Christopher Lee Sauvé (born August 21, 1979) is a Canadian pop artist. He is known for his controversial artwork in which he lampoons and satirizes high-profile figures in the fashion industry.[1] Sauvé works in the fashion industry in New York City, and acts as a creative director for fashion clients including Diane Von Furstenberg, Alexander Wang, Michael Kors, Dior, Coach, Under Armour, MAC Cosmetics and Sephora.

Early life and education

Sauvé was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emily Carr University.[3]

Career

Sauvé moved to New York City in 2004. He created paintings and earned a living creating posters for rock shows and theatre productions.[4] In 2008, Sauvé designed a T-shirt silk screen with a picture of Vogue editor Anna Wintour and the caption "SAVE ANNA." When his creation proved popular, he created a line of T-shirts with fashion commentary.[5][6] Some of the designs have produced negative reactions.[2][7]

In 2010 he created a protest against Terry Richardson for his alleged misconduct with fashion models.[8]

In 2015 Sauvé launched his new series titled Madmaus[9][10] at Hotel Particulier in Soho, New York City. The show received positive reviews and Fabergé chose Sauvé to participate in the Big Egg Hunt, where the artist created a Madmaus egg sculpture.[11]

Sauvé also collaborated with artists Malarko Hernandez and Upendo Taylor to create a line of stylish exercise clothing.[12]

References

  1. ↑ " Is Christopher Lee Sauvé fashion’s reluctant provocateur?". Lauren Chan. The Globe and Mail, Oct. 03 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Kate Moss “skinny” shirt axed by Hudson’s Bay Company". Toronto Star.
  3. ↑ "Designer to Watch: Christopher Lee Sauve"". The Fashion Spot, Sharon Feiereisen April 13, 2011
  4. ↑ "Christopher Lee Sauvé—the designer who created “SAVE ANNA”" Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. 429, Erin Higgins. Jan 15, 2014
  5. ↑ "Christopher Lee Sauvé T-shirts". by Sabrina Maddeaux. NOW Magazine June 19, 2014
  6. ↑ "A Chat With Christopher Lee Sauvé: The Man Behind The Greatest Shirt Miley Cyrus Has Ever Worn". MTV, by Maeve Keirans 3/6/2015
  7. ↑ "Around The World with fashion designer Christopher Lee Sauvé". Gay Star Travel, 23 October 2013
  8. ↑ "Christopher Lee Sauvé Takes On Terry, Anna And Others With". Lauren Sherman. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  9. ↑ Sauvé, Christopher. "Madmaus!". Marcel Schlutt.
  10. ↑ "Canadian fashion designer Christopher Lee Sauvé is building a streetwear empire One t-shirt at a time". NOW Toronto, by Sabrina Maddeaux February 26, 2015
  11. ↑ Sauvé, Christopher. "Fabergé". Fabergé.
  12. ↑ "#TheLIST: Very Arty Activewear". Harper's Bazaar, Emma Ciufo. Dec 6, 2015
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