LUCIEN PAGÈS
Name: Lucien Pagès
Age: 51
Home: Paris
Birthplace: Alès, France
Work: PR
Photographed at his office
What does your Monday morning look like?
Hell, I hate waking up on Mondays. I kept that childhood feeling of being overly anxious at the beginning of the week. In general, it starts on Sunday.
How do you define what you do?
I have a PR & Communication agency – I am the link between brands/designers and all kinds of media and personalities.
Is there a specific satisfying moment in your work?
When we help a new designer grow. The most satisfying moment is introducing someone almost unknown to the people who shape the fashion industry – and seeing them love both the work and the person.
What are you obsessed with?
Results. I love seeing visible results.
Do you have a “mantra”?
Take the work seriously, but don’t take yourself seriously.
When and how did you arrive in Paris?
I arrived in 1993 to study fashion at Les Écoles de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne.
What’s special about this city and what makes it home?
Paris is the decor of a movie; your life feels like a script here: romance, drama, history, adventure or thriller… choose your genre!
Do you have a secret place in town or a secret ritual?
My bathtub! I take a bath every morning, even if I have to wake up early; I keep time for it.
What has changed between who you were ten years ago and who you are now?
I am much busier with work and travel. I have less time for myself and a bit more stress than ten years ago.
If you had any advice to give…
Move your a… nobody will come to offer you a wonderful life on a plate.
When do you feel proud, relieved, in peace?
When the job is done, and it is at the level I was expecting.
How do you escape daily life?
By going to the countryside and listening to the birds.
What are you chasing?
I haven't figured it out yet.
What do you see behind the shadow?
The light, I hope.
A new project to come?
Going on holiday!
Photography by Hanna Pallot
Interview by SP curatorial team