LE FANTÔME is not a brand. It is a language — written in fabric, woven from movement, rebellion, and survival. It is a fashion house that does not follow trends but creates its own narrative.
We do not design for the market, but for the moment — for the festival night, the city street, the imagined future. Each collection grows out of vision, not calculation. This may mean rarity, limited pieces, or longer waiting times for what you desire — but it is precisely this intention that defines the essence of LE FANTÔME.
We produce in Poland, in dialogue with local tailoring workshops we have known for years. We are present in the process — from sketch, through construction, to working together on every seam.
Michał Kellen — founder and creative director of LE FANTÔME — combines experience in garment design and construction with a background in painting and poetry. This fusion gives the collections the dimension of both craftsmanship and art.
He consciously removes himself from the center, hiding behind a mask. It is a protest against a fashion world built on the cult of the individual and celebrity faces. Kellen does not want to be the face of the brand — he wants to be its hands. Because LE FANTÔME is not a story about one name, but about the people who create it at every stage.
The strength of his vision grows out of collaboration. Each collection is a dialogue with the team and the atelier, where craft and experience meet the idea to create a coherent whole.
At LE FANTÔME time is part of the process. Each garment is sketched, cut, sewn, and finished by us — for the person who chooses it. It is the rhythm of craftsmanship that cannot be accelerated without losing what matters most: quality, precision, and the soul of the design.
We do not create seasonal collections for the sake of abundance. We create in the rhythm of the atelier — slowly, consciously, with full focus. Most of the materials we work with come from Poland, Austria, and Finland. We select them as we work: carefully and without compromise.
Behind every collection stand people. Masters of tailoring. Mrs. Zuzanna from Oświęcim, Mrs. Beata from Katowice, and Michał Kellen — together, almost one hundred years of experience. Their hands and eyes teach us patience, and every seam becomes the result of thousands of hours of practice.
