1. Fabien Baron was born on July 5,1959 and is a French director, art director and magazine editor.
16 Facts About Fabien Baron
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Fabien Baron is best known for his iconic ad campaigns and work as editorial director of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine.
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Fabien Baron went to the Ecole des Arts Appliques where he studied design, sculpture and painting.
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In 1982 Fabien Baron moved to New York and became an art director for Barneys.
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Six years later, Fabien Baron went on to reinvent Italian Vogue under editor Franca Sozzani.
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Fabien Baron joined Harper's Bazaar in 1992 as creative director working with editor-in-chief Liz Tilberis.
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That same year Fabien Baron began working with Calvin Klein for what would be the next 20 years as creative director for the brand.
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The documentary was released alongside her album Erotica, Fabien Baron directed the music video for the title track that was banned by MTV.
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In 2008, Fabien Baron was asked to become editorial director and re-envision Interview when Peter Brant took full control of the magazine.
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Fabien Baron has "shaped the visual identities" of global brands like Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Fendi, and Michael Kors by creating the right mix of television, digital and print campaigns, product and packaging design.
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Fabien Baron creative directed the re-launch of Burberry and had a long stint working with Balenciaga during Nicolas Ghesquiere's tenure.
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Fabien Baron began working with Calvin Klein in the early 1990s and creative directed the brand's first campaign for CKOne, featuring Kate Moss, shot by Steven Meisel.
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Fabien Baron designed the now iconic bottle for CKOne, the first "unisex" fragrance.
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In 2008 Fabien Baron directed a commercial for Calvin Klein's Secret Obsession fragrance featuring a nude Eva Mendes.
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Fabien Baron directed the commercial that featured underwear model and the "young face of Calvin Klein", Matthew Terry, who became an overnight sensation.
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Later that year Fabien Baron collaborated with David Fincher on the Calvin Klein 'Downtown' Campaign featuring Rooney Mara.