Felipe Oliveira Baptista A Young Good Looking Designer
In September 1st 2010, Felipe Oliveira Baptista, a young designer from Portuguese is newly appointed as the Creative-Director at Lacoste-French, specialized in casual-sportswear.
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He was born 36 years ago in Azores, Portugal, and acquired his degree on Fashion Design from Kingston University – London in 1997. He was then hired by Max Mara, Christophe Lemaire, and Cerutti, before he finally moved to Paris in 2003 to pursue his career and successfully established his own brand there.
After his debut at Hyères Festival - 2002 launching his own label Felipe Oliveira Baptista or “FOB”, Colette store picked up his first collection called “Stripes-on-Strike” to present at Paris Fashion Week. By winning Andam awards and Hyères-festival’s grand prix top notches his career and attests the recognition of his outstanding talent. His show at Paris Fashion Week for Haute-Couture Collections in 2005 was a milestone in his line of business that makes his collections a top sell in Paris’ Galeries Lafayette and Colette stores, and Moscow’s Podium store. His first impression on Cristóbal Balenciaga’s couturiers is reflected on his own label’s haute couture collections.
Paris has inspired Felipe Oliveira Baptista in producing more creative and contemporary collections for Lacoste which he continuously presents at Paris Fashion Week. This exclusive fashion Chambre-Syndicale’s member has shown his absolute creativity to reinforce Lacoste’s brand image to the top-level position by his fashionable sportswear and prêt-à-porter collections. Felipe Oliveira Baptista well-known expertise is expected to enhance more character in Lacoste’s brand by applying creative mixture of graphics and color on his sportswear designs. New streams in fashion designs he applies in Lacoste’s products approach the insight of functional outfits. An urban outline and hip-hop touch on Baptista’s designs are targeting wider market for young and potential couture customers. This new line of contemporary fashion gives another perspective in haute couture as street-couture trend. The projects Felipe Oliveira Baptista worked for UniQlo’s Capsule-Collection in 2006 and Nike’s AW77 “Mythic-Hooded” in 2008 have enriched his intellectual capacity in fashion industry diversities. Felipe Oliveira Baptista experiments by combining his cuts and patterns with a design-for-masses scheme have successfully served his purpose on pursuing larger market. Felipe Oliveira Baptista upcoming project for Summer 2011 at New York Fashion Week, is a set to aim Lacoste’s number-one market in US which he is excited about. He will also present his small collections for his own label, “FOB”, as an initial launch in American showrooms. His concepts of bodies-in-motion are in liaise with the American vigorous style. This bestows a prospective benefit in opening a new market in United States, as well as in expanding his lines in international fashion industry. Aside to his tight schedule as a new executive associate of Lacoste, he spends his weekend with his wife and two children on Sunday brunch in Amour Hotel, or invites some friends for a champagne and pizza at home during the weekend. Felipe Oliveira Baptista likes to visit his favorite restaurants Le Chateaubriand and Le Dauphin in Avenue Parmentier wearing his Pierre-Hardy shoes. His outgoing personality is not only reflected in his personal life but also characterizes his neo-androgynous designs.
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