Jocelyn Delcasso

Solar project designer

Behind the Botticelli style angelic face lies a committed contemporary artisan-cum-designer’s head packed full of ideas. His Delcasso brand, launched in 2019, advocates “Slow Design” and claims to be "anti-waste".

This young 24-year-old from Nice is passionate about traditional craftsmanship and savoir-faire—working methods he applies to his contemporary creations. An École Duperré Paris graduate with a wealth of experience in the luxury goods industry, notably with Hermès and Chanel, Jocelyn Delcasso has come back to the Côte d'Azur, determined to launch his fashion collection. Chancing upon scrap rolls of awning fabric at a friend's house, the designer conceived a line of sunny Riviera-inspired accessories fashioned from this solid, water-repellent, durable, timeless textile. His idea was upcycling, using this material to make his designs while joining the sustainable fashion trend! All the rigid coloured fabrics in his collection, be they Bayadere, plain or deckchair, come from surplus local factory stocks that the manufacturers are quite happy to recycle. Since then, Jocelyn Delcasso has been working with a dressmaker in his Nice atelier, optimising his conscious design process. He luxuriously crafts entirely handmade unisex and multi-generational accessories in small series or as one-off designs: bags and tote bags in different sizes, backpacks, wallets, cardholders. Each piece conceived and assembled in Nice. All materials sourced locally. He has even created an "at home" showroom (haute couture style) where fans of the brand can come and select their model and… chat with the designer. So, a real responsible "slow-fashionista" community sharing the creative values based on sustainable development he defends, in defiance of industrial fast-fashion excess… We say bravo!

www.delcasso.fr

By Laurence Jacquet – Photo Baris Demiray