Paris. Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de Couture. Studio manager at Maison Hubert de Givenchy.
Rome. Chief designer at Irène Galitzine. Designed the Haute Couture Summer and Winter collections 1967 and 1968.
London. Tutor ‘French moulage’ at the Royal College of Art .
Engagements with Art and Fashion academies in the Netherlands (Groningen, Arnhem, Amsterdam, Maastricht); Belgium (Antwerp; Brussels); London; Tokio, Japan.
Bob Verhelst, visual artist & scenographer of art/fashion exhibitions, honours Pessers in a contribution to the ‘Fashion Antwerp Academy 50’ jubilee book: “ .. I started at the fashion academy mainly because of Hieron Pessers: our teacher in drapage and fabric modelling (‘moulage’). When I first saw him at work in the fashion department of our academy – where initially I studied graphic arts – I was quite fascinated…
Tim van Steenbergen, Fashion Designer, Antwerp From: De Standaard, 8 september 2005) … “especially the sessions ‘Drapage’ taught by Hieron Pessers have remained with me. From him I learned the basic techniques, the real craftmanship .. he opened the door to higher-level skills: draping on an actual bust is almost like being a sculptor ..
Romina Karamanea, Fashion Designer Athens From: Interview, by Anna Winston, 30th March 2009) ‘.. it is thanks to the sheer brilliance and talent of the tutors at St Martins that I was able to learn such valuable skills. Most inspiring as a tutor was Hieron Pessers, who taught me skills that were extremely important and that I am most grateful to have gained.
Martin Margiela, from: https://www.momu.be/nl/collection-stories/martin-margiela ‘…I learned drapage techniques from Hieron Pessers, late studio manager at Hubert de Givenchy and tutor ‘French Drapage’ at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
Fashion Academy Antwerp. Mary Prijot with tutors Marthe van Leemput and Hieron Pessers Source: ‘Fashion Antwerp Academy 50’; Lannoo Publishers 2013)
