Jacques Heim

Jacques Heim's parents, Isidore and Jeanne Heim, Polish Jews, are furriers, they opened a fur workshop in 1898, one year before the birth of their son. Young Jacques started to work with his parents. He makes dresses and coats with original fabrics in collaboration with Sonia Delaunay, a multifaceted artist. In 1925, he participated with Sonia Delaunay at the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes” in Paris. They exhibit together "the shop simultaneously." A new vision of wearable art with a combination of paint on it. Jacques Heim encounters a wild success in 1930s. The workshop fur became the fashion house Jacques Heim! In 1932, Mr. Heim creates a bathing suit two-pieces consisting of a bra with ruffles and a pretty bloomers, he named it "Atome". Unfortunately women are not yet ready to reveal their bellies, they will be few who dared to wear this bathing suit, however, many years later, it will cause the bikini! The success of his collection "High Fur" gives him great fame. He created fur collections for Chanel, Poiret, and Lanvin. The very chic at that time is the "rabbit Heim". With his spring-summer collection in 1934, Jacques Heim is the first to use cotton in high fashion, fashion designers before him used exclusively weaving silk, organza or chiffon... In 1937, the designer launched a collection very daring "Summer Special" which is revolutionary for its time. After the success of this collection, Jacques Heim is full of imagination and creates a style that particularly affects young girls. He designed a department "Heim Jeunes Filles" the same year in order to adapt the tastes of youth. "Heim Young Girls" is a young, fresh and simple collection but of a very specific cup with a waist sometimes very marked. Evening dresses are made of transparent silk alternating with pretty lace small spikes of romance. The young girls have their changing salon with catalogs at their disposal where they can choose their favorite dresses. The collection "Heim Young Girls" will continue until the closure of the fashion house in 1969. In the 1930-1940s, Jacques Heim launched several limited edition fragrances that were sold in his boutique: Je Veux, Amour, Alambic. In 1949, the designer founded his company 'Parfums Jacques Heim" to make a wider distribution. In 1958, Jacques Heim became a president of the Union Chamber of Parisian Couture. He was the appointed fashion designer of Madame de Gaulle (president's wife).Jacques Heim died 8 January 1967 and his fashion and perfume houses were closed in 1969. Designer Jacques Heim has 7 perfumes in our fragrance base. Jacques Heim is an old perfume house. The earliest edition was created in 1945 and the newest is from 1966.