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Gilles Rossier

French fashion designer (b. 1961, Paris), formerly of Balmain, Dior, Gaultier, Lacoste and Kenzo, now founder and artistic director of Eternel Parisien luxury leather accessories.

Oct 4, 2026

Monocle on Sunday

Monocle on Sunday

Live from Paris: the latest from the French capital and fashion week

Oct 4 · 58m

Tyler Brûlé
Tyler BrûléHOST
54:43
Is there BS marketing around beauty? When you're sitting on Air France and you're introducing yourself to the passenger next to you, how do you define Etienne Le Parisien as a
Gilles RossierGUEST
54:55
business? Etienne Le Parisien is kind of a niche because I started in 2023.
Gilles RossierGUEST
55:05
Now it's going to move forward because we opened a shop.
Gilles RossierGUEST
55:08
in a very beautiful place.
Gilles RossierGUEST
55:10
I was really lucky to find an old bookshop of 1847 and we kept it.
Gilles RossierGUEST
55:16
We kept the essence of this Parisian seat and we also challenged it because we worked with Atelier.
Gilles RossierGUEST
55:25
It's a studio of architects.
Tyler Brûlé
Tyler BrûléHOST
56:25
I must say we

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