Scottish born designer David Purves left home at the age of 17 to navigate his way through London fashion colleges, several work placements and finally landed himself a top design job as John Galliano’s assistant through the 90′s.

Scottish born designer David Purves left home at the age of 17 to navigate his way through London fashion colleges, several work placements and finally landed himself a top design job as John Galliano’s assistant through the 90′s. With a solid couture training on his side, the constant nudging and teasing of friends and family, the time was right : the plunge was taken with a small atelier-showroom being set-up in the heart of Montparnasse.