Jean Touitou

i-D: Interview with Jean Touitou

June 29, 2011Culture
To celebrate the opening of A.P.C.'s new boutique in Paris (the city's seventh one), i-D sat down to talk with the label's founder, Jean Touitou. In the interview, Touitou makes it clear that none of his decisions are based around what's deemed popular or acceptable by the...
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Cool Hunting: Interview with Jean Touitou

May 30, 2011Style
A.P.C. creator Jean Touitou in a recent episode for the website Cool Hunting expounds on the difficulties of designing simple clothing. Showcasing pieces from as early as 1987, Touitou alludes to how A.P.C. has progressed from a simple clothing brand into an international...
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A.P.C. Quilts: By Jean Touitou and Jessica Ogden

March 24, 2011Culture
A.P.C. travel to India as the French brand known for its simplicity and quality go behind-the-scenes in the production process of the quilts. Each of the respective steps are shown in great detail. The quilt collection will encompass seven different styles, each limited to...
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Wall Street Journal: 20 Odd Questions for Jean Touitou of A.P.C.

March 15, 2011Culture
Upon the opening of a new store in New York City, The Wall Street Journal caught up with A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou for a series of 20 scattered questions. Topics ranged from vacations and music to cooking and being a hotelier, so there's a bit of everything throughout the...
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Hint: A.P.C.’s Jean Touitou Speaks His Mind and Shreds Some Egos

February 10, 2011Culture
In anticipation of Jean Touitou's latest A.P.C. flagship store in New York City, the French-Tunisian had some colorful commentary to share. The always enigmatic designer touched upon celebrity culture in fashion, the association of the Chinese as fascists and why he won't be...
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Interview Magazine: Jean Touitou

August 4, 2010Culture
When thinking of understated, minimal men’s and women’s clothing with that hard-to-define effortless something, the name Atelier de Production et de Création, or A.P.C., is one that immediately springs to mind. Jean Touitou started the label in 1987 as a reaction to...
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A Conversation with Jean Touitou of A.P.C. | Part 1

February 20, 2010Uncategorized
A Continuous Lean's Michael William recently had the opportunity to sit down with A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou to probe his thoughts on fashion, craftsmanship, and on media (specifically on his views of blogs). Check out part one of the interview above.
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A.P.C. Tokyo Concert

June 8, 2009Uncategorized
A.P.C. founder and musician, Jean Touitou, held a special party in Tokyo a couple of weeks back. The show not only featured performances by The Teenagers and Koko Von Napoo, but also Jean Touitou himself. A full house was seen enjoying a good time at the free concert taking...
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Jean Touitou: A.P.C.

June 8, 2009Features
We caught up with Tunisian-born designer Jean Touitou, as he opened his latest flagship store in Hong Kong, for his heralded French brand A.P.C.
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Follow the Rules: Jean Touitou of APC

November 30, 1999
Last week saw the insights of Paul Smith as has he laid down his fashion law, this week APC designer Jean Touitou surely creates some controversy with his blunt assessments. His 10 rules cover everything issues such as men who work out too much, rich people who have too much...
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