Charles Varenne

Stylist based in Paris & New York

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For Charles Varenne, styling is more nuanced than simply dressing people in beautiful clothing. “I’m interested in constantly reinventing beauty,” he says. “Beauty is diverse, especially in the world we live in today. I want to push a character, or s...

Numéro Magazine by David Paige

Styled by Charles Varenne

Vogue Arabia feat. Michele Lamy

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine by Bjarne x Takata

Styled by Charles Varenne

V Magazine Calendar by Zoey Grossman

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro by Jean-Baptiste Mondino

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine by Jacob Sutton

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine by Yulia Gorbachenko

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine shot by Yulia Gorbachenko

Styled by Charles Varenne

Elle by Tom Schirmacher

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numero Hommes by Jean Baptiste Mondino

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine by Bjarne x Takata

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine by Julia Gorbachenko

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine by Ben Hassett

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine by Ben Hassett

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine by Tom Munro

Styled by Charles Varenne

CAP 74024 by Fabien Montigue

Styled by Charles Varenne

NUMERO HOMMES by YULIA GORBACHENKO

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numéro Magazine feat. Malgosia Bella

Styled by Charles Varenne

Elle US feat. SIENNA MILLER

Styled by Charles Varenne

Elle Us Feat. LILY COLLINS

Styled by Charles Varenne

Elle feat. Dua Lipa

Styled by Charles Varenne

Elle US feat. Black Pink

Styled by Charles Varenne

Elle US feat. Nathalie Portman

Styled by Charles Varenne

Harper's Bazaar feat. Margot Robbie

Styled by Charles Varenne

Numero Hommes by Peter Lindberg feat. Jake Gyllenhaal

Styled by Charles Varenne

Charles Varenne

Stylist based in Paris & New York

For Charles Varenne, styling is more nuanced than simply dressing people in beautiful clothing. “I’m interested in constantly reinventing beauty,” he says. “Beauty is diverse, especially in the world we live in today. I want to push a character, or show a different side of someone by experimenting with an unexpected look. Fashion is about playing.”

Born in Paris and based between Paris and New York, Varenne was inspired to work as a stylist after attending Helmut Lang shows in the 90s. “I remember being very moved,” says Charles. “I was young, but it piqued my curiosity and my interest in fashion has grown since then.”

He started his career as an assistant at Numero Paris in 2000. Charles clearly made an impression because he was promoted to fashion editor just four years later. He now has around 20 years of experience and has worked with everyone from Dua Lipa to Tom Ford. He is particularly proud of a cover story he shot for Harper’s Bazaar US in LA with Margaux Robbie and a Jake Gyllenhaal cover for Numero Homme, shot by Peter Lindbergh.

He continues to contribute to Numero Paris, and works with Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue China, Vogue Japan, and Roberto Cavalli.