Who am I?
My name is Juliette, it rhymes with "Les UltraViolettes" but I promise I didn't do it on purpose! I wrote these few lines to introduce myself and I chose to do it chronologically.
My childhood: Nomad!
A childhood spent largely abroad during my parents' professional missions, in distant lands often far from cities, in Africa and Latin America. Long stays in preserved environments in contact with wild animals that we do not usually approach and that I was lucky enough to meet. Experiences that I will remember all my life! When I think about it, I realize that my childhood has a lot to do with my choices today. Love for nature, my sadness at the destruction of biodiversity, my daily personal commitments, my affection for animals, my strong taste for travel and for the South-West where we spent all our summers in France with my father's family.
Later: my degree in marketing, business and
management in hand, I started working for a consultancy firm specializing in textiles in Barcelona. Later, I consolidated my experience with fashion houses in design and manufacturing, then in distribution in France and export. Back in France, I settled in Paris to work for renowned brands such as Kenzo, Sonia Rykiel, Christian Lacroix, John Galliano whose "couture" collections include swimwear and lingerie. At the same time, I was building my family life and, aware of the issue of sun protection, I had the idea of an anti-UV brand that would combine style and sun protection. In 2012, the first collection "Les UltraViolettes" was born.
Home sweet home: After Barcelona and then Paris, my family and I moved to the South-West, just back to our roots and the ideal location to test our collections!
My personal experience with UV: since childhood I have been very exposed to UV. As a young adult I loved tanning, often with oils, low-factor creams without being aware of what I was doing to my skin. Later, I was weakened by health problems that led me to take photosensitizing medication. These medications left traces on my skin because at that time I did not know how to adopt the right reflexes. This experience made me aware of the issues of prevention, sun protection and I believe that ultimately the creation of my brand made sense!