And then I grew up. Studying art and drawing, which I was so passionate about, was not an option with the education I had received. So I turned to medicine and passed the entrance exam to become a dental surgeon. Entering the faculty was like a revelation: I met girls who loved fashion, clothes, and trendy brands. I observed their style, more edgy, more polished than mine, and I loved it. From then on, it was from the "Fashion Special" of Vogue and Elle that I drew my sources of inspiration. I combined them endlessly to scribble my silhouettes. With my studies finished, I could now practice a profession that would give me what I had worked so hard for since high school: security and stability.

It was when my second child was born that I finally found some time for myself and started drawing again. What was really decisive was meeting a seamstress who offered a custom-made clothing service based on inspiration and drawings. That's how I discovered the world of sewing. I dove head first into the sewing world on the Internet. Nothing could stop me, I drew silhouettes from magazines, a dream wardrobe, then my first patterns, and from my blog "Dessine-moi un patron" (Draw me a pattern) during the summer of 2015, with the slightly crazy challenge of offering my own collections.

It was still just a passion that I was living alongside my work. As soon as the 2015 school year started, I wanted to give it a new face, to make it something that resembled me more. To give this project a chance to exist even if it meant leaving behind my previous job which no longer suited me anyway.

My research on patterns is focused on the search for detail work, the strong piece, the desire for the garment to be the support of a singular look. I thought about what would be in line with this more assertive identity.

Maison Fauve… “The Fauves”, these 19th century artists who wanted to breathe color and spontaneity, reinventing the world with fantasy and audacity. The color fauve too, a play of nuances of warm colors, earth and fire. The name of my brand was obvious, it will be Maison Fauve.

I owe it to you too, you who follow me in this adventure, you who encourage me, you who inspire me. This Maison Fauve is also yours: your view of my work, and what my patterns become when they pass under your machines, with your fabrics… The palette changes, evolves, metamorphoses! This curiosity, creativity, the taste for beautiful clothing are part of the values ​​of Maison Fauve.

And Maison Fauve is now a score that is played by 4 hands. Julie, who accompanied me during my transition to entrepreneurship, has become my partner. Her trust and involvement are a real strength in growing Maison Fauve.

And I remember the young girl who surprised her grandmother when she told her she was going to study medicine “Oh really, digue? Girl, I thought you would design clothes”… This sentence had no meaning to me at the time because my attraction to fashion was limited to my scribbles from her catalogs. My grandmother did not linger.

She's not here anymore, but I like to think she'd congratulate me with a satisfied little smile and the air of someone who saw it coming if I told her "Grandma, I'm a fashion pattern designer and I'm living my dream!"