Christine Phung Explained

Christine Phung
Birth Date:	11 October 1978
Birth Place:	Levallois Perret
Nationality:	France/Cambodia
Known For:	Fashion designer

Christine Phung (born October 11, 1978) is a French fashion designer based in Paris. Phung is highly regarded for her digital prints. She is the founder of her own eponymous fashion label and the current creative director at Leonard Paris.^[1]

Early life

Christine Phung was born to a Cambodian father and French mother.

After attending the Ecole des Beaux-Arts at Rueil-Malmaison, she studied fashion design at the Ecole d'Art Appliqué Duperré in Paris before joining the l'Institut Français de la Mode in 2002.^[2]

Career

Prior to Phung launching her ready-to-wear label, she worked as a fashion designer for various houses including Christophe Lemaire, Kenzo, See by Chloé, Vanessa Bruno, Sonia Rykiel and sportswear brands Lacoste, Rossignol,^[3] Veja,^[4] along with a stint in childrenswear at Baby Dior.^{[5] [6]}

In 2008, her pieces were exhibited at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Liège for the Design Biennale.

In 2011 Christine Phung launched eponymous fashion label. In 2013 Christine Phung joined the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.

During her nine collections, Christine Phung developed an aesthetic between strict elegance and luxury sportswear. She can be seen as one who experiments with fluidly, colorful and architecture of the garment. Phung is noted for her inspiration by digital aesthetics and fascination of geometry found in nature. She is also interested in traditional techniques, such as folds,^[7] patchwork, and embroidery, screen printing, which she has modernized.

In 2015 and 2016 she designed two collections for French house Georges Rech.^[8]

In March 2016, she was named creative director for Leonard Paris.^[9]

Awards

• Finalist in the MANGO Fashion Awards in 2011^[10]
• Grand Prix de la Création from the city of Paris in 2011^[11]
• The ANDAM^[12] Award for First Collection in 2013.^[13]
• First Prize of the Aubusson Aime la Mode Award from the Tapestry d'Aubusson in 2015^[14]

Collaborations

• 2010-2012 Created a line of shoes with fashion designer Marion Hanania founder for the label Vegan Good Guys
• 2013 Created silicon injected lace for the SS14 collection of textile designer Tzuri Gueta
• 2014 Collaborated on the FW14/15 collection for textile designer Janaïna Milheiro
• 2014 Created an exclusive collection of bags for leather designer Florian Denicourt
• 2015 Designer belts for leather brand Les Brutalistes
• 2015 Capsule collection for La Redoute^[15]
• 2015 Created a print with artist Philippe Decrauzat for SS16^[16]
• 2016 Created a print with artist Mathieu Mercier for FW16/17 with pieces exhibited at Galerie Joyce^[17]
• 2016 Leather capsule collection in collaboration with Galeries Lafayette^[18]
• 2016 Collaboration with designer Lucas de Staël for exclusive handmade glasses^[19]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: L'art de la matière de Christine Phung, créatrice avant-gardiste. Le Figaro Madame. November 13, 2014.
2. Web site: L'IFM - Focus : Christine Phung (IFM/Création 2002). www.ifm-paris.com. fr-fr. 2017-09-24.
3. Web site: Quand le biathlon rencontre la mode parisienne - News Nordic - ROSSIGNOL. www.rossignol.com. 2017-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20171120182800/http://www.rossignol.com/FR/FR/news--4spw7rd7gazw.html. 2017-11-20. dead.
4. Web site: Veja + Christine Phung Veja. blog.veja.fr. en. 2017-09-24.
5. Web site: Entretien avec Christine Phung. ModLab. 30 April 2015.
6. Web site: Institut Français de la Mode — Nouvelle collection Baby Dior Hiver 2011 réalisée.... Institut Français de la Mode. 2017-09-24.
7. Web site: Haute Couture et savoir-faire (II) : les plissés de l'Atelier Lognon. 24 January 2017.
8. Web site: L'instant mode : les créations de Christine Phung pour Georges Rech - Elle. 2016-05-13. 2016-09-12.
9. Web site: Christine Phung, nouvelle directrice de la création de Leonard Paris - Elle. www.elle.fr. 2016-04-01. 2016-04-02.
10. Web site: Mango: une Française parmi les dix finalistes du concours de créateurs. FashionMag. March 19, 2012.
11. Web site: Les grands prix de la création de la Ville de Paris - D'DAYS. 2017-09-24.
12. Web site: CHRISTINE PHUNG. en-US. 2017-09-24.
13. Web site: AMI et Christine Phung récompensés par l'ANDAM. L'Express Styles. July 5, 2013.
14. Web site: Christine Phung remporte le prix Aubusson. https://archive.today/20160113214243/http://www.ateliersdeparis.com/a-savoir/christine-phung-remporte-le-prix-aubusson/. dead. 2016-01-13. www.ateliersdeparis.com. 2016-01-13.
15. Web site: Christine Phung x La Redoute, 3 questions à la créatrice…. 2016-09-12.
16. Web site: Mes goûts et mes couleurs : Christine Phung twiste les imprimés graphiques. 2016-09-12.
17. Web site: La Quadrature du Cercle. 2016-09-12.
18. Web site: CAPSULE CHRISTINE PHUNHG. www.bhv.fr. 2017-09-24.
19. Web site: Collection Lucas de Staël + Christine Phung - Luxe & Passions. www.luxe-et-passions.com. 2017-09-24.