Mario Lefranc and Béatrice Ferrant met in 1989, and spent the next 14 years working for with the likes of Chlöe, Karl Lagerfeld, Louis Feraud, Guy Laroche, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Jean Patou, C. Malandrino and Balenciaga.
In October 2003, Mario and Beatrice came together to launch Lefranc Ferrant. And after just one year, Lefranc Ferrant became the prize winner of “Paris Capitale de la Creation”, the Creation Competition organized by Paris City Hall.
Lefranc Ferrant deconstructs clothing to reinvent it, experimenting with materials and volumes in order to inverse the codes of day and night and to convey a new energy. Structured and luxurious, the clothing is functional and remarkable.
Since 2007, Lefranc Ferrant has held fashion shows in Paris during the semaine de la Haute Couture as invited members supported by Alber Elbaz. The brand is currently stocked in France, Italy, Belgium, England, Russia, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
It is a strong desire for the designers to be close to their preferred clients, whose needs of feeling beautiful come first. Visiting the Lefranc Ferrant boutiques is an escape to a private space designed with the client’s comfort and privacy in mind.
On March 21, 2008 the first Lefranc Ferrant boutique was opened in the heart of the art district, Saint Germain des Près, in Paris. The unique space represents the creation of the unconventional duo.
Just one year after the opening of their first store in the heart of Saint-Germais-des-Prés in Paris, Béatrice Ferrant and Mario Lefranc open their second store under Paris’ Palais Royal archways. The 60m2 place hosts their ready-to-wear collections and their exclusive service RIENQUEPOURVOUS, available only in the evenings and on Sundays by appointment only.