Stéphane Ashpool Brings the Pigalle Basketball Court to Beijing
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Founder of Pigalle
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Basketball enthusiast and fashion designer Stephane Ashpool is the founder of Parisian streetwear label Pigalle.
Born in Paris, Ashpool was raised in the gritty red-light district of Pigalle, and began playing basketball within the Pain O ChoKolat collective, which became known for throwing roadblock parties. He went on to study Cultural Mediation at the Sorbonne, before co-founding creative agency Vida9 with his mother -- Doushka Langhofer, a classically-trained Belgradian dancer and choreographer -- where they produced shows for the likes of Rick Owens, Dior and Nike.
The designer launched his shop Pigalle in October 2008 with a bank loan of €50,000 EUR, and then the clothing label in June 2009, with his mother supporting him in a managerial role. There, he began defining its style by basketball influences and sports-related attire and making a name for Parisian streetwear for its highly coveted and long-running collaborations with Nike.
Opening a second store in 2012 and the first Pigalle Basketball boutique with a connected basketball court in 2014, Ashpool was nominated for the 2015 ANDAM awards and voiced ambitions to steer Pigalle away from streetwear and more towards high fashion in the future.
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Latest Collections
Along with the Pigalle x Nike Fall 2019 collection and Converse collab.
Drawing inspiration from the now-infamous air unit.
With metallic accents, sequined detailing and other quirky accents present.
Complete with cameos from Places + Faces, Stéphane Ashpool, London’s Chicken Connoisseur, Timothy Weah of PSG and more.
While BOH takes a brief hiatus, revisit our interview with the fragment design head honcho where he explains how he makes lightning strike twice, over and over again.
Graceful moves and plentiful patterns.
A collaboration inspired by Japanese culture.
For his latest collaboration with NikeLab.
Steady hits of purple, navy and yellow.
’90s tonal eye-candy for the court.
Ashpool’s Parisian imprint meets the French knitwear experts.
Stéphane Ashpool ties the knot in true Parisian style.
