Alexis Mabille (Alexis Mabiy) grew up in a family of tanners who sewed clothes and accessories to order. He was born on January 1, 1978 in Lyon. And from childhood, his professional path was determined. The future designer spent hours in his home attic, where he gladly went through old things, looking for materials that were valuable for his work. After school, he hurried right here, to his attic, or to his parents' studio.

Classes in the attic were much more exciting and rewarding for him than classes at school. Here he drew inspiration from the future designer - he sorted out lace, jewelry and pieces of fabric, joined them, turning old things into his original creations ...



Gradually, Alexis began to sew clothes for himself and his loved ones, and then for friends in his area. He soon became so popular in Lyon that he was approached by the Lyon Opera Theater, for which Alexis began to sew costumes for performances.

This was followed by the prestigious Parisian school (Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture), in which he studied with great desire. In parallel with his studies, Alexis trained at Alexander McQueen and Balmain... After graduating from this educational institution, Alexis Mabiy receives the specialty of a designer. He is sent for an internship at famous French fashion houses: Ungaro, Nina Ricci, Dior.

Working with Dior, Alexis creates a unique jewelry line for John Galliano and launches the Dior Homme menswear line. His talent was then noted by Edi Slimane and advised Alexis to participate in various design competitions in order to show his work to the general public.



Then he falls under the guidance of the famous designer Ricardo Tisci, who then worked at the Givenchy fashion house. Alexis loves to remember the heyday of his work. At Givenchy, he took up embroidery, took part in the Haute Couture collections, then he was assigned to work with knitwear.

After five years at the renowned brand, Alexis Mabiy was offered the position of Creative Director for Paco Rabanne. There he felt real independence and responsibility. After a short time, the owner of Iceberg approached him. This time he was offered to lead the women's line of a famous brand.



The offer seemed tempting to him, and he could not refuse. “You can call me frivolous, but this is not so: for the first time in my life I had the opportunity not only to show the world how I see fashion, but also to work directly with a large factory.” Here he studied the history of the brand, found out how many great designers have worked in it. They were Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Marc Jacobs, Giambattista Valli, brothers Dean and Dan Caiten. He especially admired the work of Castelbajac.

Alexis wanted to recreate this spirit of freedom, classic of the seventies. Flowing silk dresses, tops and blouses with an American armhole, tight-fitting trousers and shorts, stripes on the collars. In his first collections, he reminded everyone of de Castelbajac himself. But he also made his collection of new fabrics, where his heroine was a girl who went in search of adventure to Japan, to the foot of Fujiyama.




In 2005, the designer opened his own brand, which immediately became successful not only in France, but throughout the fashion world. The brand soon became very prestigious and elite. Alexis Mabiy produces clothes for men and women, lingerie and accessories from haute couture and ready-to-wear, relying on expensive materials, combining originality, elegance and quality.

The first independent collection was called "Impasse 13" ("Dead End 13"), here everything was in unisex style.

The designer's calling card will be cascades and a bow tie, to which he will devote a whole collection in 2007.This small detail in the ensemble, in addition to the traditional way of wearing - around the neck, took place in earrings, on the chest, ... Butterflies are now bought simply as souvenirs. “This old-fashioned accessory seemed very cool to me. There was a desire to re-glorify him, playing with size, color. " And he succeeded. The bow tie has become iconic among fashionistas.

And the cascades of flowing fabric that falls down, enveloping the girl's body, turning her into an unearthly creature - this technique is possible only in the hands of a skilled craftsman.



Alexis Mabia opened his first store in Paris in 2008. Subsequently, the designer developed a collection of clothes for the French catalog "La Redoute", in 2010 he released a collection of men's underwear "Zero", and at the same time - a limited collection of butterflies and jewelry. The brand stores are always packed with customers.

In 2008 Alexis Mabil took part in the Paris Haute Couture fashion week.

Alexis Mabiy is not only concerned with clothing and accessories. He is often invited to collaborate in the creation of interior design and not only the interior, but individual items.

He was responsible for the decor for the pop bar in Paris and the style of the limited edition bottle of Cointreau. And here the designer used his favorite butterfly again. He wanted that a bottle of the famous drink could be admired even among the unique beauty of crystal glasses. Bow ties were once worn by bartenders and dandies and have become a symbol of the holiday. “I never perceive things in their usual way. I prefer to present the details of clothing, even the deepest retro, in a modern style ”.



The inspiration of the designer is, of course, women. For example, Dita Von Teese... For him, she is an ideal, the designer considers working on the creation of her outfits an absolute pleasure. He likes in her "... a combination of glamor and ultra-femininity, impudence, which, for all its attractiveness, keeps at a distance."