Pierre Hardy (fashion designer)

Pierre Hardy (born 1 February 1956) is a French fashion designer who specializes in luxury footwear. Hardy is known for designing high-end women's shoes and men's sneakers.[1]

This article is about the fashion designer. For the sport shooter, see Pierre Hardy (athlete).

Pierre Hardy
Born (1956-02-01) 1 February 1956
Paris, France
OccupationFashion designer

Early life and education

Hardy was born in Paris.[2] His mother was a ballet instructor and his father taught athletics.[3] He pursued a teaching degree in plastic arts[3] and taught at art schools, includings at his alma mater École Duperré in Paris.[4] After graduation, he joined a modern dance troupe and drew illustrations for European fashion magazines such as Vanity Fair Italia and Vogue Hommes.[3]

Career in design

In 1987, Hardy took a position styling shoes at Christian Dior.[2][3]

From 1990 until 1999, Hardy worked under Claude Brouet at Hermès,[4] where he was responsible for men's and women's shoes.[1] At Hermès, he created classics that include the Oran sandal in 1997.[4] For the spring/summer 1998 collection, he developed the Quick trainer, making Hermès the first luxury brand to design a trainer made entirely of leather. In 2001, Hermès added jewelry to his responsibilities.[1]

In 1999, Hardy launched his eponymous brand, Pierre Hardy.[5] Within a year, he sold 5,000 pairs to stores like Neiman Marcus and Barneys New York.[4] Today the brand sells luxury shoe and fashion accessories for men and women.[2] In 2016, he sold a minority stake of his company to Hermès.[4]

From 2001, Hardy also oversaw women's shoes for Balenciaga, under the leadership of Nicolas Ghesquière. He left Balenciaga when Ghesquière did, in 2012.[4] He also collaborated with the Gap Inc. in 2011, and with the makeup brand NARS Cosmetics in 2013.[1]

Recognition

In 2016, Hardy was awarded with the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.[6]

Personal life

Hardy was in a seven-year relationship with Nicolas Ghesquière.[7] He is married to Christopher Turnier.[4]

Stores
CountryNumber of storesCitiesLocation
France1Paris (1)156, Galerie de Valois 75001 Paris[8]
United States of America1New York City (1)30, Jane Street 10014 New York[8]
Japan1Tokyo (1)Minami Aoyama Yusen Building A-103 5-5-25 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku[8]

References
  1. Friedman, Vanessa (13 July 2016). "Hermès Steps Into the Shoe Wars With a Stake in Pierre Hardy". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. Kate Finnigan (25 November 2017), 'Fashion's favourite brainiac': Pierre Hardy on creating cult shoes for Hermès The Daily Telegraph.
  3. Lindsay Talbot (12 October 2018), The Bold Sensibility of Pierre Hardy T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
  4. Alexandra Marshall (9 February 2017), Pierre Hardy’s Black-and-White Parisian Pad Wall Street Journal.
  5. "About Pierre Hardy - Portrait, inspirations and creation process". Pierrehardy.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  6. "PIERRE HARDY, CHEVALIER DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR". Pierrehardy.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. Cathy Horyn (28 August 2005), How Nicolas Got His Groove Back T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
  8. "Stores". Pierrehardy.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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