The woman having breakfast with me in a cafe on the Rue de Grenelle in Paris is Morgane Sézalory, the force behind Sézane, the cult French label that began life as the country’s first ecommerce brand more than a decade ago.
Often described as the epitome of French chic, and by the Business of Fashion as one of the world’s leading creators, her many fans include Taylor Swift, Sienna Miller and Kate Middleton, all attracted to her brand’s well-cut trousers, flattering jeans, soft knitwear, girly blouses and luxury leathers at accessible price points.
Her company, which began with flea-market finds, is now worth €1 billion, with seven shops in Paris, two in London and elsewhere in Europe and 10 in the US. The day before our meeting I visited her first shop on the Place St Fiacre (called after the Irish monk), which she opened in 2015, in what was then a rundown area of the Marais, af
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