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initiated him to street-art, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac uses chalk to leave his poetic mark on the walls of the world's capitals. His career as a fashion designer started in 1968 alongside his mother, when he created Ko & Co. The first "manifesto" piece of clothing he produced was a coat he made, using the blanket he used when he was at boarding school. He founded ''maison Jean-Charles de Castelbajac'' in 1978, which he left in 2016. Between the 1970s and the 1990s, de Castelbajac was also the artistic director of fashion houses including Max Mara and Courrèges and he co-founded Iceberg in 1974. In 1979, in consonance with pop art, he designed cartoon pullovers that have since become iconic. In 2005, Raika was the de Castelbajac ready-to-wear license holder in Japan with retail value of €20 million. He also attended King of kitsch at Paris Fashion Week in 2010. In 2017, he collaborated with smartphone maker OnePlus to release a collection called the "Callection" that was centred around a limited edition

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. In 2018, he was named artistic director for the Benetton Group. In 2019, he collaborated with Palace Skateboards to release a collection featuring clothing, hats, and playing cards. He was asked to design the official vestments worn by the clergy at the re-opening of Cathédrale de Notre Dame de Paris at Île de la Cite, on 7th December 2024.

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