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Pascale Mussard (née Siegrist, born 15 September 1957) is a descendant of Thierry Hermès;[1] and the co-artistic director of Hermès, the French company.
Early life and career
editIn her youth, Mussard often spent time in the ateliers of Hermès, contrary to the precedent of her family members.[2] She was interested in science and often visited the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris's Parc de la Villette. Her first internship was at a ball mill in Germany.[3][2]
After studying law and business at the European Business School in London, she worked in the export department of a commercial printer.[4] Her uncle, Jean-Louis Dumas, the head of the firm as well as the artistic director, arranged for her to be a Poisson Pilote at the Nicole de Vésian styling agency in 1978. (Poisson Pilote, or "pilot fish" in English, is someone who leads the way under delicate circumstances.)[5]
Subsequently, Pascale became the head fabric buyer for women's ready-to-wear at Hermès. From there, she became a press attaché and then, the head of advertising and public relations.[citation needed] These assignments were followed by her creating a department for exhibitions. Subsequently, she set up and directed the shop-windows department.[citation needed]
Mid-career
editIn 2002, Jean-Louis Dumas made Mussard his assistant and the delegate artistic director alongside Pierre-Alexis Dumas.[citation needed]
Until her activities as the co-artistic director ceased in 2011, Mussard had been in charge of the accessories and leather goods sectors of the firm, which still include the "Kelly" and "Birkin" bags. Mussard worked toward bringing the firm into a sustainable future.[citation needed]
She and Pierre-Alexis Dumas, twelve years her junior, worked to address concerns that the brand would fall from grace when her uncle and Pierre-Alexis's father, Jean-Louis Dumas, died in 2010.[6]
Accolades include Mussard's being designated one of the "Ten Women to Watch in Europe" by The Wall Street Journal in 2008.[citation needed]
Present activities
editMussard is the mother of three sons. She is currently the director of the "Petit h" division of Hermès, which some call a labo-atelier. It positions itself around the goal of increasing recycling.[7] Discarded animal skins from the "Kelly" and "Birkin" bags, other leatherwear, and various elements, such as handles, hardware, and discarded ceramics, are used as materials for new works.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Marion Hume, "The Female Economy / Pascale Mussard: Luxe Environmentalist," Time, 9 September 2009
- ^ a b Amanda Friedman, "Hermès's Second Life," Departures http://www.departures.com/articles/hermes-second-life
- ^ "Pascale Mussard et Pierre-Alexis Dumas: Les Classiques Modernes" (quotation here translated from the French). Les Echoes, Série Limitée no. 49, 8 December 2006
- ^ Marion Hume, "Pascale Mussard: Luxe Environmentalist". Time, 1 September 2009
- ^ "Pascale Mussard et Pierre-Alexis Dumas: Les Classiques Modernes" (quotation here translated from the French). Les Echoes, Série Limitée no. 49, 8 December 2006
- ^ "Longtime Hermes luxury group boss dies". Agence France Presse. The Independent. 2 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ needs a source
- ^ "Amanda Friedman, "Hermès's Second Life," Departures".
- ^ Cathy Horyn, "Waste Not, Want It", The New York Times, 29 September 2011