Louis-Marie de Castelbajac (born 6 July 1983) is a French designer and entrepreneur.

Early life

Louis-Marie de Castelbajac was born in

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, the son of fashion designer

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Jean-Charles, marquis de Castelbajac (born 28 November 1949), also known as JC/DC, is a French fashion designer. He has enjoyed international success with some of his creations, including a coat of teddy bears worn by pop star Madonna and by su ...

and

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. He is a Count from one of the oldest families of France, originating from Castelbajac in the region of

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Career

De Castelbajac has two fashion lines. He is also an actor, an artist, and owner of an

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brand.

Fashion

De Castelbajac worked for several years in the menswear unit of his father's fashion label, and served as creative director of his Castelbajac Lignée collection.Ancouturier, Marie
"First names first."
Air France Magazine. March 2014Szmydke Paulina
"Front Row at Jean-Charles de Castelbajac"
Women's Wear Daily. Mar. 5, 2013 In 2007, he launched a line of fitted cotton t-shirts called Panda Kunst. The shirts tend to have politically based slogans.Lalanne, Olivier
"Louis-Marie de Castelbajac."
Vogue Hommes International Paris. Fall/Winter 2009Sells, Emma
"Designers to Know: Louis-Marie de Castelbajac."
Elle UK. Oct. 11, 2011 Later, he created another fashion label called Le Void, which refers to ''The Book of Five Rings'' by samurai

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. The label consists of knit wear and t-shirts with plays on words written on them.Piegay, Baptiste
"Louis-Marie."
L'Officiel Hommes. pg. 154 He also collaborates with Tyler Alexandra Ellis to produce a bag line for her label, Tyler Alexandra. The line includes a bag with a beret top produced in France's oldest beret factory.Straw, Armando
"Bazaar interview: Louis-Marie de Castelbajac."
Harper's Bazaar Brazil.Szmyde, Paulina
"Louis-Marie de Castelbajac, Tyler Alexandra Ellis launch bag line."
WWD. Sept. 30, 2013 De Castelbajac has also created t-shirts for OVS as part of an

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awareness campaign.

Acting

De Castelbajac has appeared in plays, movies, and art films. He lived in

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from age 19 to 25."Pin-up boy: Louis-Marie de Castelbajac."
Elle France. Feb. 7, 2010 While he was there, he attended university and acted in two television pilots of Him and Us, directed by

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."Him and Us"
Credits"Louis-Marie de Castelbajac: The Transmutable Nature of Expression and Commerce."
Flaunt Magazine. He was in a

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commercial with

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, and was in a 2005 remake of

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."Attention: Louis-Marie de Castelbajac."
Dansk Magazine. Spring/Summer 2010 He has appeared in art films by Marianne Maric and Mike Kelley. In 2014, he acted in a film called The Permission, filming in Afghanistan and Scotland, and appeared in adidas commercials for the re-release of their Stan Smith style.

Armagnac

is an emblematic product of de Castelbajac's region of France. He created his Armagnac 700 in 2013, after researching and working with an oenologist for several years."Vivre Paris."
2013 He designed the bottle himself, wrapping it in a felt ring made by the last beret producer in that region of France. He produced a special collection for

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, and the drink is also sold at

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, and

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.Szmydke, Paulina
"Front Row at Maxime Simoens."
WWD. Sept. 30, 2013

Art

De Castelbajac has shown artwork in two solo exhibits. The first was an exhibit in

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called ''The Anatomy of 1'', a collection of drawings, collages, photos, and installations inspired by media violence. His second exhibition was called ''The Blood, the Bow & Arrows of Desire.''"Louis-Marie de Castelbajac is Exposed."
Flavor Magazine. July 28, 2011 In 2010, he helped create a Bûche de Noel for

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.Repta, Ron. luxcrux.com. Dec. 25, 2010

Personal life

Louis-Marie de Castelbajac shares the with his father in a hamlet in the region.Petkanas, Christopher
"Farm Fraiche."
The New York Times. May 18, 2012 He grew up in Paris and the United Kingdom, and was educated at

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and in the United States.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castelbajac, Louis Living people French businesspeople 21st-century French male actors French artists French fashion designers French male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) 1983 births People educated at Oundle School