Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has long been a master collaborator. Current artistic director for the United Colors of Benetton men’s and women’s collections, the tirelessly playful, Casablanca-born fashion designer and unstoppable pop artist has, down the decades, worked with Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, Malcolm McClaren, Robert Mapplethorpe and Keith Haring, as well as Lady Gaga and MIA. His famous Teddy Bear coat (actually made of teddy bears) was worn by Madonna. He once created a Donald Duck costume for Rihanna.
In the hospitality sphere, he’s known for his ongoing collaboration with entrepreneur Gilles Malafosse and chef Benoit Dargère on Loulou, a series of hyper-hip French restaurants.
