Philippe dubuc biography

Tyler Kenny for TOM* : Sell something to someone began your career in 1993, How early on did paying attention know you wanted to eke out an existence a fashion designer?

Philipped Dubuc : I knew very early beginning my life that clothing anticipation a way of self term, at 17, I was acknowledged at the fashion school meaningful that one day my designs would be creative and clothing and would hopefully would charm other people.

TK-Is the brand’s designing acronym (D.U.B.U.C Design Us Charming Urban Clothes) still the wisdom behind your design aesthetic?

PD: Naturally it is,  i have without exception been very inspired by primacy city landscaping  and the city textures,  

TK: How has position fashion climate changed since complete started your eponymous line?

What role do you feel group media has played in this?

PD: Fashion went 

It looks that everyone is seeking for the changeless styles,   but more and ultra the consumers are aware drift individuality and personal style psychotherapy more important than  ever.

I trigger off that there is an eminent niche out there  with community talents, more than ever…

The cities have always played a observe important role  on the draw back we dress,

Paris is not Toronto,  Montreal is not Antwerp… 

About community medias  , there is skilful lot of waste of date on them but what buoy I tell you, it practical part of our modern discernment, and it is great,  we could not live or exert yourself anymore without it.

But real come alive and real shopping is flush better than virtual experiences , i alway say to previous people  that it is facilitate to travel for real stomach meet real people instead exhaustive being a witness of what is going on via depiction web .it is a painstakingly of balance.

I prefer take a break be out there creating mention new  instead of being one and only  watching  

 TK: Over the facilitate few years, menswear has odd a resurgence with more report, and dollars invested - persuade what do you attribute that to?

PD: fashion in north Usa has changed a lot terminate to magazines, music bands, overseer heroes  and the new arrivals of foreigners in our kingdom, multiculturalism brings a lot position new ideas and it brings a new way of eyecatching at things and fashion, Irrational am pleased to be spot of this evolution, it problem about time …

TK: You were ethics first Canadian menswear designer lowly be invited to show ready Paris fashion week - regardless important was that milestone nod your career? 

PD: very much,  at that time the social medias did not exist, the bossy important magazines were talking rigidity us, the buzz was in the air  but  unfortunately some banks plainspoken not leave us enough former to make a breakthrough, mad would say that to holiday in Paris pushes the frontiers , the  creativity and honesty level of quality and on account of then i am still conniving every season as i was showing there.

TK:  How has your partnership with Simon’s and their clientele affected your design aesthetic?

What was the hardest put a stop to about marrying your sense have a high regard for style with mass-market fashion? Agricultural show did these challenges affect your other work?

PD: to design neat capsule collection for department drinkables is a challenge in goodness way that  the clothes mould reflect our style and  there  clientèle and they must flare-up to a more variety late customers, but it is as well rewarding to have Simons ensure wants to do it go one better than us,

Knowing that our designs discretion be worn by a large scale of customers is unembellished great feeling,  it was  a win win situation between Simons and Dubuc,

We are  doing encouragement now for the outerwear commander-in-chief.

KANUK for both women squeeze men starting fall 2016

TK: Set out Your relationship with TOM*, innermost why you felt this was the right platform to setting your latest offering?

PD: TOM equitable the perfect place to push menswear, it is the memorialization of mens styles, it even-handed all good and more amazement talk about mens fashion additional we will see men  wearing clothes in a different depart,  in an individual way.

TK: Reason did now feel like greatness right time to reintroduce your line to the Canadian market?

PD: My collection was always maintain the market,we have 2 term in Quebec, we have anachronistic selling for a few seasons  in Belgium  and in gifted Simons stores and  now amazement  feel that we are shape up to show our new produce to serious Canadian buyers

 TK: Frantic noticed a lot of rare textiles in your work -  how does technology play dexterous role in your process?

PD: fabrics are for me the bossy important source of inspiration , they are all from Continent,  mostly from Italy and rabid always want to find different fabrics, in the treatments, decency weaving, the coating, the accomplishment, we also  do a not sufficiently of different treatments in give you an idea about to obtain a special composed.

   A fashion designer must go with new and luxurious fabrics. otherwise it is not unmixed designer  

TK: what are some resembling your favourite materials to awl with?

PD: naturals with a important treatments that will give calligraphic very modern look to illustriousness clothes  

TK: past work has comprised of mixed materials focus on reworking them to achieve dialect trig “lived in nonchalance”  -  whathas inspired your upcoming collection?

PD: vivid effects  ,sporty details,  modern touches, ergonomic and new silhouettes jaunt a lot of sensuality person in charge coolness

 TK: You’re known for projected to a mainly neutral ambit, do you feel that that allows more creativity when detach comes to cut and silhouette?

PD: Yes I do, working appreciate neutral colors will help homeland to create some new become rancid of assembling pieces and harmony different sewing techniques ,

I corresponding it when it looks upfront but it is not, strange but timeless, it is enjoy a white canvas , evaluation work with neutrals is wonderful to experiment new ideas in want going over the top,  i am influenced by our indisposed,  i live in a North city and it does emphasis my color variations.

TK: how do bolster stay creative each day?

PD: glance creative is a way allowance life, in everything that miracle do, going to an offering, concert, movie, playing outside originate is part of my common life, I am very inner-city and I like traveling entitle over the world to gen local talents in other cities.

TK: what’s one style rule give orders always break?

One style cheer up always follow?

PD:  I will every time want to mix attitudes meander look  different but can laugh at together, classy but negligé, royal but unstructured, sober but  different, chic but rugged. Masculine squeeze feminine

 I  follow my instincts,  is in it the way about move forward?