Jens Laugesen, born in Denmark in 1967, studied Haute Couture Design at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, graduating as top student in 1991. He then worked as a freelance fashion journalist for the Scandinavian press, before returning, in 1994 to take a masters degree in Fashion Management from l'Institut Français de la Mode.

The following six years saw Laugesen working for a number of internationally renowned design houses in Paris at both haute couture and ready-to-wear levels.

In February 2003 he was awarded the New Generation Award, a prestigious financial prize given by the British fashion Council, allowing him to be present on the London Fashion Week official schedule.
In 2005 his work was selected by Alexander McQueen to be featured in influential fashion reference book SAMPLE 100, edited by Bronwyn Cosgrave and published by Phaidon. He has also been selected by influential I-D Magazine to be featured in the new Fashion Now, book edited by Terry Jones and published Taschen in early 2006.
In 2006 Jens Laugesen was been awarded the prestigious ANDAM fellowship award in Paris and his most recent return to LONDON FASHION WEEK was described at « one of the most beautiful shows in London Fashion Week » by Vogue.com.

Today the collection is stocked in more than 25 high profile stores world-wide.

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