Xavier Delcour
| Xavier Delcour | |
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| Born | 1970 in Tournai, Belgium |
| Alma mater | La Cambre Modes |
| Years Active | 1995-2008 |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Xavier Delcour (born in 1970) is a fashion designer born in Tournai, Belgium. [1]
His passion for rock culture and night clubbing, exhibited in his black clothing, was unanimously approved by the press and professional circles. [2]
Early Life
Xavier's father was a truck driver and his mother was a lace maker. He mentions that his mother, during the 1960's, enjoyed fashion and used to dress up to date. [3]
He used to express himself through clothing at an early age, mentioning that people used to laugh at him when he was 10-11 and that a few years later, people wanted to dress just like him: "When I was 10-11, I was called all the names. But it lasted until I was 14 when I became someone they wanted to look alike. It turned around. And now my revenge is even bigger: people wear my clothes." [4][5] he states in an interview alongside Brian Molko (πΏππ πΌππππππ’ππ‘πππππ βπ΅ππππ πππππ πππ πππ£πππ π·πππππ’π - πππ ππ’ππππ ππππππππβ, π·ππβ00).
Xavier mentions that he was inspired by The Smiths and that he belonged to the first generation of rock inspired stylists. [6]
He started making clothes for himself at the age of 17. [7]
When Xavier was 18, he left his home town to take fashion design classes at La Cambre Modes in Brussels.[8]
Career
In 1995, he was awarded the prize for the best menswear collection at the European Festival for Young Designers in Hyères and launched a range of accessories. The 1995 collection was his first collection, it was named "Minimal night, maximum strass". [9]
His first prΓͺt-Γ -porter collection for men, called Black Diamond was presented in Paris in 1999. [10]
He presented his first womenswear collection in 2003.[10]
Style
Techniques
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Themes
Xavier had a consistent theme of mixing black with different colours for each collection, such as black and pink, black and white, black and red and more.
Rhinestones was a recurring use in Xavier's garments. [2]
Collections
Xavier launched his first collection in 1995. His first prΓͺt-Γ -porter (ready-to-wear) collection was named Black Diamond and was presented in 1999, in Paris. [2]
| Title | Season | Date | Location | Looks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimal night, maximum strass | 1995 | ||||
| SS 1996 | September | ||||
| Black Diamond | 1999 | Paris | |||
| SS 2001[11] | Paris | ||||
| SS 2003[12] | Paris | ||||
| To Be Kissed | AW 2004[13] | Paris | |||
| SS 2005[14] | Paris | ||||
| Work in progress |
References
There indications that Xavier may have assisted Raf Simons, as there are similarities in their work, reference: https://www.instagram.com/p/BRcbK8agSqY/
Looks from SS 2001, SS 2003, AW 2004 and SS 2005 can be found here: https://www.firstview.com/collection_designer.php?s_d=1770
The original interview in French featuring Xavier Delcour and Brian Molko: https://www.placebocity.com/article-placebo-143-interview-brian-molko-placebo-et-xavier-delcour-masculin-feminin.html
External Links
The External Links section should include external resources, such as photographs of collections and other types of digital documentation.
- β https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/xavier-delcour/
- β 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.vaniitas.com/product/xavier-delcour-black-long-coat-with-two-silver-zippers-going-from-front-to-back/
- β https://centrefoldsculture.blogspot.com/2021/01/blog-post_28.html#:~:text=My%20father%20is%20a%20truck%20driver.%20My%20mother%20was%20a%20lace%20maker.%20In%20her%20youth%2C%20in%20the%2060s%2C%20she%20liked%20fashion%2C%20tried%20to%20dress%20up%20to%20date.
- β https://centrefoldsculture.blogspot.com/2021/01/blog-post_28.html#:~:text=When%20I%20was%2010%2D11%2C%20I%20was%20called%20all%20the%20names.%20But%20it%20lasted%20until%20I%20was%2014%20when%20I%20became%20someone%20they%20wanted%20to%20look%20alike.%20It%20turned%20around.%20And%20now%20my%20revenge%20is%20even%20bigger%3A%20people%20wear%20my%20clothes.
- β https://www.placebocity.com/article-placebo-143-interview-brian-molko-placebo-et-xavier-delcour-masculin-feminin.html
- β https://centrefoldsculture.blogspot.com/2021/01/blog-post_28.html#:~:text=And%20I%20belong%20to%20the%20first%20generation%20of%20rock%2Dinspired%20stylists.%20We%20are%20all%20more%20or%20less%20of%20the%20same%20age.%20I%27m%2029%2C%20I%20grew%20up%20listening%20to%20The%20Smiths.
- β https://centrefoldsculture.blogspot.com/2021/02/blog-post_4.html?m=1#:~:text=I%20started%20making%20clothes%20for%20myself%20very%20early%2C%20around%2017
- β https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/designers/xavier-delcour/#:~:text=At%2018%20he%20left%20his%20home%20town%20to%20take%20fashion%20design%20classes%20at%20La%20Cambre%20Mode(s)%20in%20Brussels
- β https://centrefoldsculture.blogspot.com/2021/02/blog-post_4.html?m=1#:~:text=My%20first%20collection%20was%20called%20%E2%80%98Minimal%20night%2C%20maximum%20strass%E2%80%99.%20It%20was%20in%201995
- β 10.0 10.1 https://www.brusselslife.be/en/article/xavier-delcour-the-man-in-black#:~:text=In%201995%2C%20he,of%20his%20style
- β https://www.firstview.com/collection_images.php?id=8791
- β https://www.firstview.com/collection_images.php?id=9153
- β https://www.firstview.com/collection_images.php?id=9562
- β https://www.firstview.com/collection_images.php?id=8958