SEMI-FINALIST OF THE 2014 LVMH PRIZE

STELLA JEANby Stella Maria Jean Novarino

The style of Stella Jean reflects and evokes her métissage and Creole heritage: blending old continent cultures with the verve of the new continent, marrying the opposites in a femininity well aware of its precious uniqueness.
Through the designs, Italian craftsmanship meets a sensual elegance, proud and aware but never ostentatious.
The designer’s signature “Wax & Stripes Philosophy” reflects her own multicultural journey, translated into a stylistic balance, a synthesis of cultures that overcomes what seems to be diametrically opposed. “Wax” represents her maternal roots in Haiti.
The “Stripes” symbolize her father from Turin.
The stylish mixture never strays into caricature or parody, turning instead knowledge and respect into a priority.