Style & People

Lou Doillon

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A Lou Doillon by Lee Cooper lookbook shot for fall/winter '08, Lou styling behind-the-scenes at a lookbook shoot


Have you noticed any philosophies or themes that seem to inform how you get dressed everyday?
As a child, I loved dressing up. And still today, I don't dress for an occasion, I dress to suit my mood. I can be dressed up for gardening and dressed down for a ball; it depends on how I feel. I also like to personalize my outfits and add my own touches to pieces, like my own buttons, etc. Fashion to me is any girl in the street with her own style and unique way of dressing. Fashion knows how to mix pieces and has a genius way of thinking about clothes.

What designers are you into right now?
I like trousers and summer coats by Ann Demeulemeester, Comme des Garçons, Tsumori Chisato, McQueen, Gaultier, beautiful dresses from Martine Sitbon, wonderful things by Yohji Yamamoto. I'm amazed by Galliano shows, and I love Westwood—her pieces have hidden codes within their designs, how the French revolution changed the shape of a humble pocket, etc.


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What drew you to designing the denim collection?
I was lucky to have a proposition from Lee Cooper, so I went with it, and now I'm doing the best I can. I hate buying jeans, so I was excited to make some I'd actually want to wear. And Lee Cooper and I go back a long way, my mum did some hilarious, ultra-sexy ads for them in the '80s. Plus, I like working with denim because jeans were made for very practical reasons, and that's very much in keeping with my attitude toward dressing.

But the collection is really so much broader than just denim. Some of the pieces are beautifully tailored and glamorous without being over the top. Would you ever consider doing a full-fledged fashion line?
Maybe…


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Lou Doillon in a look from her fall/winter '08 collection for Lee Cooper and with Mischa Barton and Milla Jovovitch at the fall/winter '08 collection party


What are your favorite looks from the jeans line?
The Dodger. I wore the Dodger shorts in the campaign and the long leg version at my launch in London, and I am torn between the two styles, I love them both. For autumn/winter '08, I've done a Dodger pencil shirt and a Dodger mini-skirt.

Your mom, Jane Birkin, epitomizes understated style. What's the best fashion item you've stolen/borrowed from your mother recently?
An Yves Saint Laurent blouse.

For more information about Lou Doillon's capsule denim collection for Lee Cooper, go to www.loucooper.com.

On the heels of designing an eponymous denim collection for Lee Cooper, Lou Doillon professes her own sartorial secrets.

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