Marc Audibet

Marc Audibet is both a fashion designer and an industrial designer, and is celebrated in the fashion world for his research into stretch fabrics.

His expertise was acquired working as an assistant for Emanuel Ungaro and then as a designer for Pierre Balmain, Madame Grès and Nino Cerruti.

An admirer of the work of Madeleine Vionnet and Claire McCardell, Audibet believes that fashion is a matter of anatomy and that fashion starts with fabrics.

In 1984, Marc Audibet launched its own label "Marc Audibet." He created 9 collections for his label, mainly relying on his inventive uses of the stretch. Although praised by the press, his collections failed to encounter an enduring commercial success and his company eventually went bankrupted in 1988.

In 1987, Marc Audibet became textile advisor to the fabric and fiber company DuPont and together they created and launched single and two-way stretch fabrics made from DuPont's "Lycra" - considered to be one of the most important development in fashion in the 1980s.

In the nineties, Marc Audibet worked as a "shadow designer" for both Hermès and Prada. With nine seasons at Prada, Audibet is credited with helping to position it as a luxury leader during the 1990s, one of his most enduring accomplishments.

Between 2000 and 2002, Marc Audibet was the creative director of Ferragamo.

Marc Audibet made a brief come-back in 2007 as "Artistic Advisor" of Vionnet for which he designed one season before resigning following apparent financial conflicts with the management.