The 1980s see the arrival of Designers and their luxury designer ready-to-wear collections. The chief executive of the Galeries Lafayette asks Yves Salomon, now a fur trader, to launch the Thierry Mugler Fur collection, for which 100 m2 has been reserved. The intrepid trader sets up a specialised studio employing forty people and contracts for licensed products pour in from Jean-Louis Scherrer to Nina Ricci, from Azzedine Alaïa to Guy Paulin and Popy Moreni. Not to be left out, the Yves Salomon line is born and proudly displayed in large stores.
1997
The first Gaultier Couture fashion show. Yves Salomon, who loves a challenge, is by his side. This is followed by the Jean-Paul Gaultier Fourrure licence and then a partnership with Sonia Rykiel. The other designers and brands fall in behind - Yves Salomon makes their dreams come true and new techniques and innovations flourish. A Research & Development studio is set up – stretch fur, knitted fur, obvious or intriguing combinations of materials…The lightness of the clothes and the affordable prices completely transform the landscape of the world of fur. Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Prada, and Vuitton all sign up in partnership. Yves Salomon’s aura and his trademark of excellence, inventiveness and creativity are firmly established. The House now works with a hundred different types of fur, from badger to muskrat, marmot, mink, lynx, fox, sable, chinchilla and so on.
Today
The House of Yves Salomon, fashion house with a unique knowledge of fur and how to transform it, lists six varied lines: Yves Salomon (The historic heart), Meteo (A young, insolent, accessible profile), Army Fur (Wittily subversive military clothes), Yves Salomon Accessoires, Yves Salomon Homme, 245 Saint Honoré (Top-of-the-range, ultra-creative line).
Thomas Salomon, 29, fourth generation and the heir to a culture of dreams, emotions and unique know-how, continues the adventure by his father’s side. With his creative outlook for the House fully focused on the 21st century, Thomas Salomon is responsible for internal and external communication and strives to establish, with the greatest respect for the tradition of the trade, the dynamic and inventive image of a House still constantly and exuberantly seeking new challenges.