Farid Chenoune

Farid Chenoune (8 October 1949 – 8 November 2024) was a French scholar, writer, and journalist specialising in the history and sociology of fashion.

Biography Farid Chenoune was born on 8 October 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, into a modest bourgeois family of Kabyle origin. His father, Hocine, held various administrative jobs, while his mother, Suzanne Marchellier, worked as a theater and film actress.

Initially a professor of French literature, Chenoune transitioned to fashion journalism, contributing to publications like Libération, Vogue, Mixt(e) (where he was editor-in-chief), and Le Monde d'Hermès.

Chenoune worked as a professor at the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD).

He also co-authored the catalog for the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Petit Palais in 2010, which won the Grand Prix du Livre de Mode.

Publications

A History of Men's Fashion. 1993. Jean Paul Gaultier. 1996. Brioni, Universe of Fashion. 1998. Beneath it All: A Century of French Lingerie. 1999. Carried Away: All About Bags. 2004. Dior: 60 Years of Style. 2007. Yves Saint Laurent. 2010. Impressions Dior: Dior et l'impressionnisme. 2013. Éloge de la mode: La Bruyère, Wilde, Cocteau, Dior. 2015.