Marine Serre

Marine Serre is the eponymous brand of French designer and 2017 LVMH Prize winner.

Marine Serre

History.

Marine Serre was born in 1991 in the small French town of Brive-la-Gaillard. As a teenager, her main obsession was tennis, which she played at a high level. Ten years before Serre made a runway sensation, the young designer was already causing a buzz on the courts. After leaving school, becoming interested in fashion, Marin entered a design course in Marseille.

In 2016, the designer presented to the public her graduation collection, assembled from recycled vintage clothing. This collection was immediately purchased by the Parisian concept store The Broken Arm and dedicated to her exposition during Fashion Week. Demna Gvasalia, who was also on the jury that day, invited her to work at Balenciaga.

A year after graduating from the institute, Marine Serre won the LVMH Prix and its main prize - 300,000 euros.

Marin's first collection, Radical Call for Love, Marin borrowed the title from a political article by her political scientist boyfriend. It was Serre's defensive reaction to the tragic events that took place in the world during her studies. When she was an intern in Paris at Maison Martin Margiela, terrorists seized the Bataclan concert hall and shot down visitors to the Le Petit Cambodge restaurant, and when Serre went on an internship with Raf Simons in Belgium, explosions rumbled in Brussels at the airport and subway.

Radical Call From Love

It took Marin just two years to go from a little-known designer to a rising star in French fashion, and to find stores such as Barneys, Dover Street Market, Nordstrom and SSENSE.

Top Moon Second Skin MARINE SERRE

Is Marine Serre sustainable?

Marine Serre's environment rating is 'not good enough'. It uses some eco-friendly materials including upcycled materials.

There is no evidence it has taken meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals.

The hallmark of the brand - the crescent-shaped print often appears on celebrities such as Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Kylie Jenner, etc.

Kylie Jenner, Dua Lipa and Beyoncé in Marine Serre

Why is Marine Serre so popular?

A big proponent of Serre's success is thanks to her focus on sustainability. Today, consumers are well aware of impact the fashion industry has on the world.