Romain Kremer

In 2005 he won the Special Award for Creativity at the 20th Hyères International Fashion & Photography Festival.{{Cite web|language=fr|url=http://www.liberation.fr/culture/2005/05/05/l-oeil-hyeres_518710|title=L'oeil d'Hyères|website=Libération|access-date=21 May 2014}}

In 2005 he choreographed and directed an installation-performance for the Fondation Cartier's Nomadic Nights.{{Cite web|url=http://fondation.cartier.com/#/fr/art-contemporain/59/soirees-nomades/932/archives/1208/romain-kremer/|title=Les soirées nomades / Romain Kremer|website=Fondation Cartier}}

In 2006, Romain Kremer took on a collaboration project with the choreographer Christian Rizzo. The project, dubbed en:trance, presented variations of workshops, conferences and exhibits and was a cooperation with the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, the Ecole nationale supérieure de création industrielle, the National Center for Visual Arts (Centre national des arts plastiques: CNAP) and the Centre National de la Danse.

In 2010, the Parisian photo studio, Studio Harcourt, photographed Romain Kremer's collection archives. Followed by an expo "Retrospectrum" which opened in Paris on 27 June 2010, then continued on a tour of Europe's principal fashion capitals. The pictures were subsequently featured in "L'Art du portrait selon Studio Harcourt : Secrets et techniques", a book published by the Studio Harcourt in December 2010.

In the wake of his Special Award for Creativity at Hyères, he launched, in 2005, his homonymous menswear brand.{{Cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/romain-kremer-paris-menswear-fall-2010|title=Romain Kremer Makes a Mean Modern Popeye|website=Interview|access-date=1 May 2014}} Notably presenting boys in sheer pink floor-length dresses for spring / summer 2009, it kept in with their masculinity. Often presenting futuristic and post-apocalyptic narratives{{Cite web|url=http://fashionreporters.com/516/romain-kremer-menswear-fall-2008-postapocalyptic-hope/|title=Romain Kremer Menswear Fall 2008: Postapocalyptic Hope|website=www.fashionreporters.com|access-date=1 May 2014}} to hard techno soundtracks, the New York Times stated that Romain Kremer knows how to create a fashion moment.{{Cite web|author=Alexandra MARSHALL|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/style/tmagazine/07kremer.html|title=New Kid on Le Block|website=New York Times|access-date=30 April 2014}} The designer has been compared to Pierre Cardin on GQ magazine,{{Cite web|language=fr|url=http://www.gqmagazine.fr/mode/defiles/articles/les-ambitions-de-romain-kremer/5086|title=Les ambitions de Romain Kremer|website=GQ magazine|access-date=30 April 2014}} undeniably due to his Space Age approach to contemporary menswear.{{Cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/sleeveless-mens-paris-spring-2011|title=New Kid on Le Block|website=Interview|access-date=30 April 2014}} Romain Kremer stopped his brand as he was called to join Thierry Mugler in 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://madame.lefigaro.fr/style/rosemary-rodriguez-quitte-thierry-mugler-3163|title=Rosemary Rodriguez quitte Thierry Mugler|website=Le Figaro|language=fr|access-date=30 April 2014}}

Rosemary Rodriguez's departure as artistic director of the house of Thierry Mugler lands a triumvirate to the head of the Parisian house of couture's fashion departments: Romain Kremer as head menswear designer, Sébastien Peigné for womenswear and Nicola Formichetti as creative director.

From 2011 to 2013 Romain Kremer was the man responsible for men's ready-to-wear, in collaboration with Nicola Formichetti, and in January 2011 presented their first collection "Anatomy of change" for the house of Mugler.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/styles/mode/le-styliste-de-lady-gaga-devient-le-directeur-de-la-creation-de-thierry-mugler_919127.html|language=fr|title=Le styliste de Lady Gaga devient le directeur de la création de Thiery Mugle|website=L'Express|access-date=30 April 2014}}

Fall / winter 2013-2014 marked another success for Mugler menswear as Romain Kremer designed the collection from a sharp linear style into a bold, rounded contemporary silhouette. Mission accomplished, according to the New York Times.{{Cite web|author=Suzy MENKES|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/fashion/on-top-of-the-world.html|title=On top of the world|website=New York Times|access-date=30 April 2014}} A few months later, in April 2013, the collaboration ended.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/04/19/thierry-mugler-named-creative-advisor-at-mugler|title=Thiery Mugler named creative advisor at Mugler|website=Vogue|access-date=30 April 2014}}

The Spanish shoe brand, Camper is renowned for collaborating with a number of leading designers both for their collection lines and their stores, known as the Together project. In 2009, Camper called on Romain Kremer and the first Camper together with Romain Kremer shoes were shown in Paris for fall / winter 2010–2011. In 2014, the collaboration between Camper and Romain Kremer spans its 8th season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fantasticman.com/recommendations/visions-of-shoes-romain-kremer-for-camper/|title=ROMAIN KREMER FOR CAMPER|website=Fantastic Man|access-date=17 June 2014}} In June 2014 Camper appoints Kremer as the first ever creative director in the history of the company.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vmagazine.com/site/content/2704/camper-announces-romain-kremer-as-creative-director|title=CAMPER announces Romain Kremer as Creative Director|website=V Magazine|access-date=19 June 2014}}

2009-2011: Romain Kremer collaborated with German eyewear specialist, Mykita. Their first model, ROMAIN, based on ancient Inuit ocular protection and evoking vibes of war paint, with its metal shutters, was shown for spring / summer 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.freshnessmag.com/2009/10/08/mykita-x-romain-kremer-limited-edition-romain-sunglasses-november-release/|title=Mykita X Romain Kremer – Limited Edition ROMAIN Sunglasses|website=FreshnessMagg|access-date=17 June 2014}}

Their second season together gained international notoriety when Lady Gaga was spotted wearing the YURI, named after Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space.{{Cite web|url=http://senatus.net/article/eyewear-couture-space-yuri/|title=Eyewear Couture from Space: The Yuri|website=Senatus|access-date=17 June 2014}} The Los Angeles Times subsequently asked "who would wear this helmet?", while others labeled the limited-edition piece as eyewear couture{{Cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2010/09/would-you-wear-this-helmet-mykita-and-romain-kremers-surreal-sunglasses.html|title=Would you wear this helmet? Mykita and Romain Kremer's surreal sunglasses ?|website=LA Times|access-date=17 June 2014}}

For their last season together, Mykita and Romain Kremer presented the GORDON for spring / summer 2011. The lightweight model, inspired by goggles for soldering,{{Cite web|url=http://www.zootmagazine.com/2010/10/19/latest-mykita-colaborations/|title=Latest MYKITA Collaborations|website=zootmagazione.com|access-date=17 June 2014}} was later worn by The Black Eyed Peas' Apl.de.ap during the Super Bowl XLV.{{Cite web|url=http://coolspotters.com/sunglasses/mykita-and-romain-kremer-gordon-sunglasses/photos_videos/1101548#medium-1101548|title=Mykita & Romain Kremer Gordon Sunglasses|website=Coolspotters|access-date=17 June 2014}}

• London Fashion Week
• Paris Fashion Week
• List of fashion events

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