vintage, gaining inspiration from strolling the streets of Paris and watching the modern trends.
Story: Elise Aucouturier always wanted to be a fashion designer since she was 6 years old having had one grandmother who worked in lingerie whilst the other grandmother used to sell hats in Paris. Certainly a good heritage! After graduating Elise Aucouturier worked with Vanity Fair, following training with Christian Dior and Marithe et Francois Girbaud. After raising her two boys for three years she created her own designer nightwear company.
Highlights: April 2001, Elise Aucouturier created her first designer lingerie collection. January 2003, Displayed in Galeries Lafayette, Paris, France. January 2005, Great success in Japan with her French lingerie collection bought in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. July 2006, Her designer lingerie collection was bought by 12 department stores in the USA.
January 2007, Present in all of the specialist designer lingerie sections of the Parisian Department stores.
