Bonaveri Magazine

from Paris in the countryside. I used to come
many times to France when I was a kid and I
always say that my French side is very important.
I feel half Belgian, half French. I physically
moved from Brussels in 2001 and I have always
felt at home here in Paris. Obviously I have a
little bit of Belgian typology, I have a little bit of
an accent from Belgium, my attitude is probably
a little bit Belgian too, and obviously I visit often
my family in Belgium.
I always feel that the French side of myself is
very important, especially when it comes to
the world of aesthetics, the world of fashion,
the world of nature …I definitely feel that has
been a strong part of me. In the French side of
my family there were more women: my mother
has three sisters. When I was a small child, the
French side of my family was very strong in the
feminine side and always inspired me.
Last but not least, have you ever been to visit
Bonaveri near Bologna?
No, I have never been. I wish one day I would
be able to design a mannequin with them. I
did design mannequins two times; once when I
was working with Nina Ricci and then some for
Theory when I was in the US, producing them
with a Los Angeles based company. I would
really love to be able to work someday with
Bonaveri to create a line.
I am a sculptor, I will carve and create the body.
I use my hands and I can create bodies with the
right proportions. I have worked on the body for
so many years, it’s in my blood, it’s there. It’s
my kind of thing and it’s about proportions. It’s
the classic discipline and training that I have
been working for so many years.
“I am a
person who
is moved
by things
that I find
beautiful,
especially
with
women.”
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*Bonaveri Tribe Collection is composed of
a series of mannequins rather than a single
character, each with its own identity – unlike
a traditional collection that explores a single
character in multiple poses. Here Bonaveri
collaborated with Tribe female mannequins.
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