Jean-Louis Scherrer
Photo: Stéphane Rolland during the Jean-Louis Scherrer Spring 2005.
Photo by Javier Mateo

A native of Paris, (born 1936), Jean-Louis Scherrer studied ballet before he entered the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne to study fashion.

He worked as an assistant to Christian Dior (1955-1957) and learned cutting and draping alongside a young Yves Saint Laurent.

After the death of Christian Dior, he worked for Yves Saint Laurent for 2 years. He would work at Louis Feraud for another 2 years (1959-1961) and eventually, founded the Jean-Louis Scherrer label in 1962.

His early training in ballet will influence his designs, both for couture and ready-to-wear. Jean-Louis Scherrer collections had been described as elegant and sophisticated, sexy without being vulgar.

During the height of his popularity, Jean-Louis Scherrer dressed the rich and famous, their names almost synonymous with the best dressed list. His clientele included Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch for the Hollywood set, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Ann Getty and Queen Noor of Jordan.

In 1992, he left the company he founded. The firm Jean-Louis Scherrer is currently controlled by the France Luxury Group.

Ritu Beri was hired as the designer for the Ready-To-Wear collection in March 2002, and debuted in Paris during the Fall 2002 fashion season. Beri stayed only for a year. She left Scherrer on January 2003, two months before the Fall 2003 RTW season.

Stéphane Rolland currently designs the haute couture collections.

The Jean-Louis Scherrer label also include perfumes, a bath line and a diffusion line, Scherrer City.

Spring 2005 Javier Mateo

Haute Couture Fall 2005 (Photo by FW)

Address:
JEAN-LOUIS SCHERRER
2 rue de Bassano
75015 Paris
FRANCE

HAUTE COUTURE Contact:
Véronique BÉNARD-VILNET
Tel: +33 (1) 56 52 10 22
Fax: +33 (1) 56 52 10 21

Press contact for
JEAN-LOUIS SCHERRER
Bruno MICHEL
Tel: +33 (6) 72 18 28 92
Nicolas DELARUE
Tel: +33 (6) 13 54 29 76