Sarah B Solanet is a Paris-born visual artist with a background in fashion and art. Painting has been with me for as long as I can remember, it is my truest form of expression, the thread that has always run beneath everything I do. I studied at Mod’Art International and earned my master’s degree in 2010. My creative journey began in 2009 on the film Coco avant Chanel, directed by Anne Fontaine, where I worked alongside costume designer Catherine Leterrier and her team to create costumes for Audrey Tautou and Marie Gillain ﹏ a project that went on to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design.
After graduating, I worked as a dresser for fashion houses like Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Elie Saab, and Maison Martin Margiela for seven years, eventually becoming Cara Delevingne’s personal dresser for Chanel shows. In 2012, I signed with DI Agency for modeling and began assisting stylist Guya Marini on campaigns for Globus Cashmere, S.Oliver, and L’Officiel Magazine.
In 2013, I collaborated with New York stylist Gerlan Marcel, representing her brand Gerlan Jeans at the Rendez-Vous showroom in Paris. My experience in film continued with Hello World for the school La Fémis, where I designed futuristic jewelry. Inspired by this project, I launched my own jewelry brand, Couleur Punk à L’eau, creating bold perspex pieces.
Parallel to this, I modeled for artists like sculptor Philippe Séené and figurative painter Shane Wolf, which deepened my understanding of 3D forms and color. In 2015, seeking new inspiration, my partner and I moved to a creative warehouse community in North London, where I developed my distinctive drawing style, influenced by the eclectic group of artists I lived with. During this time, my Perspex jewelry brand Couleurs Punk à L’eau was stocked for several years at Ilaria Lepore’s shop on Brick Lane.
In 2017, we relocated to Brighton, where we now raise our son. It is here that I am also represented by Fresh, a Brighton-based modelling agency. These diverse experiences in fashion, cinema, and art ultimately led me back to what had always been there from the start: painting, my deepest passion, and the place where all my experiences converge into my true artistic voice.
The “B” in Sarah B Solanet is a tribute to my late grandmother Béatrice, who passed on her love for beauty and art.
