19 - 21 June 2026 | Olympia National

Xavier Aujard Pret Pour Partir founder talks to Karen Radley

May 05 | 2026
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Fashion background:
CEO of ESPRIT France, CEO of KWAY and CEO for Caterpillar Footwear France

Your first fashion memory:
Dries Van Noten blazer I bought with my first salary and which I still wear occasionally, maybe for I will at th next session of SCOOP!

Style icon:
Carole Bouquet – Charlotte Gainsbourg – Tilda Swinton

Who inspires you:
My clients … I am always thinking of which store might buy a new style from the collection and then of course who is I my final customer.

Museum or art gallery:
The Neue Gallery in NYC where amazing Klimt paintings are displayed (Lady in Gold) and The Frick collection, I visit both museums every time I travel to NYC for a trade show.

Crepe or Croissant:
Crepe au chocolat with almonds and vanilla ice-cream.

Favourite piece or pieces in the next Pret Pour Partir collection:
A new version of our iconic PAOLA jacket which will be presented in coated linen as well as light water-repellent cotton

Paris restaurant you like to visit:
Les Cartes Postales, a small restaurant next to my showroom, owned by a Japanese family, where only 12 people can have dinner on the same evening … I have taken you there, Karen by the way!