Fashion career profile
Isabel Marant
Isabel Marant is a French fashion designer and founder and creative director of the Paris house that bears her name. At 22, she launched Twen, a knitwear and jersey label, in 1989; she showed under her own name for the first time in 1995. After opening her first Paris boutique in 1998, she introduced the Isabel Marant Étoile line in 2000. The house later added menswear in 2017 and eyewear in 2021. Marant studied at Studio Berçot and worked as a fitting model for Michel Klein before setting up her own label. Her collections are built around wearable city clothing, textile handwork and relaxed tailoring. Her main-house founder role is distinct from the separately scoped creative work for Étoile. The house’s dated awards and collection launches show how its offer grew from an early knitwear project into an international fashion business without confusing product milestones with company financial results.
- Role
- Founder and Creative Director, Isabel Marant
- Nationality
- French
- Age
- 59
- Career appointments
- 3
- Fashion houses
- 2
- Active roles
- 3
- Isabel MarantThe Impression · 2026-09-27
- Isabel MarantThe Impression · 2026-09-27
- Isabel MarantThe Impression · 2026-09-27
- Education: Studied at Studio Berçot, ParisA published interview records her fashion studies and early fitting-model work before launching her own label. · The Guardian
- First label: Founded Twen, a knitwear and jersey label, in 1989The house dates the launch of her first label to 1989, when she was 22. · Isabel Marant
- Namesake house: First show under her own name in 1995The house’s history identifies 1995 as the first collection shown under her own name. · Isabel Marant
- Étoile: Line launched in 2000The house identifies Étoile as a separate line introduced in 2000. · Isabel Marant
- Collection expansion: Menswear launched in 2017; eyewear followed in 2021Both dates are stated in the house history. · Isabel Marant
- 1989 — Launches TwenMarant’s first knitwear and jersey label begins her independent fashion career.
- 1995 — Shows under her own nameThe first collection under her own name establishes the Paris house.
- 1998 — Opens first Paris boutiqueThe first boutique opens on Rue de Charonne.
- 2000 — Introduces Isabel Marant ÉtoileThe house adds a distinct line to its offer.
- 2017 — Launches menswearThe house adds a menswear wardrobe.
- 2000–Present — Founder and Creative Director, Marant Étoile — Marant ÉtoileCurrent appointment · Isabel Marant
- 1995–Present — Founder — Isabel MarantCurrent appointment · Isabel Marant
- 1995–Present — Creative Director — Isabel MarantCurrent appointment · Isabel Marant