Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele is a French stylist, art director and photographer.^[1]

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele
Born	Saint-Tropez, France
Nationality	French

Life and work

de Dudzeele grew up in Saint-Tropez, in the south of France, as well as in Paris,^[2] where she received a strict education and observed the mix of haute couture with everyday items that was typical of that area. She says that her childhood came from her mother, who was "the most unimaginable woman" she ever knew. She received "a basic and strict education [...] but intuition [was] the biggest factor". She also says that in Saint-Tropez "fashion was not a question of clothes. It was more about attitude, intelligence, the way to be, the simplicity of it. [...] [I]t was about having fun."^[3]

She moved to Paris in the 1960s and began her career interning at Depeche Mode and Marie Claire. Later, starting in 1977, she worked at French Elle for 10 years before moving to New York in 1985 and becoming the fashion director of Vogue US,^[3][4] where she styled Anna Wintour's first cover in 1988, in which Israeli model Michaela Bercu was dressed in a Christian LaCroix couture top with a jeweled cross^[2] and Guess jeans.^[5][6] She worked closely with prominent fashion photographers of the era: Irving Penn,^[7] Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Paolo Roversi,^[8] Patrick Demarchelier,^[7] and her longtime collaborator, Steven Meisel.^[9]

Aside from the press industry, the stylist largely defined the Versace look in the 1990s, closely working with Gianni Versace,^[8] Azzedine Alaïa, and Karl Lagerfeld upon his arrival at Chanel.

De Dudzeele has stated she does not follow trends and says that she always creates her own fashion.^[10] To her, simplicity is what defines chic.^[1]

In October 2013, de Dudzeele was named editor at large of Lucky Magazine.^[6]

In her video series J'Adore, she says that she has loved leopard all her life and that she also loves fake fur because she prefers animals to humans.^[11] The last episode of the series was uploaded on 4 June 2014; it was cancelled because she was too busy to continue shooting videos.^[12]

References

1. La Ferla, Ruth (November 14, 2013). "Carlyn Cerf de Dudzeele: A Legend Who's Unafraid to Say So". No. New York. New York Times. p. E2. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
2. "Jeremy Scott Talks to Legendary Stylist Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele". Papermag. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
3. Alaïa, Azzedine. "FASHION Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
4. . Oribe Hair Care. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
5. Leah Chernikoff (21 March 2013). "Legendary Stylist Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele Tells It Like It Is". Fashionista. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
6. Alyssa Vingan (21 October 2013). "Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele Joins Lucky as Fashion Editor at Large". Fashionista. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
7. Gillian Tozer (1 November 2012). . Opening Ceremony. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
8. "Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele". 032c Workshop. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
9. Azzedine Alaïa. "Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
10. Alexandra Ilyashov (26 August 2014). . Daily Front Row. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
11. Kat Herriman (28 February 2014). . W Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
12. Molly Mulshine (13 January 2015). "The World Needs More of Zany French Stylist Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele's Web Series". Observer. Retrieved 13 March 2015.