Our values

And then I grew up. Being able to study art and drawing which I was so passionate about was not an option with the education I had received. So I turned to medicine, passed the entrance exam to become a dental surgeon. Entering college was like a revelation: I met girls there who loved fashion, clothes, and on trend brands. I observed their more distinctive style which was more polished than mine and I loved it. From then on, I drew my inspiration from the “special fashion issues” of Vogue and Elle, combining them endlessly to sketch my silhouettes. With my studies ending, I looked forward to working in my profession that would give me the security and stability that I had worked so hard for as a dental surgeon.

It was with the birth of my second child that I finally took some time for myself, that I started drawing again.  A changing moment was meeting a seamstress offering a tailor-made clothing service based on inspirations and drawings. This is how I discovered the world of sewing. After that I immersed myself to my heart's content in the sewingsphere of the Internet. Nothing could stop me! I drew silhouettes from magazines, a dream wardrobe, then my first patterns, and then from my blog "Draw me a pattern", during the summer of 2015, I crazily decided to offer my own pattern collections.

Pattern design was still just a passion that I kept alive alongside my work. From the start of the 2015 school year, I wanted to give my blog a rebrand, to make it something that represented me more. I wanted to give this project the chance to exist and grow even if it meant that I had to leave the security of my previous job which no longer suited me anyway.

My research for the patterns turned towards a search for the details in the design work of strong pieces, making the focus of my work the design of the garment and the main selling point. I thought about what would be in line with this more assertive identity.

Maison Fauve… “Les Fauves”, 19th century artists who wanted to infuse color and spontaneity, reinventing the world with fantasy and fearlessness and combiningthe color fawn with its many shades of warm colors, feelings of earth and fire. These inspirations made the name of my brand obvious…Maison Fauve.

I also owe it to those of you who followed me in this adventure, those who encourage me, who inspire me. Maison Fauve is also yours: your view of my work, and what happens to my patterns when they pass through your sewing machines, with your fabrics... The palette changes, evolves, metamorphoses! The curiosity, creativity, and taste for beautiful clothing are part of Maison Fauve's values.

And Maison Fauve is now a score that is played with 4 hands. Julie, who accompanied me during my transition into entrepreneurship, became my partner. Her confidence and involvement are a real strength in helping Maison Fauve grow.

As I reflect on the young girl who surprised her grandmother when she told her that she was going to medical school “Erh…what? Girl, I thought you would design clothes”!… This made no sense to me at the time because my attraction to fashion was limited to my scribbles from her catalogues.

She's gone now, but I like to think she'd give me a smug smirk with the air of the one who saw it coming as I said to her, "Granny, I'm a sewing pattern designer and I'm living my dream!