Céline Sorigue

It was during a two-year stay in Los Angeles during the mid-80s that Céline Sorigues' passion for design – or 'decoration', as she calls it – was first aroused. Partly out of curiosity, and partly to earn some money, she began working for the scenography department of a large Hollywood studio, and soon was able to take on some of the smaller creative tasks. Returning to Paris in 1986, she embarked on a course of fashion design at ESMOD (École Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode), receiving her diploma in 1989. Her training was completed with a year at 'Saint Roch', the name given in fashion circles to the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne – an institution dedicated to the training of the next generation for haute couture.

Today the biggest names from the Parisian fashion world – such as Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Balmain and Galliano – are among the exclusive group of customers of the Atelier Alexandre et Céline, of which Céline Sorigue is the creative director.