Created a couple of months ago by two stylists, one French and one Australian, 'Le Divan' is a brand of ready-to-wear clothing which combines creativity, sophistication and high quality materials.  Let's meet this duo of impeccable taste. 
"A coat is like a second skin". Protected by a heavy red door, Aurélien Lecour's studio can be found at the end of a narrow alleyway in north-west Beijing.  On Saturday 17^th November, this tall, blond and slender 24 year old stylist from Marseilles welcomed the first guests of the second monthly presentation of new range of "Le Divan".

Created a few months ago with 35 year old Australian stylist Tony Hua, "Le Divan" is known for its shirts, jackets and coats for both men and women.  This is also a collaboration between two professional fashion stylists, both with strong individual personalities and on their own career paths.  For a start, Lecour has been in Beijing for two and a half years, and has worked primarily in distribution.  His counterpart, on the other hand, has only been in Beijing for six months, and worked in his own shop (Midesko - Millennium design knockout) in Australia for around ten years.

This range of clothes was born out of a mutual love and knowledge of the subtle mixes of Japanese and Western styles of clothing.  "Le Divan" is a reference to the psychiatrist's couch, to therapy and to the fact that everyone has to rack their brains", Lecour explains.

One challenge that the two thought about was about taste.  In a 200m² apartment, divided into a conception studio, a sewing room, and bedrooms, the whole place is decorated with big white hangings, stylized light fittings and old wall posters.  There is a table covered in broken slate and a black sofa.  In this trendy room are around sixty beautiful pieces from the winter collection, displayed with obvious pride, both on the rack and on models.