Fashion career profile
Gauthier Borsarello
Gauthier Borsarello is a French menswear designer, vintage specialist and former Creative Director of Fursac. He trained as a double bassist at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon and played with the Orchestre de Paris before building a career around menswear, historical clothing and collecting. His knowledge of vintage garments informs a practice attentive to construction, provenance and the way clothes move. Fursac appointed him to lead the house’s creative direction in 2021; the company describes his tenure as running through 2025. During that period he developed a contemporary wardrobe for the French menswear label while drawing on its tailoring and archival references. Borsarello also authored the book *Good as Old*, published in 2024, reflecting his interest in vintage fashion beyond seasonal design. Alongside his design work, his collecting and writing keep a sustained focus on how garments age, acquire character and retain cultural value.
- Role
- Former Creative Director, Fursac; menswear designer and vintage specialist
- Nationality
- French
- Career appointments
- 1
- Fashion houses
- 1
- Education: Double bass, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de LyonThe Philharmonie de Paris profile identifies his conservatory training and an Orchestra de Paris position. · Philharmonie de Paris
- Music career: Double bassist with the Orchestre de ParisHe played with the orchestra for a season before changing careers to fashion. · Philharmonie de Paris
- Fursac: Creative Director, 2021–2025The house’s own account describes his tenure as ending in 2025. · Fursac
- Vintage practice: Menswear collector and vintage specialistHis collecting and garment expertise inform his work beyond the Fursac role. · Le Monde
- Publication: Author of *Good as Old* (2024)The book documents his interest in historical clothing and vintage menswear. · Le Monde
- Professional background: Worked in vintage and menswear before leading FursacHis earlier experience is distinct from his later formal house appointment. · Le Monde
- 2021 — Begins leading Fursac’s creative directionThe French house’s account dates the start of his tenure to 2021.
- 2024 — Publishes *Good as Old*The book reflects his work with vintage menswear and historical clothing.
- 2025 — Concludes Fursac tenureFursac identifies the creative-director period as 2021–2025.
- 2021–2025 — Creative Director — FursacHistorical appointment · Fursac