It’s not only his resemblance to the legendary designer that has the industry calling Charles de Vilmorin “the next Yves Saint Laurent”. Like that trailblazer, the fast-rising French star—who has been given an updated version of Saint Laurent’s soubriquet “le petit prince de la mode”—was put at the helm of a heritage fashion house while in his early 20s, leading creative direction at Rochas for the past year.
De Vilmorin graduated from the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and launched his eponymous couture label
