Sophie Delafontaine
Hello! India|August 2017

The granddaughter of the Founder of Longchamp and the current Artistic Director of Longchamp talks exclusively to HELLO! during her visit to India.

Farah Palia
Sophie Delafontaine

You’ve immersed in the world of Longchamp from your earliest years…

“I’ve been exposed to Longchamp all my life and have always been interested in designing leather bags. Therefore, the idea of joining the company came naturally to me after having had my own experience at Bonpoint.”

Longchamp, despite an impressive recorded € 553 million in turnover ( for 2016), remains at heart a family affair – your father, Philippe Cassegrain serves as President, one brother, Jean Cassegrain, is the COO while your other brother, Olivier Cassegrain, is based in New York and directs the US boutiques…

“We are a team! My own father has always seen his father creating and it feels natural for me to present ideas and collections to the rest of the family. There exists a great freedom to experience different things more easily... for instance, the introduction of RTW and shoes were easier to make thanks to the family business.”

How do you personally continue to  grow and fulfill your grandfather (Jean Cassegrain’s) legacy?

This story is from the August 2017 edition of Hello! India.

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