Jean Louis Scherrer

Jean-Louis Scherrer Acquired, To Focus on Licenses
Stephane Rolland

Storied House Jean-Louis Scherrer Could Be Producing Womenswear Again Soon

>> Jean-Louis Scherrer exited the fashion business in 2007 with the departure of both its ready-to-wear designer Bouchra Jarrar (who was only in the role five months) and its longtime couturier, Stephane Rolland, who left to found his own couture house.
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>> Jean-Louis Scherrer exited the fashion business in 2007 with the departure of both its ready-to-wear designer Bouchra Jarrar (who was only in the role five months) and its longtime couturier, Stephane Rolland, who left to found his own couture house. But it may be on its way back — in a different form.

Scherrer was just acquired by the French family-owned group JSB International, which currently has no intention to reinvigorate the house's ready-to-wear and couture lines, but it does aim to develop the brand's licenses, including eyewear and footwear. There are also plans to add a womenswear license by the end of the year.

Givenchy

>> Givenchy Muse (and Daughter of Couturier Jean-Louis Scherrer) Leonor Scherrer to Launch Line —When her father, French couturier Jean-Louis Scherrer, asked her to accompany him to Yves Saint Laurent's burial, a thorough tour of the Paris couturiers' offerings turned up no appropriate mourning garb to wear.
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>> Givenchy Muse (and Daughter of Couturier Jean-Louis Scherrer) Leonor Scherrer to Launch Line —When her father, French couturier Jean-Louis Scherrer, asked her to accompany him to Yves Saint Laurent's burial, a thorough tour of the Paris couturiers' offerings turned up no appropriate mourning garb to wear. So Leonor Scherrer decided to build a line of clothing and accessories to outfit the bereaved herself — Leonor Scherrer Funeral Couture — which will recall the time when “a widow’s mourning dress was closely observed.” She cites Claude Montana and Yves Saint Laurent (under both Saint Laurent and Stefano Pilati) as references, and plans to invite a different designer to create pieces for the line each season — Riccardo Tisci, who featured Scherrer in the Fall 2009 Givenchy campaign, has already accepted her request. [The Moment, TFS]

Droves of Designers, Models Expected to Lay Yves Saint Laurent to Rest Tomorrow
Giorgio Armani

Droves of Designers, Models Expected to Lay Yves Saint Laurent to Rest Tomorrow

>> As funeral services for Yves Saint Laurent near, the list of attendees grows — almost 1,000 guests plan on attending.  Among the substantial group, YSL's designer peers Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Stefano Pilati, John Galliano, Hubert de Givenchy, Alber Elbaz, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, Hedi Slimane, Kenzo Takada, Sonia Rykiel and Jean-Louis Scherrer, plus his former muses Catherine Deneuve, Laetitia Casta and Claudia Schiffer, are all expected.  During the services, which are tomorrow at the Eglise Saint-Roch in Paris, the YSL headquarters and YSL boutiques worldwide will all be closed in memoriam.
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>> As funeral services for Yves Saint Laurent near, the list of attendees grows — almost 1,000 guests plan on attending. 

Among the substantial group, YSL's designer peers Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Stefano Pilati, John Galliano, Hubert de Givenchy, Alber Elbaz, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, Hedi Slimane, Kenzo Takada, Sonia Rykiel and Jean-Louis Scherrer, plus his former muses Catherine Deneuve, Laetitia Casta and Claudia Schiffer, are all expected. 

During the services, which are tomorrow at the Eglise Saint-Roch in Paris, the YSL headquarters and YSL boutiques worldwide will all be closed in memoriam.
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