The Founder
Livia Laine
Founder & Haute Couture Atelier Director
Biography
Refined craftsmanship, modern elegance, individual expression.
Livia Laine is a Swiss fashion designer and the founder of Celestine Noir. She leads the brand creative vision and its private couture services, working personally with clients from the first conversation through to the final fitting.
Her approach combines refined craftsmanship, modern elegance and individual expression. She founded Celestine Noir on November 20, 2018, having trained in Switzerland and settled in Los Angeles, California.
Livia believes fashion is a form of self-expression and inner strength, and that a well-made garment can give a woman a quieter, more certain kind of confidence.
Profile
Education and background.
Education
Livia studied fashion design at modeco, a professional fashion and design school in Switzerland. Her training covered women fashion, garment construction, tailoring, styling and brand management — shaping a design philosophy that combines artistic expression, craftsmanship and individuality.
The House
Celestine Noir was founded on November 20, 2018 and specialises in modern bespoke couture for women. The house pairs premium fabrics and refined tailoring with meticulous craftsmanship and contemporary elegance, working from its studio on Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles.
Inside the Studio
Sketches, cloth and the work in between.
Couture should feel like the most accurate version of you, never a version of someone else.
Livia Laine