Nadège Vanhée-Cybulski (born 30 May 1978) is a French fashion designer and the creative director of Hermès International.[1]
Biography
Nadège Vanhée was born on 30 May 1978 in Seclin, France, to a French father and an Algerian mother.[2][3] She studied fashion design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, graduating in 2003.[3][4][5] In the following year, she graduated from the Institut Français de la Mode.[6][7]
She began her career at the Belgian brand Delvaux in 2003.[8] She was a designer for Phoebe Philo.[9] She was the design director at the Olsen twins' brand, The Row, and also worked at Céline and Maison Martin Margiela.[10][11]
In June 2014, she was appointed artistic director of Hermès' women ready-to-wear, replacing Christophe Lemaire.[12] In March 2015, she presented her first collection, and stayed close to the brand's roots by choosing an equestrian theme.[13][14]
Vanhée is married to art gallerist Peter Cybulski, with whom she has a daughter.[15]
References
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- Adrienne Ribes. Mélodies contemporaines L'Officiel, 22 November 2018^
- Laura May Todd. A Designer Inspired by Rock Music, the Architecture of Bridges and John Waters The New York Times Style Magazine, 7 August 2024^
- Harriet Quick. Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski on merging modern ready-to-wear with Hermès' equestrian heritage Telegraph.co.uk, 17 October 2016, retrieved 30 January 2019^
- Meet Nadège Vanhee, Hermès Fashion's Secret Weapon ELLE, 2025-12-30, retrieved 2026-01-11^
- Alev Yildiz. Qui est Nadège Vanhée-Cybulski, nouvelle directrice artistique d’Hermès? Marie Claire^
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- Joelle Diderich. Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski Confirmed as Hermès Artistic Director Women's Wear Daily, 24 July 2014^
- Leticia García. Nadège Vanhee, creative director of Hermès; ‘Silent luxury is marketing. We’re not silent here, we’re something more’ EL PAÍS English, 2024-04-08, retrieved 2026-01-11^
- Nadya Masidlover. Hermès Designer Steps Out of the Shadows Wall Street Journal, March 9, 2015^
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- Lisa Wang. Hermès Names Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski as Artistic Director Businessoffashion.com, 24 July 2014, retrieved 30 January 2019^
- Lisa Armstrong. Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski makes Hermes debut Telegraph.co.uk, 10 March 2015, retrieved 30 January 2019^
- Nicole Phelps. Nadège Vanhée on Her First 10 Years at Hermès: “I Never Look Back” Vogue, 2024-06-06, retrieved 2026-01-11^
- Jo Ellison. Her serene Hermès: the quiet avant-gardism of Nadège Vanhée-Cybulski Financial Times, 28 September 2021^