Founded in 2011, Marie France Van Damme fuses understated European elegance with dramatic Asian aesthetics to create a distinctly unique collection. Designed by Marie France herself, the collection fills a gap in the market with a luxury resortwear collection of easy-to-wear, feminine shapes, and high-quality craftsmanship. Not constrained by the fast pace of fashion seasons, the collection is a reflection of Marie France’s lifestyle, with each timeless piece having been created for a specific purpose or event, rather than a time of year. The brand’s philosophy is to evoke a sense of confidence and quiet elegance, and to empower all wearers, irrespective of season, shape, age, or time of day. Each fabric is chosen directly from responsibly sourced suppliers from around the world, and produced in-house with special attention being given to the linings, stitching, and cutting of each garment. The brand has ten stores globally, with dedicated boutiques in Hong Kong, Beverly Hills, Miami, Dubai, Singapore, Marrakesh, Bangkok, and Phuket. The Marie France Van Damme line retails in prestigious stores including Harrods, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Net-a-Porter. Collections are also available at high-end hotel boutiques around the world, including the One&Only and Aman Resorts. Following her passion for entertaining, the collections are influenced by Marie France Van Damme’s effortless style and simplistic approach to hospitality, featured in her first coffee table book (RSVP: Simple Sophistication, Effortless Entertaining) published by Thames & Hudson in October 2012, with photographs by Herbert Ypma of the Hip Hotels series.