40 YEARS OF CREATIVITY
JACK GOMME is 40 years old!
Born from the love story between Sophie Rénier and Paul Droulers, JACK GOMME is an unexpected and original personality, with a mission: to remain the lightweight, graphic bag that made its name! He can take on different shapes and colors, and is never short of ideas. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it doesn't joke about quality.
JACK GOMME is not going through a mid-life crisis. He may have matured, but he hasn't lost his agility.
LOVE & ART
1982 ! Sophie Renier and Paul Droulers cross paths on the beaches of the Côte d'Azur. One was selling sandwiches, the other floral shorts. Love at first sight is inevitable. Young, in love and tanned, with a shared interest in the arts, they decided to study pattern-making at the Esmod school in Paris. In 1985, matured by their studies and inspired, they decided to take the plunge: Congratulations, it's a bag! But a bag like no other... The mysterious JACK GOMME was born.
Sophie and Paul have built a well-balanced creative duo. Sophie has a precise taste for color and a penchant for graphic design. She maintains her taste for nuance by working in ceramics. Paul, on the other hand, has a passion for design and sailing. When you cross the Atlantic single-handed, that's what we call a passion. It inspires him in the shapes and materials that JACK GOMME will be able to adopt, ever more resistant and ergonomic.
PARIS & THE WORKSHOP
JACK GOMME and his designer couple have been based in Paris, the fashion capital, since 1987! It's in Belleville, the artists' district, that they've set up their ideas laboratory.
There's always music playing in the studio, with the Smiths or the Velvet Underground most of the time. JACK GOMME is no stranger to this environment. His roommates Paul and Sophie have built up a solid network of craftsmen and suppliers: people with whom we can exchange ideas, research and innovate, and on whom we can rely for Jack's quality and traceability, which must ensure his reputation! 90% made in France, that's a minimum! His first boutique was near Les Halles. What could be more Parisian? Today, he has three!
FREEDOM & LIGHTNESS
Even as a child, JACK GOMME made those around him laugh. In 1986, barely a year old, he won the humor prize at the Festival International des Arts et de la Mode de Hyères. He showed up in a sack dress, with his buttocks in the air. It's a personality trait he's never lost!
He's a bit hyperactive. His need to move, run and jump forces him to choose only the best materials: he needs elasticity and resistance! He can't take the risk of tearing himself. He has to be light, it's an obsession!
40 YEARS OF CREATIVITY, LIGHTNESS, FREEDOM... AND FUN!
ICONIC SINCE 1985
BULGOMME - 1985
Eiffel Tower - 1987
KANGAROO - 1996
P'SAC - 1999
FLAT - 1999
ICE-BAG - 2000
FRESH - 2001
VEGA - 2002
FIZZ - 2003
AUSTIN - 2004
WALLI - 2006
LIRIS - 2008
ELLE - 2008
IN-&-OUT - 2010
NOÉ - 2014
CARGO SUMMER 86
JACK GOMME doesn't like frills. He always chooses timelessness over the latest trend. Over the years, he has adopted different styles, playing with shapes and colors, drawing inspiration from the objects around him. After his first dress-bag, he became an XXL tote bag, CARGO, an ample, geometric tote.
Text: Natacha Morice
Photos: Romain Forquy, Didier Truffaut, Denis Darzacq
Video: Nam Borgers
Music: Pablo Galera
