A graduate of the Fashion School of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, Fournié held various internships at Nina Ricci, Givenchy, Christian Dior and Céline, before becoming an assistant to Jean-Paul Gaultier in his Haute Couture atelier.

At the end of 2001, he was appointed a designer of Ready-to-Wear and Accessories at Montana, under the direction of Stéphane Parmentier.

At 28 years of age, the young designer was recruited by Torrente at the beginning of the summer of 2003 as Director of Ready-to-Wear, but the management decided in September to appoint him Artistic Director of the entire House.

According to a press release, Julien Fournié will retain from the House's tradition of "clothes that caress all types of women with elegance".

Along with Rose Torrente-Mett, he shares a love or roses and orchids, and even the same astrological sign, Aries.

His first show for Torrente will take place the 8th of October in company headquarters on the Rond Point de Champs Elysées as part of the Paris Ready-to-Wear collections.