Julien Fournié designs haute couture tuxedos and jackets, made to measure in the House's Paris atelier — for women and, increasingly, for men. Each one is a unique piece: drawn for a single client, cut to their measurements and, in keeping with haute couture, never made twice.
From menswear to Le Smoking: a Parisian couture signature
The tuxedo began as menswear, and it was in Paris — with Yves Saint Laurent's Le Smoking in 1966 — that it became one of the defining gestures of women's haute couture. Julien Fournié works both sides of that story: sharply tailored tuxedos and jackets cut for women, and, today, couture tailoring worn by men on the runway and the red carpet. Season after season, the codes of the smoking jacket are reworked across collections such as First Circus, First Shield, First Squad and Last Queen.
Made to measure in our Paris atelier
Every commission begins with a conversation. Together with the client, Julien Fournié defines the tuxedo or jacket she has in mind and presents a series of sketches so she can settle on the final design. The cut is then adapted precisely to her figure and her wishes — a sleeve reshaped, the lapels of the jacket redrawn, the line of the shoulders softened or squared. The client chooses the fabric — a cloth can even be woven especially for her model — and, where the design calls for it, the embroidery. From the first sketch to the final fitting, the piece is built by hand in the atelier.
One client, never made twice
A tuxedo or jacket shown during the collections can be made exactly as presented, or used as the starting point for an entirely new model: a different fabric or colour, a fresh embroidery motif, a reworked volume. What never changes is the principle — the House makes each haute couture tuxedo only once. When you wear a Julien Fournié tuxedo, no one else in the world owns the same piece.
For weddings, ceremonies and the red carpet
A couture tuxedo is an assured alternative to the evening gown — for a gala, a black-tie evening, a red carpet or a wedding, worn by the bride or a guest. The same made-to-measure process is open to men — for a tuxedo, a suit or ceremonial dress — and to couples who want their looks designed together. Julien Fournié also creates pieces ex nihilo for a specific occasion.
On the runway and the red carpet
Julien Fournié's tuxedos and jackets are worn far beyond the salon. In recent seasons they have appeared on runways, magazine covers and red carpets across Asia and Europe — worn by men as much as by women. Chinese actor Gong Jun (龚俊) wore a Julien Fournié Haute Couture look from the First Shield collection for the L'Oréal Paris show during Paris Fashion Week; singer and actor Zhang Yixing (Lay Zhang, 张艺兴) wore a Julien Fournié jacket for Madame Figaro Hommes; and actor Dylan Wang (王鹤棣) wore the House on the cover of ELLE China. They join figures such as Wu Lei (吴磊), Hou Minghao (侯明昊), Zhou Shen (周深) and Roy Wang (王源), alongside international names — Dilraba, Rita Ora, Angelababy, Audrey Fleurot, Andie MacDowell and Pamela Anderson — who have chosen Julien Fournié for their most visible moments.
About the Maison Julien Fournié
Julien Fournié is a Parisien Haute Couture house, awarded the official Haute Couture appellation by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode in 2017. Founded in 2009, it is one of only around a dozen houses in the world entitled to present true haute couture. Its made-to-measure tuxedos, jackets, dresses and bridal gowns are created entirely in its Paris atelier.
