{"id":18630,"date":"2025-10-07T15:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/?p=18630"},"modified":"2025-10-07T15:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:30:56","slug":"maryline-bellieud-vigouroux-a-heart-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/news\/maryline-bellieud-vigouroux-a-heart-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux: A Heart at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav id=\"toc\" class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#maryline-heart\">Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux: A Heart at Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#supporting-designers\">Supporting Designers: The Example of Tata Christiane<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#interview-transmission\">An Interview Marked by Transmission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#glorious-history\">A Glorious History: The Motto of Marseille<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#name-vision\">A Name and a Vision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#concordance-of-times\">Concordance of Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#essential-partners\">Essential Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#strategy-for-fashion\">A Strategy for Fashion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#future-fashion\">The Future of Mediterranean Fashion<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#consolidated-recognition\">Consolidated Recognition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#open-door-future\">An Open Door to the Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#michel-bourgeois\">Michel Bourgeois<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#key-actions-mmm\">Key Actions of the Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Endowment Fund (MMM)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#support-designers\">Support for Mediterranean and African Designers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#open-my-med\">Open my Med Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#international-exhibitions\">International Exhibitions and Collaborations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#scholarship-programs\">Scholarship Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fashion-collections\">Fashion Collections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cultural-academic-events\">Cultural and Academic Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#responsible-fashion\">Commitment to Responsible Fashion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#new-team\">Presentation of the New Team Alongside Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#jina-luciani\">Jina Luciani: President Committed to Sustainable Fashion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sakina-msa\">Sakina M\u2019Sa: Vice-President and Pioneer of Ethical Fashion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<article>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18647 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/23168e50e27a7745-tatachristiane-759x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/23168e50e27a7745-tatachristiane-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/23168e50e27a7745-tatachristiane-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/23168e50e27a7745-tatachristiane-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/23168e50e27a7745-tatachristiane-1138x1536.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/23168e50e27a7745-tatachristiane-1518x2048.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>It took me some time to finally bring this interview online\u2014work and the pace of life kept pushing it aside. But the launch of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/maisonmodemed.com\/grand-prix-mmm\/candidatez-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">call for projects<\/a> offered the perfect spark to return to it and share it at last. The timing couldn\u2019t be better: these awards are a powerful reminder of <a href=\"https:\/\/dotationmodemed.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e<\/a>\u2019s unwavering commitment to the sectors that shape the cultural influence of the Mediterranean basin and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>More than prizes, they embody a vision. They drive cooperation across the Mediterranean and Africa, fueling knowledge, research, creativity, and craftsmanship. They highlight eco-responsibility, sustainability, and transformation in the age of new technologies. Each award combines funding, mentorship, and skills sponsorship over two years, supporting the growth of emerging brands as well as the research of doctoral students, historians, journalists, and fashion scholars. MMM also amplifies media visibility and engages in cultural mediation around winning projects, ensuring their impact extends far beyond the fashion world.<\/p>\n<p>Laureates benefit from the guidance of leading figures drawn from MMM\u2019s strategic colleges, jury, partners, and Board of Directors\u2014a unique network spanning creation, production, communication, image, and intercultural dialogue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18643 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/44368e50e196fb47-tatachristiane-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/44368e50e196fb47-tatachristiane-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/44368e50e196fb47-tatachristiane-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/44368e50e196fb47-tatachristiane-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/44368e50e196fb47-tatachristiane-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/44368e50e196fb47-tatachristiane-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/44368e50e196fb47-tatachristiane.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"maryline-heart\">Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux: A Heart at Work<\/h2>\n<p><em>by Michel Bourgeois<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This interview with Maryline Bellieud Vigouroux takes us into the story and ambitions of a woman who succeeded in embedding fashion within the cultural fabric of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marseille\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Marseille<\/a> and, beyond that, throughout the Mediterranean basin. Founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dotationmodemed.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Endowment Fund (MMM)<\/a>, she has dedicated more than three decades to nurturing new talent and advancing a vision of fashion that is inclusive and open to the world.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"supporting-designers\">Supporting Designers: The Example of Tata Christiane<\/h3>\n<p>Among the designers supported by MMM, <a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/about\/\">Tata Christiane<\/a>\u2014awardee for the 2020\u20132021 period\u2014perfectly embodies this mission through a unique and engaged aesthetic. This dialogue sheds light on the values and strategy of Maryline Bellieud Vigouroux, whose career has been guided by a quest for transmission, innovation, and equality in the fashion world, and who continues to inspire both the Mediterranean and international scenes today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18654 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/38168e5102a846a6-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/38168e5102a846a6-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/38168e5102a846a6-tatachristiane-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/38168e5102a846a6-tatachristiane-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/38168e5102a846a6-tatachristiane.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"interview-transmission\">An Interview Marked by Transmission<\/h2>\n<p>For this conversation with Maryline Bellieud Vigouroux, who better than Michel Bourgeois\u2014my father, a man of commitment and a passionate lover of culture\u2014to explore the values and ambitions of this major figure of Mediterranean fashion? With his rich background, spanning his career at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sncf-connect.com\/en-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SNCF<\/a>, his love of the arts, and his many humanitarian and civic endeavors, Michel Bourgeois embodies a perspective imbued with curiosity and benevolence. This exchange, conducted by a 73-year-old man who remains deeply engaged and committed to transmission, promises to shed light with depth on the work of Maryline Bellieud Vigouroux, placing it within a perspective of humanism and intergenerational sharing.<\/p>\n<h3>Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux: A Heart at Work<\/h3>\n<p><em>by Michel Bourgeois<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Text inspired by the words gathered during the telephone interview that Maryline kindly granted me on Friday, October 17, 2024, and from her invaluable notes received thereafter)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18640 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/63168e50e0c4e580-tatachristiane-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux: Le Coeur \u00e0 l\u2019Ouvrage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/63168e50e0c4e580-tatachristiane-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/63168e50e0c4e580-tatachristiane-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/63168e50e0c4e580-tatachristiane-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/63168e50e0c4e580-tatachristiane-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/63168e50e0c4e580-tatachristiane-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/63168e50e0c4e580-tatachristiane.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"glorious-history\">A Glorious History: The Motto of Marseille<\/h2>\n<p>The motto of Marseille is: <em>Actibus Immensis Urbs Fulget Massiliensis<\/em>\u2014\u201cMarseille shines through her glorious deeds.\u201d This motto has accompanied our city since its founding more than 2,600 years ago. A foundation already shrouded in glory and the spirit of legend through the famous couple <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Founding_myth_of_Marseille\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Gyptis and Protis<\/a> (the Segobrigian and the Phocean).<\/p>\n<p>Filmmaker John Ford once said, \u201cWhen the legend becomes fact, print the legend.\u201d Marseille has never ceased to write its own. Throughout its history, glory has never been absent\u2014in fields as diverse as History (with the peak being <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Marseillaise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">La Marseillaise<\/a>, which became the French national anthem thanks to Marseillais who \u201cwent up\u201d to Paris to support the French Revolution), its openness to the world through a millennial Port, Astronomy, Commerce, the Arts, and Sport.<\/p>\n<p>What remained was for the Arts of Fashion to be integrated into this constellation. This is the mission that Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux set for herself more than thirty-five years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18642 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20068e50e16ee9f9-tatachristiane.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20068e50e16ee9f9-tatachristiane.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20068e50e16ee9f9-tatachristiane-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20068e50e16ee9f9-tatachristiane-768x446.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"name-vision\">A Name and a Vision<\/h2>\n<p>Vigouroux\u2014a strong name, familiar to the people of Marseille.<\/p>\n<p>Robert, first of all, achieved a grand slam in the 1989 Municipal Elections. This unprecedented victory renewed his mandate as mayor for six years (until 1995) after the three years spent succeeding Gaston Defferre in 1986 at the head of France\u2019s second-largest city.<\/p>\n<p>His wife, Maryline, as we have said, would go on to inscribe the Phocean City into the one cultural, artistic, and universal perspective it still lacked: Fashion, or the Art of Dressing.<\/p>\n<p>A predisposition to recognition through work, to commitment, and to cosmopolitan universalism.<\/p>\n<p>When asked the simple question of defining her origins, it is indeed through this triptych that Maryline (she requests that her interlocutors use her first name, as a challenge to time) lays the foundation of her personality.<\/p>\n<p>Italian on her mother\u2019s side, more precisely Neapolitan, and rooted in Aveyron on her father\u2019s side. In both families of modest background, the culture of integration and social advancement through work prevails. Carpentry in Campania, in Rouergue, and drapery gave strong signals about the nobility of craftsmanship\u2014echoes of her future life that Maryline would already perceive at the age of five. Yet another signal, decisive for the future, was given to her by an Aveyronnais grandfather, deported to forced labor camps for having helped Jewish families in a France largely disfigured by Collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>What other city than Marseille could better welcome a spirit so deeply shaped by its roots, its story, and by History itself?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18650 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67168e50e3e9fe6c-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67168e50e3e9fe6c-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67168e50e3e9fe6c-tatachristiane-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67168e50e3e9fe6c-tatachristiane-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67168e50e3e9fe6c-tatachristiane-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67168e50e3e9fe6c-tatachristiane-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"concordance-of-times\">Concordance of Times<\/h2>\n<p>1986: Upon the death of Gaston Defferre, Robert Vigouroux is elected Mayor of Marseille. Beyond the political world, his global renown stems from his career as a neurosurgeon, and his local recognition from various commitments to the most disadvantaged.<\/p>\n<p>Maryline, mother of Sophie (10 years old) and Aur\u00e9lia (6 years old), reflects on the \u201cstatus of the Mayor\u2019s wife.\u201d The conclusion that quickly becomes clear to her is to optimize this status rather than merely manage it (in the best case) or endure it (in the worst).<\/p>\n<p>Her sensitivity naturally turns toward the city\u2019s main points of attraction, the city where her husband has become Mayor. Multicultural through its mix of communities\u2014each one brimming with creativity (Italian, Jewish, Armenian, Maghrebi, African\u2026)\u2014the City of Marseille offers a constant effervescence meant to be accessible to all, far from the elitism upheld by European capitals, including Paris. Certain places in Marseille particularly embody this vibrant originality: the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cours_Julien\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Cours Julien<\/a> is a striking example. Names of fashion designers emerge and begin to flourish; Zaza of Marseille, for instance, provides not just a note but the thread (and needle).<\/p>\n<p>Fashion imposes itself upon Maryline as a true driver of the cultural decentralization envisioned by her husband\u2019s predecessor and now supported by him as he takes office. Seasonal cycles, promotion of places (not only Paris or Lyon), regional recognition followed by international acclaim\u2014the roadmap is beginning to take shape. The adventure can now begin. But if there is one lesson Marseille imparts, it is that no journey can be undertaken without a solid crew. Maryline would make sure to build one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18646 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/91268e50e261ef9f-tatachristiane.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/91268e50e261ef9f-tatachristiane.jpg 614w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/91268e50e261ef9f-tatachristiane-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"essential-partners\">Essential Partners<\/h2>\n<p>Over the years, names have followed one another in their various and respective roles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987:<\/strong> Jacques Mouclier (1924\u20132015), President of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhcm.paris\/fr\/federation-de-la-haute-couture-et-de-la-mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture<\/a>, provided essential support\u2014the guarantee of references and of mutual openness to foreign countries\u2014which would form the basis for the definition, focused on the contemporary, of the missions of the Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e and the Fashion Museum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1988:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/fondationazzedinealaia.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Azzedine Ala\u00efa<\/a> (1935\u20132017), the first president of Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e, inaugurated his term with a donation of 80 models from his collections and with his commitment through a Chanel exhibition at Bor\u00e9ly, which brought together the great figures of French fashion (Saint Laurent, Pierre Berg\u00e9, K. Lagerfeld\u2026). The event in a way marked the birth certificate of the Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e association, founder of the Fashion Museum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1988:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chanel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Maison Chanel<\/a>, a historical partner and patron since the opening of the Fashion Museum, consolidated its support by co-organizing the first exhibition in France dedicated to Gabrielle, \u201cChanel Marseille Past-Present.\u201d Eighty models were displayed, including 24 exceptional pieces belonging to the Lilou Marquand ex-Grumbach collection (1931\/\u2013), acquired thanks to the patronage and support of Marseille\u2019s economic world. These pieces illustrate, beginning with the use of jersey, the evolution of women\u2019s clothing toward the freedom of the body.<\/p>\n<p>Fran\u00e7oise Montenay, President of SAS Chanel, who presided over Chanel Fashion for 15 years, was a lifelong friend and tireless mentor to Maryline.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 15 years, Bruno Pavlovski, current President of Chanel Fashion, has skillfully developed and preserved all the <em>m\u00e9tiers d\u2019art<\/em> (38 in total), 17 of which are gathered within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.le19m.com\/en\/galerie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Le 19M<\/a> in Aubervilliers\u2014a hyper-creative hub designed by an architect well known to the people of Marseille: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudy_Ricciotti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Rudi Ricciotti<\/a> (Mucem).<\/p>\n<p>In May 2024, Maryline and Bruno Pavlovski jointly received from Beno\u00eet Payan, the current Mayor of Marseille, the City\u2019s Medal of Honor, recognizing their commitment to placing Marseille on the international map of fashion cities\u2014not as a fad, but as a lasting presence.<\/p>\n<p>Through her many partnerships, which others would later enrich, there emerges a will, a dynamic, and of course increasingly significant achievements. In a word: a strategy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18648 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/11968e50e30ca974-tatachristiane-759x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/11968e50e30ca974-tatachristiane-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/11968e50e30ca974-tatachristiane-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/11968e50e30ca974-tatachristiane-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/11968e50e30ca974-tatachristiane-1138x1536.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/11968e50e30ca974-tatachristiane-1518x2048.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"strategy-for-fashion\">A Strategy for Fashion<\/h2>\n<p>This strategy could be summed up by the phrase \u201copening from the top for the bottom.\u201d The bottom of the social pyramid\u2014that is, those who build it and keep it alive. Indeed, it was never Maryline\u2019s intention to yield to elitism without using the resulting notoriety to construct fashion education for all, thereby breaking the isolation of creators in their first steps. A cycle (let us remember the Cycle of the Seasons) was set in motion. For 20 years, the Fashion Encounters had no other purpose than to establish fashion training programs within both public and private education.<\/p>\n<p>The 2010\/2011 academic year saw the creation of a complete program\u2014Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degrees in fashion and textile management, both creative and administrative\u2014within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-amu.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Aix-Marseille University<\/a>, the largest university in France, presided over until 2019 by Yvon Berland, another member of the \u201ccrew.\u201d A single recognized goal: to reach the pinnacle of expertise. Over time, academic ties and frameworks strengthened, networks were built with major brands (Gucci, Saint Laurent) to host young graduates: a \u201csystem\u201d unique in France. This is today\u2019s reality, as illustrated by the Chanel Cruise Show organized in Marseille in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>But let us take a step back\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There can be no strategy without a high point. Without a decisive encounter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18649 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/98268e50e3944e38-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/98268e50e3944e38-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/98268e50e3944e38-tatachristiane-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/98268e50e3944e38-tatachristiane-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/98268e50e3944e38-tatachristiane-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/98268e50e3944e38-tatachristiane-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A quick reminder. 1989: a political coalition was effectively formed\u2014Jean-Claude Gaudin for the Region, Lucien Weygand for the Department, and Robert Vigouroux for the City of Marseille\u2014to \u201creconquer,\u201d from both an economic and an image standpoint, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canebi%C3%A8re\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Canebi\u00e8re<\/a>, the city\u2019s main thoroughfare (which, as in Alibert\u2019s song, aims to be world famous\u2026). Among other projects, the idea of the Espace Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e took shape, at its heart the Fashion Museum, established in the disused building of the former Sigrand Covett company and inaugurated in 1993 with the exhibition Exotisms: Yves Saint Laurent.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fran%C3%A7ois_Mitterrand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand<\/a> and his Minister of Culture, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Lang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jack Lang<\/a>, supported this ambition, seeing in it a high-caliber state project representative of their policy of cultural decentralization. The State contributed 40% of the budget, with the remaining 60% equally divided between the City, the Department, and the Region. Architect <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michel_Wilmotte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Michel Wilmotte<\/a> won the contract for design and construction.<\/p>\n<p>But strategy can also face reversals. While Marseille was celebrating its designation as European Capital of Culture 2013, the Mayor of Marseille, Jean-Claude Gaudin, decided with his Municipal Council to abandon the Canebi\u00e8re and transfer the Fashion Museum to <a href=\"https:\/\/musees.marseille.fr\/chateau-borely-musee-des-arts-decoratifs-de-la-faience-et-de-la-mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ch\u00e2teau Bor\u00e9ly<\/a>, requisitioned to become the Museum of Decorative Arts, Faience, and Fashion. This may seem paradoxical, if only considering the notoriety of the mythic site left behind. The Fashion Museum gave way to a Tourist Office\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This inevitably raises questions about the future\u2014and political fluctuations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18653 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/90268e50e534806c-tatachristiane-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/90268e50e534806c-tatachristiane-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/90268e50e534806c-tatachristiane-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/90268e50e534806c-tatachristiane-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/90268e50e534806c-tatachristiane-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/90268e50e534806c-tatachristiane-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"future-fashion\">The Future of Mediterranean Fashion<\/h2>\n<p>Driven by Maryline, the specificity of Marseille\u2014Euro-Mediterranean and African Metropolis\u2014asserts more than ever its legitimacy to speak, to act, to innovate. Paris remains Paris, but Marseille becomes Marseille Plus. Twenty-two countries, including 17 from the southern shore of the Mediterranean, form a unique network of fashion creators, an international coverage whose foundations remain in their countries of origin\u2014even when these, shaken by wars or health crises, struggle to stand. Every two years, a system of grants sustains the link and outlines a common house, a family, sometimes even a substitute emotional home.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"consolidated-recognition\">Consolidated Recognition<\/h3>\n<p>Recognition for all this work has come from different horizons.<\/p>\n<p>From President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elysee.fr\/en\/emmanuel-macron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a>, first of all, at the Mediterranean Summit in 2019, which brought together five European and five African countries, validating the concept of the \u201cUnion of the Two Shores\u201d as an acknowledged label of coexistence and decentralization on an intercontinental level.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">UNESCO<\/a> next, following the work of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/director-general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Audrey Azoulay<\/a>, re-elected Director-General on November 9, 2021, who in 2022\/2023 included Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e\u2014by then (in 2019) transformed into the Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Endowment Fund (FDDMMM)\u2014as an expert partner in the first study and restitution on fashion professions in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francophonie.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Francophonie Summit<\/a> in 2024, in which the FDDMMM took part and which crowned five award-winning brands from Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>We could not close this brief chapter dedicated to recognition of Maryline\u2019s accomplishments without mentioning the distinctions that have honored her career: the Palmes Acad\u00e9miques, the title of Chevalier in the National Order of Merit, and Chevalier in the National Order of the Legion of Honor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18652 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/71368e50e49dd3ef-tatachristiane-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux: A Heart at Work\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/71368e50e49dd3ef-tatachristiane-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/71368e50e49dd3ef-tatachristiane-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/71368e50e49dd3ef-tatachristiane-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/71368e50e49dd3ef-tatachristiane-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/71368e50e49dd3ef-tatachristiane-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"open-door-future\">An Open Door to the Future<\/h2>\n<p>More than ever, what is now the FDDMMM is setting its course within an ever-expanding horizon. Marseille remains a Door that is always wide open\u2026<\/p>\n<p>In May 2023, Maryline handed over the reins (though without leaving her place on the Board of Directors).<\/p>\n<p>Since that date, the current governance is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jina Luciani<\/strong>, American\u2013Franco-Lebanese, founder of the eco-responsible brand <a href=\"https:\/\/occidente.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Occidente<\/a>, a committed and altruistic woman in her fifties, cultivating languages (English, French, literary Arabic\u2026) as much as volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sakina M\u2019Sa<\/strong>, Franco-Comorian, vice-president and recipient of the first training grant awarded by MMM in 1992, the only fashion structure in France to have been recognized with the \u201cUnion of the Two Shores\u201d label at the Mediterranean Summit (see above).<\/p>\n<p>Everything is in place. For the many years to come, one can only wish a safe journey to the \u201cnew crew.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"michel-bourgeois\">Michel Bourgeois<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18639\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/95768e50e092adc6-tatachristiane-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/95768e50e092adc6-tatachristiane-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/95768e50e092adc6-tatachristiane-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/95768e50e092adc6-tatachristiane-768x1362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/95768e50e092adc6-tatachristiane-866x1536.jpg 866w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/95768e50e092adc6-tatachristiane.jpg 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Age 73<\/p>\n<p>Retired commercial executive from SNCF.<\/p>\n<p>A lover of travel and the arts (literature, painting, music\u2026).<\/p>\n<p>He has participated in many humanitarian services and associations (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restosducoeur.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Restos du C\u0153ur<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petitsfreresdespauvres.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Petits Fr\u00e8res des Pauvres<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medecinsdumonde.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">M\u00e9decins du Monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/samu-social-international.com\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Samu Social<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atd-quartmonde.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ATD Quart Monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.confederationciq.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration des CIQ<\/a>\u2026), political organizations (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldh-france.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LDH<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.licra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LICRA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parti-socialiste.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Socialist Party<\/a>\u2026), and humanist circles (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.godf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Grand Orient de France<\/a>)\u2026<\/p>\n<p>But his greatest achievements remain\u2014together with his wife, Marie Th\u00e9\u2014their two daughters and, indirectly, their two grandsons.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"key-actions-mmm\">Key Actions of the Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Endowment Fund (MMM)<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"support-designers\">Support for Mediterranean and African Designers<\/h3>\n<p>The MMM Endowment Fund supports designers and researchers from regions distant from traditional fashion centers, such as Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, and Senegal. Its mission is to promote cultural diversity and gender equality.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"open-my-med\">Open my Med Festival<\/h3>\n<p>From 2016 to 2019, MMM organized the Open my Med festival, combining fashion shows and exhibitions in Marseille museums such as the Fashion Museum and the <a href=\"https:\/\/mucem.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">MUCEM<\/a>. This festival welcomed renowned designers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacquemus.com\/en_us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Simon Porte Jacquemus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koche.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Christelle Kocher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"international-exhibitions\">International Exhibitions and Collaborations<\/h3>\n<p>MMM has organized 45 exhibitions in partnership with cultural institutions and museums. The Fund has also collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">UNESCO<\/a> to support the fashion industry in Africa.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"scholarship-programs\">Scholarship Programs<\/h3>\n<p>The MMM Endowment Fund offers scholarships to support designers and researchers in the Mediterranean and Francophone Africa, funding projects centered on fashion, heritage, and scientific research.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"fashion-collections\">Fashion Collections<\/h3>\n<p>MMM has built clothing collections for the Fashion Museum and for its own association, thus contributing to the preservation of fashion heritage.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"cultural-academic-events\">Cultural and Academic Events<\/h3>\n<p>The Fund organizes study trips, master classes, and collaborations with resource centers, fostering the transmission of know-how and innovation.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"responsible-fashion\">Commitment to Responsible Fashion<\/h3>\n<p>MMM promotes a vision of ethical, artisanal, and innovative fashion. The Fund encourages knowledge exchange to help the sector evolve toward greater sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>These initiatives demonstrate the MMM Endowment Fund\u2019s commitment to an inclusive and sustainable fashion, while contributing to the recognition of talents in Mediterranean and African countries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18641 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"new-team\">Presentation of the New Team Alongside Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"jina-luciani\">Jina Luciani: President Committed to Sustainable Fashion<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18644\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/77068e50e1e1da9a-tatachristiane-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/77068e50e1e1da9a-tatachristiane-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/77068e50e1e1da9a-tatachristiane-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/77068e50e1e1da9a-tatachristiane-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/77068e50e1e1da9a-tatachristiane-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/77068e50e1e1da9a-tatachristiane-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/77068e50e1e1da9a-tatachristiane.jpg 1989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Jina Luciani is a prominent figure in Mediterranean and international fashion, recognized for her dedication to ethical and sustainable fashion. Born in Beirut and raised in the South of France, she studied fashion design at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitnyc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fashion Institute of Technology<\/a> in New York, then specialized in lingerie at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esmod.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ESMOD Paris<\/a>, graduating with honors. Her career began as Vice President of Design at Viamode NY, where she collaborated with prestigious brands such as Barneys New York, before founding her own label, French Nomad.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, upon returning to France, she launched <a href=\"https:\/\/occidente.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Occidente<\/a>, an eco-responsible fashion label inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle, blending luxury and well-being. The brand is known for its lingerie, loungewear, yogawear, and beachwear collections and has been warmly received by international press outlets such as <em>Le Monde<\/em>, <em>ELLE<\/em>, and <em>Women\u2019s Wear Daily<\/em>. It has also been a multiple recipient of the \u201cThe Selection\u201d prize at the <a href=\"https:\/\/saloninternationaldelalingerie.com\/salon-international-de-la-lingerie-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Salon International de la Lingerie<\/a> in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Luciani was awarded the OpenMyMed prize by Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e for her work with Occidente, and in 2019, she joined the Board of Directors of the Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Endowment Fund (FDDMMM), becoming its president in 2024. Her career reflects a vision of fashion committed to cultural diversity and inclusion, with a strong emphasis on sustainable development. She also serves as a Master Artisan of Art and a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/cew.asso.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Cosmetic Executive Women France<\/a>, and she mentors young designers at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ecoles-conde.com\/en\/campus\/ecole-de-conde-nice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00c9cole de Cond\u00e9 in Nice<\/a> and at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-amu.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Aix-Marseille University<\/a>, where she promotes a fashion respectful of the environment and Mediterranean culture.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"sakina-msa\">Sakina M\u2019Sa: Vice-President and Pioneer of Ethical Fashion<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18655\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/88468e51227e9982-tatachristiane.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/88468e51227e9982-tatachristiane.jpg 418w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/88468e51227e9982-tatachristiane-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/88468e51227e9982-tatachristiane-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Sakina M\u2019Sa is a Franco-Comorian fashion designer with a pioneering and committed career. She is Vice-President of the Maison Mode M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Endowment Fund (FDDMMM) and has a longstanding relationship with the institution, having been the first recipient of its training grant in 1992. Recognized for her socially conscious and eco-responsible approach to fashion, she is also the founder of her eponymous label, which emphasizes sustainability and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Her structure is the only one in France to have received the \u201cUnion of the Two Shores\u201d label at the Mediterranean Summit, a distinction highlighting her commitment to fostering closer ties between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean. As Vice-President of FDDMMM, Sakina M\u2019Sa actively supports initiatives that promote inclusive and supportive fashion, encourage young talent, and strengthen cultural cooperation across the Mediterranean. Her vision of fashion, rooted in authenticity and social impact, makes her an influential figure in the sector, particularly in the field of ethical and innovative fashion.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux: A Heart at Work \u2014 MMM\u2019s mission to anchor fashion in Marseille and the Mediterranean; awards, scholarships, sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2339,2357,2346,2361,2347,2351,2350,2344,2341,2356,1173,2342,2343,2352,2365,2358,2362,2355,2364,2340,2359,2348,2335,2366,2337,2334,2345,2338,2360,2336,2353,2349,2363,1043,857,2354],"class_list":["post-18630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-african-fashion","tag-audrey-azoulay","tag-azzedine-alaia","tag-bruno-pavlovski","tag-chanel","tag-chateau-borely","tag-cours-julien","tag-cultural-cooperation","tag-diversity-in-fashion","tag-emmanuel-macron","tag-ethical-fashion","tag-fashion-education","tag-fashion-heritage","tag-fashion-museum-marseille","tag-fashion-research","tag-francois-mitterrand","tag-francoise-montenay","tag-francophonie-summit","tag-grants","tag-inclusive-fashion","tag-jack-lang","tag-le-19m","tag-maison-mode-mediterranee","tag-marseille-culture","tag-marseille-fashion","tag-maryline-bellieud-vigouroux","tag-mediterranean-basin","tag-mediterranean-fashion","tag-michel-wilmotte","tag-mmm","tag-open-my-med","tag-rudi-ricciotti","tag-scholarships","tag-sustainable-fashion","tag-tata-christiane","tag-unesco"],"blocksy_meta":"","featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane.jpg",3000,2000,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true],"landscape-640":["https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-640x480.jpg",640,480,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux: A Heart at Work \u2014 MMM\u2019s mission to anchor fashion in Marseille and the Mediterranean; awards, scholarships, sustainability.<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Tata Christiane","url":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/author\/tata-christiane\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","acf":[],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5468e50e10cec04-tatachristiane-1024x683.jpg","featured_image_url_alt":"Maryline Bellieud-Vigouroux: A Heart at Work","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}