Hervé Léger
Fashion Designer
Hervé Léger is a French fashion house founded by Hervé Peugnet in 1985. Karl Lagerfeld suggested that Peugnet change his name to Léger (French for 'light') as Peugnet might be difficult to pronounce for English-speaking customers. Léger worked alongside Lagerfeld at Fendi and Chanel, before opening his own line in 1984. He pioneered the now well-known and much-worn bandage dresses, which became a celebrity staple in the 2000s.
In 1998, the BCBG Max Azria group bought the company, but in 1999 he lost control of the Léger name; it was retained by Mr. Azria, who called the new collection Hervé Léger by Max Azria.
In 2000, Mr. Léger founded his own independently financed fashion house, Herve L. Leroux, adopting a new surname that had again been suggested by Lagerfeld.
He was creative director of the Parisian house Guy LaRoche 2004-2006 and showed a couture collection as a guest on the Paris haute couture schedule in 2013. Hervé Leroux passed away in 2017.
Hervé Léger is a French fashion house founded by Hervé Peugnet in 1985. Karl Lagerfeld suggested that Peugnet change his name to Léger (French for 'light') as Peugnet might be difficult to pronounce for English-speaking customers. Léger worked alongside Lagerfeld at Fendi and Chanel, before opening his own line in 1984. He pioneered the now well-known and much-worn bandage dresses, which became a celebrity staple in the 2000s.
In 1998, the BCBG Max Azria group bought the company, but in 1999 he lost control of the Léger name; it was retained by Mr. Azria, who called the new collection Hervé Léger by Max Azria.
In 2000, Mr. Léger founded his own independently financed fashion house, Herve L. Leroux, adopting a new surname that had again been suggested by Lagerfeld.
He was creative director of the Parisian house Guy LaRoche 2004-2006 and showed a couture collection as a guest on the Paris haute couture schedule in 2013. Hervé Leroux passed away in 2017.
