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Although this journalist went way too far, I admit that upon meeting Fournié backstage before his March 2004 show, I didn’t really know what to think of him. Was he arrogant? Was he cold, conceited, and standoffish? Or was he simply shy and nervous?

At any rate, I just couldn’t place my finger on it at the time.

Today, I feel as though I understand Julien a bit better. I’ve interviewed numerous people who work with him as well as other journalists that have seen his work. And unbeknownst to the house of Torrente Haute Couture, I conducted interviews with still other fashion insiders on Mr. Fournié’s nature.

My objective was clear: to discover just who the man is standing at the end of the runway at the Torrente shows.

I had begun to form my own opinion of him while observing him in the hallways at Torrente. I watched how he would run through the corridors like a child in a candy store, just happy to be there, doing his thing! I also observed his interactions with the others at the legendary haute couture house.

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