Pierre Hardy: "A step aside is always a step forward"

Although he swears to be "a lazy", Pierre Hardy is a very busy designer. Director of Hermès' shoe collections for twenty-five years, he also signs the jewelry and, for the past two years, the design of the saddler's beauty products. From 2000 to 2012, he also designed Balenciaga's shoes by Nicolas Ghesquière. Finally, all these hats did not prevent him, in 1999, from launching a brand of accessories in his name. "I like to work fast, a lot, and then have quiet beaches. As a good lazy, I organize myself, he says cheerfully last week, at the headquarters of his company, in the shadow of the church of Saint-Sulpice (Paris 6th). It is a dynamic comparable to that of athletes who train more and more while progressing. And then, things were much simpler in the past, before the competition got tougher.

He who has never seen an HR Director in his life, has always been hired through meetings, recognizes that he could not ...

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