Marc Mirkovitch

French painter, designer, artistic director. Born on October 26, 1961, to Ajaccio. Corsica (France).
Origins: Catalan and Slavic. (First and last name: Marc Mirkovitch - Ciurana).

Training:

- School of Architecture (UPA) Toulouse, France, (Pedagogical Unit of Architecture)
- Architect of the exhibitions of the National Navy (SIRPA) Paris. (Information and Public Relations Service of the Navy
National)
- Master of Communication Sciences Bordeaux III, France, (University Institute of Technology Michel de Montaigne).
- Professor of styling and pedagogical responsible (ESMOD) Tokyo and Paris, (School of Fashion techniques).
- Substitute in sociology of fashion Master 2 (ISIC) Bordeaux (Higher Institute of Information and Communication).

Experience from 1984 to 2009

Stylist Creator - Stylist photos - Film tailor - Consultant - Professor-Brand Creator-Director of collections.
1984-1988: Paris
- Military service, linked to the SIRPA (Information Service and Press Relationship of the Armies), creation of the navy logo
national.
- First collections being Stylist creator in Paris.
- Collaboration in the casting of Claude Lelouch's film "Attention Bandits".
- Making costumes for the movie "Cayenne Palace" by Alain Maline.
- Creation of a line of underwear with Andrée Putman for the Morgan's hotel in New York.
- Presentation of a collection for the centenary of the Statue of Liberty at the French Embassy in New York, with Christian Lacroix, Lecohanet Hemant, among others.
- Prêt-à-porter stylist, for the firm Yves Saint Laurent, department of accessories and licenses, creator of the "Y" heel for a line of booties. Initiator of the project "Yves Saint Laurent Sport". Creator of makeup artists uniforms for the launch of the perfume "Jazz".
1988-1990: Paris - Los Angeles
- Creation of a "PPE" advisor office, at the service of creators and companies.
- Stylist and director of the creation office of the firm Anastasia in Paris, and in Los Angeles. Wardrobe for Bette Davis, and several prestigious clients of the brand.
1986-2003: Paris
- Stylist and artistic director in advertising:
- JW.THOMSON, for the campaigns "of Beers" and "the Guild of the Goldsmiths". Photographer: Arthur Elgort.
- CLM / BBDO, launch of Bernard Pivot's magazine "Read". Photographer: Dominique Isserman.
- Gray, Dominique Isserman, "Sheeba".
- Vogue Paris, with the photographers, Dirk Balarian, Martine de Varieux, Elein Von Unwert.
- Pier Import, stylist for the photographs of the catalogs. Photographer: Jean Marc Palisse.
- Other campaigns: Roset Line, Lancel, stylist for Lanvin haute couture photographs. Photographer: David Seidner.
1991-1993: Nîmes
- Stylist and artistic director of the firm "Éminence".
1994-1997: Paris
- Creator of a television program: "Modus vivendi" sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture, federations and the French creators.
- Creation of the "Cox", the first Cyber thematic cafe in the Parisian Marais district.
1996-2003: Paris - Tokyo
- Professor at the Esmod high school of styling in Tokyo.
- Organizer of an artistic event for the "Year of France in Japan", (exhibition of live paintings of some masterpieces of the Louvre Museum by young Japanese creators).
- Invited speaker for lectures on sociology of fashion in Tokyo (Instituto Franco Japonés).
1999-2003 : Paris
- Director of the Studio complements and licenses of the luxury group: Fashion Luxury Group: (Couture firms: Jean Louis Scherrer, Emmanuelle Khanh, Jacques Fath, Harel).
- Director of the prêt-à-porter collections for the four brands.
- Creation of the masculine line: "Jean Louis Scherrer Homme".
- Creation of trend books ("Trends scouts") for the Louis Harris and Ipsos Institutes for 5 years.
- Professor of styling and pedagogical responsible (Esmod) Tokyo and Paris, (School of Fashion techniques).
2003-2007: Paris - Bordeaux - Ibiza - Marseille
- Consulting in creative strategy for the groups Esmod Internacional, Sidaction, Xero, DMC, Chanel ...
- First painting exhibition in Ibiza and then in Marseille (France).
- Director and Producer for "Radio France" of a series of 10 programs about the universe of luxury: "Living treasures, small hands for Big Signatures ". National and international dissemination.
- Assistant Professor in Sociology of the Postgraduate Course 2 (ISIC) Bordeaux, France (Higher Institute of Information and
Communication).
2008-2009: Barcelone - Paris - Océan Indien (Île Maurice - Isla De La Reunión-Madagascar)
- Creator and artistic director of the prêt-à-porter brand "Art Bomb", in collaboration with the graffiti artist Darco.