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Agnès Troublé

French fashion designer (born 1941)

agnès b. (born Agnès Andrée Marguerite Troublé, 1941) is a French fashion designer with a namesake fashion label.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Agnès Troublé (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 26, 1941.¹

About

Her designs are characterized as simple and accessible, and her signature item is the snap cardigan.

She uses her brand to finance art and cinema projects.

From Wikipedia’s article on Agnès Troublé, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Agnès b.Founder¹⁷
Tara Ocean FoundationFounder¹⁸

Early life and education

Date not recordedÉcole du Louvre³

Career

Occupation: collector, film director, designer, art collector, personal stylist, fashion designer, gallerist, film producer.⁸

Date not recordedFounded Tara Ocean Foundation⁴
Date not recordedFounded Agnès b.⁵
Date not recordedFounded Love Streams agnès b. Productions⁶
Date not recordedChairperson, Agnès b.⁷

Agnès was born and raised in Versailles, and was one of four children.

Agnès married and had children with Christian Bourgois, who later became a successful book publisher. They separated when Agnès was 20, but she kept the "B" from his surname for her brand.

She began working at Elle magazine after a fashion editor noticed her personal style and offered her a job. Agnès worked as a junior fashion editor, then pivoted to freelance fashion design.

In 1976, she opened her first boutique in Les Halles. Agnès was influenced by clothes she'd find at the flea market, and her designs were simple and easy to wear.

From Wikipedia’s article on Agnès Troublé (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornNov 26, 1941, Versailles⁹
CitizenshipFrance¹⁰
SpousesChristian Bourgois¹¹; Jean-René de Fleurieu^{11 12}

Awards

2023Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit¹³
2016Commander of the Legion of Honour¹³
2007Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres¹³
1997Officer of the National Order of Merit¹³

Sources

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WikidataAgnès Troublé on Wikidata
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WikipediaAgnès Troublé on Wikipedia
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: Founded Tara Ocean Foundation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: Founded Agnès b., on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: Founded Love Streams agnès b. Productions, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: Chairperson, Agnès b., on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: spouse, on Wikidata
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Wikidataspouse, as reported
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: Instagram, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: Facebook, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès Troublé: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataAgnès b., Founder
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WikidataTara Ocean Foundation, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAgnès Troublé photo by Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0