ABOUT YVES
YVES LUPITU founded 2011 in Paris by the Congolese Yves Lupitu. YVES LUPITU stands tall in the world of high fashion, setting standards for both men and women´s collections. Crafted with precision materials, a testament to the brand´s commitment to quality. Behind every garment lies a story, a narrative spun with passion, creativity, and the pursuit of timeless.
In 2017, he focused on creating a platform of a Basic clothing line collection ‘IBL’. The brand had a collaboration collection with the famous basketball player Bismack Biyombo from the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA. The designer is sure to carry out measures to ensure that it would be more reputable for the future.
WHAT DOES YVES LUPITU STAND FOR?
The brand reflects its designer’s personality and behavioural traits. His straightforwardness combined with an extravagant unique style is typical of his creations. Yves' has been widely inspired by designs of famous clothing brands such as YOHJI YAMAMOTO, JEAN PAUL GAUTHIER and ANN DEMEULEMEESTER which he also implements into his collections. Yves designs have an avant-garde and urban theme to theme ensuring the standard of the quality is always at its best. He is also keen to experiment with different fabrics as he believes being versatile gives him an advantage. Moreover, the IBL (INDEPENDENT BASIC LINE), which Yves has added to his collections, this is a line that focuses on basic styles that is suitable for people of different backgrounds.
THE YVES LUPITU FOUNDATION
Yves Lupitu's always wanted to give back to his community, therefore he founded his foundation ‘YVES LUPITU FOUNDATION’ in 2018. The foundation would enable young children and adults of his homeland, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to receive better care and education for the future. Since creating the Yves Lupitu Foundation it has helped a lot of people in the Congo into gaining sufficient opportunities