20th Rencontres Internationales de la Mode
The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has been a partner of the Hyères Festival since 2003. Every year, it organises the “Rencontres Internationales de la Mode”, with the support of LE DEFI, in order to discuss current issues and compare the points of view of experts.
The aim of the Rencontres Internationales de la Mode is to bring together professionals, designers and institutions to discuss and debate current issues. In 2021, the themes of the debates were sustainable development, the duality between physical and digital and their impact on sustainable fashion, and the new challenges of fashion in Europe, particularly the Franco-Italian relationship.
Sustainable development: limit or creative opportunity?
Sustainable development, whether it be through environmental or social and societal issues, is at the heart of fashion’s concerns today. How can we reconcile the creative impetus of the sector’s major players with ecological imperatives? Does sustainable development create limits or does it bring opportunities for creation and fashion?
Round table animated by Karine Vergniol Villa Noailles
Speakers:
Benjamin Benmoyal, Founder, Designer, Benjamin Benmoyal
Éric Dupont, Director of Sustainable Development, Transformation, Supply Chain and Sectors, Chanel
Gilles Lasbordes, Managing Director, Première Vision
Xavier Renard, Managing Director, Fine Fragrances, Givaudan
Louisane Roy, Head of the Southern Antenna, La Réserve des Arts
Géraldine Vallejo, Director of Sustainable Development Programs, Kering
Video clip:
Philippe Guilet, Founder, President, Renaissance
Physical or digital: what future for sustainable fashion?
Digital has taken on unprecedented importance since the health crisis, greatly amplifying the shows. But can it replace the physical? What about its environmental impact? Digital brings a new dimension, but how do the two formats complement each other? What future for sustainable fashion?
Round table moderated by Karine Vergniol Villa Noailles
Speakers:
Alexandre Capelli, Group Deputy Director of Environmental Development, LVMH
René Célestin, Founder, President, Agence OBO
Kevin Germanier, Founder, Designer, Germanier
Macha Makeïeff, Director of La Criée, Théâtre national de Marseille
Guillaume Robic, Deputy Director, Development, Communication and Events, Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
Video clips :
Michael Jaïs, Managing Director, Launchmetrics
Charlotte Rolland, Doctor in Neuroscience, Co-Founder, New Brain
Daria Shapovalova and Natalia Modenova, Founders, Dress-X
The new challenges of fashion in Europe: issues and perspectives
The fashion industry is facing rapid change across its entire value chain, as well as in customers and markets worldwide. Europe benefits from an exceptional breeding ground for creation and fashion, but it must adapt and develop further in the face of these new challenges. The Franco-Italian relationship, in particular between the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode and the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, plays a central role in meeting these challenges.
Round table moderated by Karine Vergniol Villa Noailles
Speakers:
Sophie Brocart, Managing Director, Patou, Director of Mentoring, LVMH Prize
Carlo Capasa, President, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
Sylvie Chailloux, President of the Société de Confection Textile du Maine, President of the UFIMH
Stefano Martinetto, President, Tomorrow London Limited
Pascal Morand, Executive President, Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
Lucien Pagès, Founder, President, Lucien Pagès
Claudio Rovere, Founder, Chairman, Holding Industriale SpA
Video spot:
Franck Riester, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, in charge of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness