Marie france van damme biography

While Marie France Van Damme is known for being a Hong Kong-based designer, the Canada native first plunged into the fashion industry by moving to New York City to run Dorshare Limited, one of the first private label manufacturing businesses, dealing with stores such as Lord & Taylor and Macy’s.

It was during her jet-setting back and forth between the Big Apple and Asia that she met her husband and decided to relocate to Hong Kong in the early 1980s.

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During her first years there, Van Damme developed and manufactured ready-to-wear products for European retailers such as La Redoute, Marks & Spencer, Monoprix and the American department store Saks Fifth Avenue.

After years of travel and discovering her niche in the resort wear sector, Van Damme launched her own eponymous luxury label in summer 2011.

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