Louis-Marie de Castelbajac | |
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| Born | 6 July 1983 |
| Occupations | Artist, designer, actor |
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Louis-Marie de Castelbajac (born 6 July 1983) is a French designer and entrepreneur.
Louis-Marie de Castelbajac was born in Paris, France, the son of fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Catherine de Castelbajac. [1] [2] He is a Count from one of the oldest families of France, originating from Castelbajac in the region of Bigorre. [3] [1] [2]
De Castelbajac has two fashion lines. He is also an actor, an artist, and owner of an Armagnac brand. [4]
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. [3] [5] In 2007, he launched a line of fitted cotton t-shirts called Panda Kunst. The shirts tend to have politically based slogans. [1] [2]
Later, he created another fashion label called Le Void, which refers to The Book of Five Rings by samurai Miyamoto Musashi. [3] The label consists of knit wear and t-shirts with plays on words written on them. [6]
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. [7] [8]
De Castelbajac has also created t-shirts for OVS as part of an AIDS awareness campaign. [9] [10]
De Castelbajac has appeared in plays, movies, and art films. [2] He lived in Los Angeles, California from age 19 to 25. [11] While he was there, he attended university and acted in two television pilots of Him and Us, directed by Charles Shyer. [12] [13] He was in a Nespresso commercial with George Clooney, and was in a 2005 remake of Caligula. [1] [2] [14] He has appeared in art films by Marianne Maric and Mike Kelley. [15] [16] 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. [6] [17]
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. [3] [18] He designed the bottle himself, wrapping it in a felt ring made by the last beret producer in that region of France. [3] He produced a special collection for Colette, and the drink is also sold at Le Bon Marché, Harry's New York Bar, Hôtel Meurice, and Chateau Marmont. [19]
De Castelbajac has shown artwork in two solo exhibits. The first was an exhibit in Paris, France called The Anatomy of 1, a collection of drawings, collages, photos, and installations inspired by media violence. [1] [13] His second exhibition was called The Blood, the Bow & Arrows of Desire. [20]
In 2010, he helped create a Bûche de Noel for Pierre Hermé. [21]
Louis-Marie de Castelbajac shares the Château de Loubersan with his father in a hamlet in the region. [4] He grew up in Paris and the United Kingdom, and was educated at Oundle School and the Ecole Active Bilingue in Paris 15 and in the United States. [2] [14]