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| About the Founder |
| Daniel Hechter was born into a modest family in 1938, in Paris. After secondary education, he worked in a fashion house as a storekeeper in 1955. At the age of 18, the stylist was selling his own designs to couturiers like Louis Féraud and Jacques Esterel. True success began when Brigitte Bardot chose one of his designs for her role in La Parisienne. Four years later, he founded the Daniel Hechter Company. He then innovated to create ready-to-wear and brought fashion to the streets. In 1971, he was the first stylist to create collections for skiing and tennis.
His vision was that creative fashion should not be a privilege reserved for a small group of elite who can afford haute couture and live in a world of sparkling events. On the contrary, his credo was that creative fashion must be both affordable and wearable. Daniel Hechter was a passionate sports enthusiast in his spare time and owner of his own soccer club. In 1998, he sold his company to Miltenberger Otto Aulbach GmbH, a long-standing licensee in Germany. |
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