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Isabel Marant

Isabel Marant is a Paris fashion house founded by the French designer Isabel Marant; its timeline dates the founding and her first Paris show to 1994, while its history page gives 1995.[1][2] It is known for bohemian Parisian ready-to-wear, the hidden-wedge Bekett sneaker and western ankle boots.[3][4] Montefiore Investment has owned 51 percent of the company since July 2016.[3][5] As of November 2026 its creative director is Kim Bekker, who took over the collections from the founder in 2025, and its chief executive is Catherine Jacquet, appointed in May 2026.[1][6][7]

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History

Early life and first labels, 1967–1993

Isabel Marant was born in 1967 in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb of Paris, to a French father and a German mother.[8][9] At seventeen she began selling her designs to a local shop, and she then took a degree at Studio Berçot, the Paris fashion school.[8][21] She has said she started out with a small collection of brass jewellery, and H&M's account of her career has her adding knitwear before she launched a collection under her own name.[22][21] The house's history page dates its beginning to 1989, when Marant, then 22, launched Twen, a knitwear and jersey label; FashionNetwork gives 1990 and says the company traded as Twen for its first four years.[2][9]

Her own label and rue de Charonne, 1994–2007

The house's timeline dates both its founding and its first Paris show to 1994; its history page and a 2013 profile in The Observer put the first show under her own name in 1995, with friends as models.[1][2][8] Marant told WWD in 2024 that the early shows drew little press and that most of the audience were her friends.[4] In 1997, the house says, she received a Fashion Award and the Whirlpool prize for best female designer.[1]

The first boutique opened in 1998 at 16 rue de Charonne, near the Bastille, in a former artist's workshop, in a neighbourhood then home to artisans' workshops rather than luxury shops; the house still trades there.[1][2] Étoile, a line designed for everyday wear, followed in 2000; launched as Isabel Marant Étoile, it is sold today as Marant Étoile, written Marant Etoile on the house's site.[1][2][23] Until 2016 the company stayed independent, run with Marant's two original partners and managing directors, Nathalie Chemouny and Sophie Duruflé.[24][25]

The Marant silhouette and the wedge sneaker, 2008–2015

Kim Bekker, a Dutch designer trained at the art and design academy in Arnhem, worked at the house from 2008 to 2018; WWD, citing her LinkedIn profile, gave her title in those years as creative director, and FashionNetwork says she helped define the label's look.[11][9] Marant has said her shows took off around 2009, when she began working with the French editor Emmanuelle Alt on a look of ruffled tops, miniskirts and low studded boots, the first of several looks that WWD says spread to the high street.[4]

The hidden-wedge sneaker grew out of the same years. The house dates the Bekett to 2009, and W, writing in August 2012, said it had been introduced three years earlier; WWD has dated its debut to 2011, and earlier WWD reports gave 2012.[1][26][27][3] Beyoncé wore a black suede pair in her 2011 video for Love on Top, and the shoe set off thousands of imitations.[28][4]

Marant first travelled to California in 2010, and her Spring 2011 collection was, she said, an ode to surfing and early skateboarding.[4][29] Her New York store, in SoHo, opened in spring 2010, Vogue reported, and WWD wrote in 2022 that the house had kept the Broome Street boutique for twelve years.[30][29][31]

On 14 November 2013 a collection for H&M went on sale in about 250 of the chain's stores and online, with clothes and accessories for women and teenagers and, for the first time, menswear by Marant.[21] The Observer reported that it sold out within minutes after overnight queues from London to Tokyo, and that its fringed ankle boots resold online for far more than their shop price.[8] The ELLE Fashion Awards named her contemporary designer of the year in 2014.[1]

Montefiore and expansion, 2016–2020

In July 2016 the French investment fund Montefiore Investment bought 51 percent of the company, its first investment in fashion; Marant, Chemouny and Duruflé kept the remaining 49 percent.[3] The label had reported wholesale revenue of 150 million euros for 2015, more than 80 percent of it earned abroad, and was sold through about 800 points of sale, among them 22 boutiques.[3] That November Anouck Duranteau-Loeper joined from Paco Rabanne as deputy chief executive.[25]

The house dates its accessories line to 2016; in 2017 it introduced a permanent handbag line, grouped the accessories of both lines into one collection and opened its own online store.[1][24] Its first menswear appeared in the spring-summer 2018 show in Paris, designed by Barnabé Hardy, formerly men's creative director at Carven.[32] A make-up line with L'Oréal followed in 2018.[1] By 2021 Duranteau-Loeper was chief executive, and WWD reported that turnover had almost doubled since 2015 while the number of stores rose from 10 to 70.[33][11]

In November 2020 WWD reported that the house had apologised to Mexico's culture secretary, Alejandra Frausto, who had accused it of using Indigenous designs, among them Purépecha patterns on a cape in the fall 2020 Étoile collection; in the letter, signed by Marant and Duranteau-Loeper, the house said it would credit its sources of inspiration in future.[34] In 2015 the Mixe community of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, had said that a blouse in the Étoile spring-summer 2015 collection copied its traditional design.[35]

Kim Bekker and the handover, 2021–2025

Bekker returned in March 2021 from Saint Laurent, where she had been design director for pre-collections, and that September became artistic director of the women's and men's collections, the first designer other than Marant to hold the top creative title; the company said its founder would stay.[11] The same year the house launched eyewear made with Safilo, an endowment fund for textile crafts and Isabel Marant Vintage, a platform for reselling the label's own past pieces.[1][2][11]

In December 2021 WWD reported, citing sources, that Montefiore had asked J.P. Morgan to sell its stake; neither the fund nor the house would comment, and in 2025 and 2026 the fund was still reported as the 51 percent owner.[36][9][5] In July 2022 the house opened its largest store, at 677 Madison Avenue in New York, and in 2023 it introduced the Oskan Moon bag with a new visual identity.[31][37][1]

The house marked its 30th anniversary in April 2024 with a dinner at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles; WWD counted 85 stores that year, with sales split evenly between Étoile, the pre-collections and the runway collection.[38][39][4] In September 2024 it released its first sneaker collaboration, a Chuck 70 Wedge with Converse.[40] FashionNetwork reported that sales fell 17 percent in the first nine months of 2024, with wholesale down 31 percent.[9]

At the Fall 2025 show in March 2025 Marant stood aside and let Bekker take the bow, telling WWD she had stepped back for this collection but not for good; WWD and Vogue both called Bekker creative director.[41][42] After the Spring-Summer 2026 show on 2 October 2025 Bekker took the bow alone, and the house presented it as her first collection as creative director.[43][9][1] Vogue reported that after 30 years Marant had stopped designing the label but would keep working on it behind the scenes, and FashionNetwork that she would stay three days a week.[12][9]

New management, 2026

In May 2026 the house named Catherine Jacquet, previously chief operating officer of Fear of God and general manager of Lemaire, chief executive from June, succeeding Duranteau-Loeper, who became deputy chief executive of Saint Laurent in July.[7][44] In November 2026 WWD still listed her at Isabel Marant among graduates of the Institut Français de la Mode who became chief executives or senior executives.[13] Announcing the change, WWD quoted Henri Topiol, president of Isabel Marant's supervisory board, speaking for the shareholders.[7] Barnabé Hardy, who had led the men's line for eight years, left on 30 June 2026; Bekker's first men's collection, for spring-summer 2027, was presented on 26 June at the house's offices on Place des Victoires, and she now oversees both the women's and the men's lines.[20][45] The year also brought a flip-flop collaboration with Havaianas and a limited-edition fragrance with the Chinese fragrance house To Summer.[1][46][47]

Creative directors

The founder designed the house herself for three decades; the top creative title passed to her long-time collaborator Kim Bekker in stages between 2021 and 2025.[11][1]

YearsNameTitleWhat they changedRef
1994–2025Isabel MarantFounder and designerBuilt the bohemian Parisian wardrobe, the wedge sneaker and the western boot[3][4]
2008–2018Kim BekkerCreative director, per her LinkedIn profile as reported by WWDWorked beside Marant as the label grew internationally; FashionNetwork says she helped define its look[11][9]
2017–2026Barnabé HardyDesigner of the men's lineLaunched menswear in the spring-summer 2018 show[32][20]
2021–2025Kim BekkerArtistic director, women's and men's collectionsFirst designer other than the founder in the top creative seat[11]
2025–Kim BekkerCreative directorLeads all collections, menswear from spring-summer 2027[1][6][20]

As of November 2026 Kim Bekker is the house's creative director: WWD wrote in October 2026 that she had become sole creative director a year earlier, and the house's notes for its Summer 2027 show credit her with that title.[6][48] Marant herself has stopped designing but still works for the house: Vogue's Mark Holgate reported in October 2025 that she would stay on behind the scenes, FashionNetwork that she would work three days a week, and in May 2026 WWD quoted her as group founder on the choice of a new chief executive.[12][9][7]

Titles vary: WWD and Vogue called Bekker creative director from March 2025, the house dates her first collection as creative director to its Summer 2026 show, held in October 2025, and FashionNetwork wrote directrice de la création in June 2026.[42][41][1][43][20]

House codes

The house's manifesto describes its idea of luxury as relaxed and unostentatious and calls the founder's spirit “French style with a smile”.[23]

The bohemian Parisienne

WWD has long credited the label with inventing a bohemian Parisian look somewhere between hipster and tomboy, with quilted jackets and skinny biker trousers among its signatures.[3][36] Vogue's Chioma Nnadi called Marant arguably the originator of French-girl cool in 2017, and Mark Holgate wrote in 2025 that the label had exported the idea of the cool French girl to the world.[49][12]

The hidden wedge

Marant traces the wedge sneaker to her childhood, when, she has said, she cut pieces of cork and slipped them into her trainers to look taller.[50][40] The house describes the Bekett as a high-top on a 5 cm (2 in) built-in wedge with three chunky straps, and the idea has run on through the Balskee, the Converse Chuck 70 Wedge and, for Fall 2026, a wedge loafer.[50][51][40][52]

Western boots and fringe

The American West is a recurring source: WWD notes she was designing cowboy boots by 2011 and says her suede Dicker ankle boots, Western shirts and fringed leather jackets became everyday wear in the 2010s for actors such as Kate Bosworth, Jessica Biel, Emma Roberts and Diane Kruger.[4] Fringe and hardware run through the shoes, from the cuffed pirate boots hung with fringe and chains in Spring 2010 to the chain-trimmed suede boots WWD listed among the label's hits in 2017.[30][24]

Studs and hardware

Metal studs are the signature of the Oskan Moon and run through the wider Oskan family, which also uses fringes and medals, and the house calls silver buckles a signature of its belts.[14][53] Hardware turned punk for Fall 2025, with leather set with grommets and accessories made from chains and safety pins.[42][54]

Shoulders and leather

A strong shoulder recurs: Vogue noted the strong-shouldered jacket in Spring 2010, WWD credits Marant with driving 2019's big-shoulder trend with a puff-sleeved black leather jacket, and the house calls 1980s-inspired shoulders a signature in its Fall 2026 collection.[30][4][55]

Denim and the leg

WWD observed that Marant has designed the jean of the moment season after season, from low and skinny to high-waisted and baggy, usually worn over the right boot.[4] Short hemlines keep the leg in view: Mark Holgate called legs the eternal Marant accessory in 2024, and Bekker built Fall 2026 around slim distressed jeans, cut-off shorts and miniskirts.[56][52]

Craft and the world's textiles

Marant has named quilting, Native American textiles, Japanese shibori and Rajasthani embroidery among her influences, and the house says no piece leaves the studio before it has been tried on.[4][2] Her endowment fund, set up in 2021, supports textile crafts, and Bekker has kept handwork central, from the totemic embroideries of Spring 2026 to the macramé and beading of Summer 2027.[2][57][48]

Bags

Bags were a small, changing category until 2017: Sophie Duruflé, one of the managing directors, told WWD that year that Marant had designed bags before but that the house had never pushed them, and a permanent handbag line arrived for fall 2017.[24] By 2024 bags were a growing business, led by the Oskan family and the Skano belt bags, and the house now lists the Oskan Moon, Oskan Hobo Soft, Oskan Soft Zip, Naoko, Yenky and Skano among its signature lines.[4][15]

StyleIntroducedDesigner or eraWhat it isRef
Permanent handbag lineFall 2017Isabel MarantThe first bags meant to stay in the collection[24]
Oskan MoonSpring-summer 2023 runway; 2023 in storesIsabel MarantStudded half-moon shoulder bag on an adjustable strap[58][14]
Oskan Hobo Soft, Oskan Soft ZipCurrent linesHouse lineSofter Oskan shapes in calfskin and suede[14][15]
NaokoCurrent lineHouse linePart of the Oskan family[14]
SkanoCurrent lineHouse lineBelt bag; a bestseller by 2024, according to WWD[15][38]
YenkyCurrent lineHouse lineTote in standard, small and zipped versions[59][15]
WardyCurrent lineHouse lineLeather tote, also made in python-effect leather[59]
AltaySpring-summer 2025Isabel MarantHalf-moon leather flap bag with braided details[39]
Banana bagSpring-summer 2026Kim BekkerSuede shoulder bag shaped like a banana[60][61]
BoltonFall-Winter 2025House lineCrossbody, hobo, pouch and shoulder bags; the house's latest signature bag[16][62]
TilpaFall 2026Kim BekkerBag wrapped in straps[55]
Embellished bucket bagSummer 2027Kim BekkerBucket bag hung from woven thong straps[48]

The Oskan family

V Magazine described the Oskan Moon as the newest bag in the Oskan line when it appeared on the spring-summer 2023 runway: a moon-shaped shoulder bag edged with studs, on an adjustable strap.[58] The house says its quick success led to the wider Oskan family of Hobo, Soft Zip and Naoko shapes in smooth or grained calfskin, suede and seasonal raffia, varied with studs, fringes, medals and crossbody straps.[14]

The Skano belt bag

The Skano sits beside the Oskan family among the lines the house lists as its signatures, in a belt-bag shape.[15] WWD named the Skano and the Oskan family as the two lines leading the bag business in 2024, and saw Dree Hemingway carrying a Skano at the house's 30th-anniversary dinner in Los Angeles.[4][38]

Yenky and Wardy totes

The house counts the Yenky tote, sold in standard, small and zipped versions, among its signature bags; it also sells the Wardy tote in leather and in python-effect leather.[15][59]

Bolton and Tilpa

The house calls the Bolton, introduced with the Fall-Winter 2025 collection, its latest signature bag; it comes in crossbody, hobo, pouch and shoulder versions in grained, suede and smooth leather, and the house featured it in its Winter 2026 campaign.[16][62] The Tilpa, introduced with the Fall 2026 collection, is wrapped in straps and made in suede, grained leather and patent.[55]

Shoes

Shoes were a core business before bags: when Montefiore invested in 2016, its principal Henri Topiol described the house as focused on ready-to-wear and shoes.[3] Marant told WWD that she looks for the shoe of the season as part of designing each collection, because footwear completes the silhouette.[4]

StyleIntroducedDesigner or eraWhat it isRef
Bekett2009 by the house's account; 2011 by WWD'sIsabel MarantHigh-top sneaker on a hidden 5 cm wedge, with three straps[1][27][50]
BobbyCurrent lineHouse lineWedge sneaker WWD called the brand's bestseller in 2025[60][17]
Balskee2021Isabel MarantTaller wedge sneaker on a chunkier sole[28][40]
Bekett Ring, Bekett ReeditionCurrent; reedition in the winter collectionHouse lineVariations and archival colourways of the Bekett[63][64]
BethCurrent lineHouse lineSneaker the house lists among its signature models[17]
Chuck 70 Wedge with ConverseSeptember 2024; second capsule June 2025Isabel MarantConverse's Chuck 70 on a 2.5-inch wedge[40][65]
SennyFall 2026 (men's)Men's line under Barnabé HardyMen's sneaker that recalls the Bekett[66][20]
DickerWorn widely in the 2010sIsabel MarantSuede western ankle boot[4][18]
Denvee, Duerto, NowlesCurrent linesHouse lineBoots the house sells beside the Dicker[18]
Pirate bootSpring 2010Isabel MarantCuffed boot hung with fringe and chains[30]
Studded footbed sandalSpring 2014Isabel MarantMoulded sandal with studs, bows and ankle ties[4]
Three-in-one gladiatorSpring 2025Isabel MarantSandal that unhooks into thong, ankle or knee-high versions[39]
Wedge loaferFall 2026Kim BekkerLoafer on a wedge, an alternative to the sneaker[52]
Havaianas flip-flops2026CollaborationClassic flip-flop in Marant prints, and the Havaianas Puffed[46][1]

The Bekett

The house calls the Bekett a global phenomenon and credits Beyoncé's Love on Top video with spreading it internationally.[1] WWD reported about 260,000 pairs sold by 2024, and in July 2025 that the Bekett Hidden Wedge High Top was the eighth hottest product of the second quarter in the Lyst Index, with global demand up 630 percent that year in a revival WWD traced to TikTok and resale platforms.[40][27] As part of its winter collection the house brought back three archival colourways as the Bekett Reedition.[64]

Bobby and Balskee

The Bobby is the other wedge sneaker on the house's list of signatures: WWD called it the brand's bestselling wedge sneaker in October 2025, when it described Bekker's new suede boots as its younger siblings.[60] The Balskee, released in 2021 as a taller version of the Bekett on a chunkier sole, had sold about 50,000 pairs by 2024.[28][40]

The Dicker and the western boots

The suede Dicker ankle boot belongs to the western wardrobe that, WWD wrote, Hollywood actors wore every day in the 2010s.[4] The house still sells it, beside the Denvee, Duerto and Nowles boots in suede and leather.[18]

Ready-to-wear

Ready-to-wear is most of the business: the house told WWD in 2022 that it made up about two thirds of sales, with dresses and outerwear doing especially well.[31] WWD reported in 2024 that the runway collection, the pre-collections and Marant Étoile each brought in about a third of sales.[4]

The founder's wardrobe rested on recurring pieces: peasant blouses and floaty tops, minidresses, skinny jeans worn with western boots, fringed leather and chunky knits.[4][39] She has treated swimwear as part of the everyday wardrobe, calling it the new T-shirt in 2024.[4] Bekker has kept those codes while changing the mood each season: punk-inflected pinstripe tailoring for Fall 2025, a travelling wardrobe of army jackets, suede vests and cargo trousers in sunkissed colours for Spring 2026, denim and reversible jackets for Fall 2026, and lace, crochet and 1930s shapes for Spring 2027.[42][60][52][6]

Knitwear is a constant, from the chunky sweaters of the 2010s to the chunky lace-up sweaters that WWD saw as a nod to naval uniforms in Fall 2026.[4][52]

Denim changes shape every season, and Fall 2026 was built around jeans in different washes.[4][52]

Jackets were among the Fall 2026 statements: reversible pieces that turn denim into red leather, a reversible silk bomber with knotted buttons, and military-style red leather tops with double rows of buttons.[67][68][52]

Menswear

Marant first designed menswear for H&M in 2013; the house's own men's line followed in the spring-summer 2018 show, designed by Barnabé Hardy.[21][32] The house dates the line to 2017, while WWD has also given 2018.[1][4] About a fifth of the Madison Avenue flagship opened in 2022 was given to menswear, and Seonghwa, of the K-pop group Ateez, fronted the spring 2025 campaign for Isabel Marant Homme, his first fashion campaign.[31][69]

Bekker took over menswear with spring-summer 2027, presented in June 2026 in a setting framed as a musician's loft, and the house now presents the men's line as Marant.[20][19] Its Fall 2026 collection introduced the Senny sneaker, which the house says recalls the Bekett.[66]

Collaborations

  • H&M, November 2013: clothing and accessories for women and teenagers and Marant's first menswear, in about 250 stores and online.[21]
  • L'Oréal, 2018: the house's first make-up line.[1]
  • Converse, September 2024 and June 2025: a Chuck 70 Wedge on a 2.5-inch heel, then Chuck 70 and Chuck 70 Wedge styles in bandana prints, with Lila Moss in the campaign.[40][65]
  • Havaianas, 2026: the classic flip-flop reworked in Marant prints and finishes, and the new Havaianas Puffed.[46][1]
  • To Summer, 2026: a limited-edition fragrance with the Chinese fragrance house, launched with a pop-up in Shanghai.[47][1]

Jewelry and accessories

Jewelry is where Marant began, with a small collection in brass before her first clothes.[22][21] Recent shows have featured it: bark-textured pieces for Spring 2026, snake patterns turned into metallic mesh for Winter 2026, and earrings and necklaces of shells and seed-like beads for Summer 2027.[57][67][48]

Silver buckles are a signature of the house's belts, and it names the knotted Lecce, the Silvia and the Kirka as its best-known styles.[53] Eyewear is made by Safilo: the house dates the line to 2021 and FashionNetwork to 2020, and an earlier one-off collaboration with Oliver Peoples came before it, along with a limited-edition watch.[1][9][24]

Signature pieces

  1. Ruffled top, miniskirt and low studded boots, around 2009: the look Marant says made her shows take off once she began working with Emmanuelle Alt.[4]
  2. Bekett wedge sneaker, dated 2009 by the house and 2011 by WWD: the high-top on a hidden wedge that Beyoncé wore in Love on Top.[1][27][28]
  3. Fringed pirate boot, Spring 2010: cuffed boots hung with fringe and chains, part of what Vogue called the designer's leggy look.[30]
  4. Dicker ankle boot, 2010s: the suede western bootie that WWD lists among the decade's everyday uniform in Hollywood.[4]
  5. Quilted jacket and skinny biker trousers: two signatures WWD named when Montefiore bought into the house in 2016.[3]
  6. Isabel Marant for H&M, November 2013: Marant's first menswear, and a sell-out within minutes.[21][8]
  7. Studded footbed sandal, Spring 2014: a moulded sandal with studs, bows and ankle ties that Marant still wore a decade later.[4]
  8. Puff-sleeved black leather jacket, Fall 2019: WWD credits it with driving that year's big-shoulder trend.[4]
  9. Balskee, 2021: the taller, chunkier wedge sneaker that arrived a decade after the Bekett.[28][40]
  10. Oskan Moon, 2023: the studded half-moon bag that grew into the Oskan family.[58][14]
  11. Skano belt bag: with the Oskan family, the line WWD named as leading the bag business in 2024.[4]
  12. Chuck 70 Wedge with Converse, 2024: the house's first sneaker collaboration.[40]

Runway

Kim Bekker has led the women's collections since Fall 2025, a season Marant entrusted to her, though the house counts Spring-Summer 2026 as her first collection as creative director; earlier landmarks follow.[42][9][1]

Spring-Summer 2027, Paris

The show was held on 1 October 2026, according to the Paris fashion federation; Vogue placed it in the gardens of the Palais-Royal, with fans crowding Place Colette outside, and W described a set at Place Colette with a floor of sand.[70][71][72] Bekker started from 1960s photographs by Sam Haskins that she found in Los Angeles, and worked in layering, transparency, 1930s shapes, lace, macramé and faded prints partly drawn from the Summer 2013 archive.[48][6][71] WWD's Samantha Conti saw a softer, sunnier side of the house, while Vogue's Tina Isaac-Goizé thought the craft promising but the collection tentative.[6][71] Guests included Iris Law, Natasha Lyonne and Lou Doillon.[72]

Fall-Winter 2026, Paris

Shown on 5 March 2026 at the Palais de Tokyo, the collection closed the third day of Paris Fashion Week.[73][74] The house framed it around a sense of togetherness, a gang of women out at night; Bekker took 2010 as her reference and built the show around slim distressed jeans, reversible jackets and a snake print revived from Fall 2010, and introduced a wedge loafer.[67][68][52] Vogue's Tina Isaac-Goizé found it well executed but called for fresher ideas if the label is to reach a new generation.[68]

Spring-Summer 2026, Paris

Shown in the gardens of the Palais-Royal on 2 October 2025, this was the first collection Bekker presented as sole creative director, and she took the final bow alone.[43][61][9] The notes described a woman travelling alone in search of the sun; WWD saw a catwalk covered in red earth, army jackets, short suede vests, cargo trousers rolled at the ankle and suede banana-shaped bags.[57][60] Vogue's Mark Holgate called the collection terrific and heard Marant pronounce it “so Isabel Marant” after the show.[12] Paris Hilton made a surprise appearance.[43]

Fall-Winter 2025, Paris

Shown on 6 March 2025 in the gardens of the Palais-Royal, this was a collection Marant had entrusted to Bekker, and she let Bekker take the bow.[75][54][41][9] Bekker drew on Joan Jett, Siouxsie Sioux and the punk, grunge and New Romantic years for pinstriped tailoring, grommeted leather, lace and fishnets.[42][41] WWD's Booth Moore admired the tailoring but found that the accessories overwhelmed some looks.[42]

Spring-Summer 2025, Paris

Shown in September 2024 at the Palais-Royal, the collection gathered the house's craft around what Marant called a tribe of strong women: braided and embroidered pieces, moccasin boots, three-in-one gladiator sandals, the new Altay bag and mostly flat shoes.[56][39] Kate Bosworth and Diane Kruger were in the front row.[76]

Spring-Summer 2018, Paris: the first menswear

The spring-summer 2018 show included the house's first menswear, designed by Barnabé Hardy.[32] Vogue's Chioma Nnadi described British lace and sportswear, crochet bikinis layered under denim jackets, and man-size versions of the thong sandals, jumpsuits and track pants.[49]

Spring-Summer 2010, Paris

Reviewing the collection in October 2009, Vogue's Nicole Phelps found it looser and more colourful than the season before: strong-shouldered jackets with crafty necklines, shiny draped or laced trousers, and cuffed pirate boots hung with fringe and chains.[30]

Celebrities and the red carpet

  • Olivia Ponton: the Adelita, a cream draped silk-jersey minidress, at Breitling's NFL partnership celebration, New York, August 2025.[77]
  • Livvy Dunne: Converse x Isabel Marant Chuck 70 Wedge sneakers at the Fanatics Fest after-party at Zero Bond, New York, June 2025.[78]
  • Alix Earle: the red Dorry jacket and Paulina miniskirt in the front row of the spring 2025 show, Paris, September 2024.[76]
  • Seonghwa of Ateez: an outfit from the women's collection at the September 2024 show, before fronting the men's spring 2025 campaign.[69]
  • Ashley Graham: Isabel Marant at the house's 30th-anniversary dinner, Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles, April 2024.[38]
  • Dree Hemingway: cream frayed jeans and a Skano belt bag at the same dinner.[38]
  • Tia Mowry: the Madiana shirt and Damia skirt in lavender velvet at a Hall of Fame party for Dwyane Wade, Los Angeles, 6 August 2023.[79]
  • Jennifer Aniston: a floral ruched midi dress on Live with Kelly and Ryan during the Murder Mystery 2 press tour, March 2023.[80]
  • Imaan Hammam: the crystal-embellished top and trousers she had worn on the fall 2022 runway, at the house's New York dinner, September 2022.[37]
  • Beyoncé: black suede Bekett wedge sneakers in the video for Love on Top, 2011.[28][1]

The campaigns have their own faces: Seonghwa and Kate Moss for spring 2025, styled by Emmanuelle Alt; Mathilda Gvarliani for Winter 2026, photographed by Drew Vickers; and Lila Moss for the 2025 Converse capsule.[69][62][65]

Sizing and fit

Isabel Marant labels women's clothing in French sizes and publishes conversions in a size guide on each product page; jeans use the same sizes.[81][82]

FRITUKUSInternational
323640XXS
343862XS
364084S
3842106M
4044128L
42461410XL
44481612XXL

Men's clothing runs from XS to XXL, which the house's guide equates with French 42 to 52, Italian 46 to 56 and US 32 to 42.[83] The house's women's shoe chart runs from European size 35 to 42; on it the US size is the European size minus 30, so EU 37 is a US 7, and the Italian size is one smaller than the French.[51] The Bekett is made in whole sizes only, and the house says it fits true to size.[51] Belts are sized from XS to 4XL by length, from 70 cm to 105 cm in steps of 5 cm.[84]

Shopping Isabel Marant on Vêtir

Vêtir carries new Isabel Marant from the house's own store and from other luxury retailers: Isabel Marant clothing, Isabel Marant shoes, Isabel Marant bags, belts and accessories and jewelry, all gathered on the Isabel Marant designer page. Menswear has its own Isabel Marant men's page, with men's clothing and men's bags, and the everyday line is listed under Marant Étoile. The three modules below refill with the newest arrivals whenever the page is opened.

For buying advice, our editors weigh the house's western boots in the best boots for fall and the best knee-high boots, its Beth sneaker in the best designer sneakers for women and its cardigans in the best cardigans. Our Paris Fashion Week report covers the Spring 2027 show, and our guide to what to wear in Paris in winter covers the label's home city. Browse every house's high-top sneakers, cowboy boots and belt bags, or ask our AI stylist to build an outfit around a Bekett or an Oskan Moon you already own.

Frequently asked questions

Who owns Isabel Marant?

Montefiore Investment, a French investment fund, has owned 51 percent of Isabel Marant since July 2016, its first investment in fashion. At the time the founder and her two original partners, Nathalie Chemouny and Sophie Duruflé, kept the other 49 percent. FashionNetwork in 2025 and Luxus Plus in 2026 still described the fund as the 51 percent owner.[3][9][5]

Who is the creative director of Isabel Marant?

Kim Bekker, a Dutch designer, is creative director as of November 2026. She first worked for the house from 2008 to 2018, returned in March 2021, became artistic director that September and took over the collections from the founder in 2025; the house dates her first collection as creative director to its Summer 2026 show, held in October 2025. Since June 2026 she has also led the men's line.[11][1][43][6][20]

Does Isabel Marant still design her label?

Not as its designer. Vogue reported in October 2025 that after 30 years Marant had stopped designing her label but would keep working on it behind the scenes, and FashionNetwork that she would stay three days a week. The house says she chose to step back from the runway to support the team, and WWD quoted her as group founder in May 2026.[12][9][1][7]

Who is the CEO of Isabel Marant?

Catherine Jacquet, appointed in May 2026 with effect from June. She was previously chief operating officer of Fear of God and general manager of Lemaire. She succeeded Anouck Duranteau-Loeper, who had joined the house as deputy chief executive in 2016 and left in 2026 to become deputy chief executive of Saint Laurent.[7][13][25][44]

When was Isabel Marant founded?

The house's timeline dates its founding and its first Paris show to 1994, as do H&M and WWD; its history page says it was founded in Paris in 1995, the year of the first show under her own name. Before that, in 1989, Marant had launched Twen, a knitwear and jersey label.[1][21][4][2]

What is Isabel Marant famous for?

For the bohemian Parisian look that, according to WWD, the label is credited with inventing: peasant blouses, minidresses, skinny jeans with western boots, fringed leather and chunky knits. Its best-known accessories are the hidden-wedge Bekett sneaker, the Dicker ankle boot, the studded Oskan Moon bag and the Skano belt bag.[3][4][15]

When did the Isabel Marant wedge sneaker come out?

Accounts differ. The house dates the Bekett to 2009, and W wrote in 2012 that it had been introduced three years earlier; WWD dates its debut to 2011 and earlier gave 2012. About 260,000 pairs had been sold by 2024, and the taller Balskee followed in 2021.[1][26][27][3][40]

How does Isabel Marant sizing work?

Women's clothing uses French sizes: on the house's chart FR 34 is a US 2, FR 36 a US 4 and FR 38 a US 6, equal to Italian 38, 40 and 42. The house's shoe chart runs from EU 35 to 42, and on it the US size is the European size minus 30. The house says the Bekett fits true to size.[82][51]

What is Marant Étoile?

Marant Étoile is the house's secondary line, introduced in 2000 as Isabel Marant Étoile and designed for everyday wear in a more relaxed version of the look. WWD reported in 2024 that it brings in about a third of sales, alongside the pre-collections and the runway collection.[1][2][4]

Did Isabel Marant design a collection for H&M?

Yes. Isabel Marant for H&M went on sale on 14 November 2013 in about 250 H&M stores and online, with clothing and accessories for women and teenagers and Marant's first menswear. The Observer reported that it sold out within minutes, after overnight queues in cities from London to Tokyo.[21][8]

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Last reviewed November 12, 2026 by Vêtir Editors.