Kevin Germanier never intended to become one of Paris's most boundary-pushing creatives.
The Swiss Central Saint Martins graduate worked as a designer at Louis Vuitton before starting his eponymous brand in 2018, purveying colourful attire made of painstakingly applied beads. In short order however, his runways – filled with models of all gender identities and body types, in bold clothing celebrating their physicality – have become a forward-facing part of a paradigm shift.
“I'm not casting a big girl because she's a big girl,” Germanier says of his shows, which allow the uniquely cast models to express themselves. “I'm not casting someone from Africa because they're from Africa. I'm casting people that inspire me, and because they're individuals.
