Technology

The multi-talented designer Olivier Lapidus has a particular passion for subjects related to new technologies. In 2021, he joined forces with the Lucibel group, a major player in LED innovation, to launch the OVE mask, a revolutionary cosmetic skin care product based on photobiomodulation. Aware of the need to offer less intrusive solutions that are more respectful of the specificities of each skin type, Olivier works for more than a year in direct contact with engineers, researchers and doctors to develop an object that is as effective as it is elegant. His daughter, Milla, became his muse during a video clip revealing the OVE mask to the public. A combined path between fashion, health and advanced technologies, the designer once again pushes the limits of invention.

Opening

As the very first ‘digital-couture’ firm, Création Olivier Lapidus was launched in July of 2017. Olivier Lapidus thereby innovatively switched from the traditional haute-couture show runways to online videos and e-fashion shows. As an insight into the designer’s workshops, know-how and universe, this new luxury concept will soon have Olivier Lapidus’s newest ‘e-couture’ work on display… along with hints on a few of his trade secrets. Updated every season and all year round, this website will become the new ‘place to be’ for ladies with a passion for elegance and exceptional handicraft.

Bio

His father, Ted, was one of the iconic fashion designers of the 1970s. Véronique Zuber, his mother, an actress and model, was 1955’s Miss France. Olivier Lapidus inherited both their passions : show business and haute couture. After hypokâgne prep school he graduated from Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. At Balmain Homme he launched his career and goes on by designing collections distributed in 350 Miki stores in Japan. In 1989 he became artistic Director for the couture company founded by his father, until 2000 when he went independant.

Collaborations

Ahead of his time and diverse, Olivier Lapidus is one of the few designers who were awarded by the « Dé D’Or » (Golden Thimble) of Parisian couture in 1994, and who successfully adapted his skills to the industry. Besides his prestigious creations, the designer has occasionally produced ranges with easier access for large groups of the distribution sector, in the fields of design, men’s ready-to-wear, but also accessories and wedding dresses. In 2017 he was appointed to the position of artistic director in the eldest couture firm in Paris : Lanvin. A number of international stars wear his Summer 2018 and Winter 2018/2019 Lanvin creations.

Fashion Tech

Throughout his haute-couture collections the designer has contributed to sound relationships between craftsmen and researchers. His fashion shows in the 1990s combined artistic fine crafts and innovation : Olivier Lapidus then became a fashion-tech precursor. A number of licensed patents and cutting-edge advances arose from his collections : dresses made of fruit fiber, new natural material-based threads, holographic embroidery, powder-printed precious gemstones, connected and heating jackets powered by embedded solar panels, etc.

Illuminated Fabrics

This path from haute couture’s century-old tradition through empirical research leads to a wide range of other possible uses. Thanks to those mixed knowledges, microencapsulated textiles can be scented, high-tech lacework becomes fractal. His first illuminated wedding dress, woven by Cédric Brochier, initiated a new textile revolution : optical-fiber Jacquard. Currently, the innovating texile company ‘Brochier Technology’ develops those illuminated fabrics for a variety of sectors : aerospace, automobile or health industries.

Design

Olivier Lapidus worked in China as early as the 2000s. Along with conferences at Tsinghua University of Beijing and with designing airline company Air China’s uniforms, he indulges in creative design and decoration. Back in Europe he produced several creative lines for houses such as D’Argentat (Ecart International furniture), Dacryl (decorative panels), or glasses for Meyrowitz, and even entirely decorated Parisian hotel Felicien in 2013.