Josephus Thimister
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Josephus Melchior Thimister 16 September 1962 Maastricht, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Awards | Fashion Trophy Paris, Best Designer of the Year Barneys, for the first collection Balenciaga |
| Labels | THIMISTER, Balenciaga, Charles Jourdan, Genny, Andy Warhol |
Josephus Melchior Thimister (born 16 September 1962) is a Belgian interior decorator and noted fashion designer who launched his eponymous fashion label, THIMISTER in 1997. In 2001, the editor-in-chief of Vogue USA Anna Wintour named Josephus Thimister as one of the twenty-first best fashion designers. In 2010, the New York Times described his couture show and its pieces as, “fascinating (…) quite clear in military shapes and broken elegance. Dresses like melted down family silver” - Cathy Horyn. After a brief period with Karl Lagerfeld as an assistant, he worked as a designer along Jean Patou before being appointed director of luxury prêt-à-porter at the renowned house of Balenciaga. It was for the next five and a half years that Thimister would spend reviving the brand with his pure, succinctly modernist vision. He then set up his own Paris-based house in 1997, and has since presented both haute couture and prêt-à-porter collections under his name.
Born to parents of Russian, Belgian, and French descent in Maastricht, Netherlands in 1962, Thimister knew of his passion for design at the age of four. His ambitions soon materialized when he graduated from the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp summa cum laude in 1987; the same year Thimister claimed first prize for design in the institution. Within a year, the aspiring designer found himself working under Karl Lagerfeld, now creative director of Chanel and also his own renowned label.
Thimister then worked alongside prominent designer, Jean Patou at the House of Patou in preparation of their 1990 haute-couture collection. From 1987 to 1992, Thimister has also freelanced as an illustrator and interior decorator for magazines (Vogue, Vogue Déco, Elle Déco, World of Interiors), private clients, exhibitions (Maison et Object, Musée Carnavalet, Grand Palais), and art installations in Rome, Italy.
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