Brief description of JCDC, JEAN CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC COMPANY, for an english course.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRESENTATION HAS BEEN MADE IN OCT 2010.
3. BIO
- As the Marquis de Castelbajac, he is a French
Nobleman
- November 1949: Birth in Marocco (Casablanca)
- Difficult Childhood: boarding school, father’s death
Boarding School Souvenir: the blanket jacket
4. BIO
- Free Listener at Beaux Arts
- 1968: KO&CO Company
- 1970’s: Collaborations with a lot of
contemporary artists
5. BIO
- 1972: Joins the « Créateurs et
Industriel » Group (By Didier
Grumbach & André Putman)
- 1978: Creation of his own company
- 1997: Chilwood world Journey, new
version of a liturgical clothing for Jean
Paul II and 5000 clergymen
- 2001 : First Perfume « Doudou »
6. BIO
- 2004 : New Store and Studio
designed by Christian Ghion
- 2006 : Retrospective Exhibition in
London
- 2008 : 40 years of Fashion at the
Galliera Museum
- 2010 : Lauching of the second
Collection « JCDC » and new Store in
St Germain
7. HIS WORK
- Fashion Apparel and
Accessories
- Furnitures
- Home Decoration
- Paintings
- Music
- Contemporary installations
8.
9. HIS WORLD
- Childwood
- Comics
- Famous Characters
- Super Heros
- Pop Culture
- Medieval Litterature
10.
11. KEY FIGURES
2009 Turnover: 3 916 284 € (1 596 000 € in 2008)
2009 Profits: 486 061 € (4 219 000€ in 2008)
Employees: 24
The company is Owned and run by investors
C.E.O: Peter Wahlberg - Marchpole Holding rom UK
Administrators: Jeanne de Castelbajac, Marchpole, Jacques Rouet, Nicolas
Sclumberger