Daniel Hechter
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Daniel Hechter is a French fashion designer, sometimes referred to as the inventor of Pret-a-Porter or ready-to-wear .
until 1955. By 1956, Louis Féraud
and Jacques Esterel were selling Hechter's designs, and he worked for designer Pierre d'Alby from 1958. Hechter founded the Daniel Hechter Company in 1962 with friend Armand Ornstein. His stated goal was to offer wearable yet high-quality, creative fashion for a wide range of consumer groups. Over time he expanded his company, developing it into an international label that encompasses seven different collections. Brigitte Bardot
helped bring his designs to a wider audience when she wore one of his outfits in La Parisienne
.
He is one of the first designers to produce clothing ranges for skiing and tennis, in 1971.
In 1989, he launched his first line of perfume.
He entered politics and sat on the Marseilles regional council starting in 1992.
In 1997, he retired to Geneva
, Switzerland, and he was elected Vice President of the Etoile-Carouge soccer club. His novel Le Boss was published in 2000.
Personal life
Hechter was born in Paris, France, in a family who owned a ready-to-wear company. As such, Hechter was brought up in an environment sympathetic to fashion. At the age of four, he was forced to flee from Paris with his mother and did not see his father, a prisoner of war, until he was seven. He married Marika Hechter; they have a daughter, Hechter then married Jennifer Chambon in 1980. He served in the French Army from 1958–60.Career
He completed his secondary education and worked as a storekeeper to a fashion houseFashion House
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until 1955. By 1956, Louis Féraud
Louis Feraud
Louis Féraud was a French fashion designer and artist.In 1950, Louis Féraud created his first "Maison de Couture" in Cannes and by 1955 had established a couture house in Paris on the Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré....
and Jacques Esterel were selling Hechter's designs, and he worked for designer Pierre d'Alby from 1958. Hechter founded the Daniel Hechter Company in 1962 with friend Armand Ornstein. His stated goal was to offer wearable yet high-quality, creative fashion for a wide range of consumer groups. Over time he expanded his company, developing it into an international label that encompasses seven different collections. Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
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helped bring his designs to a wider audience when she wore one of his outfits in La Parisienne
La Parisienne
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.
He is one of the first designers to produce clothing ranges for skiing and tennis, in 1971.
In 1989, he launched his first line of perfume.
He entered politics and sat on the Marseilles regional council starting in 1992.
In 1997, he retired to Geneva
Geneva
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, Switzerland, and he was elected Vice President of the Etoile-Carouge soccer club. His novel Le Boss was published in 2000.