This is The Run Through. I'm Nicole Phelps.

Today on the show, I'm joined by Nicola de Felice, the artistic director of Courage.

In four years, Nicola has turned Courage from a nice-to-see show in Paris into a must-see show in Paris.

And I think he's done that with a combination of

very sexy clothes and incredible Savois fair that's really elevated. So here's my conversation

with Nicola de Felice. Welcome, Nicola. Thank you for joining me on the run-through.

Thank you, Nicola. It's an honor to be here.

We've only talked in Paris. This is the first time I'm seeing you on the other side of the Atlantic.

Yeah, it is true. I don't come that often. I remember last time I was here, I already made a little visit here, but not on this studio.

So I'm really glad.

What are you doing in New York?

We are here for a dinner with a collaboration with Nordstrom.

And it was the occasion to meet all the people that supported me for a few years now.

And just to – I mean, I love to come here.

It really reminds me of my beginnings, you know, when I started this job that we used to travel with Balenciaga to show the preco back in the days.

And I was, I mean, really new for me all these travels and everything.

And you some I come here, you know, the energy, the lights, the views, I feel like, yeah,

it's moving a bit.

I want to start even further back. I've never heard you talk about how you got your start in

fashion. What was it that turned you on about

design that made you want to get into fashion? You know, I'm coming from a little town in

Belgium and we didn't really have access to fashion, as you know it. We obviously there was like

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