With a client list that reads like the lineup at fashion week--Chloé, Gucci Group, Valentino--Floriane de Saint Pierre brokers some of the industry's top hires. Her eponymous firm's placements include creative director Christopher Bailey at Burberry and CEO Valerie Hermann at Yves Saint Laurent. Her next move? A Hong Kong outpost in addition to offices in Paris and Milan.
Photographed in Paris
The Matchmaker
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