Background
Touitou was born in 1951 to a Tunisian Jewish family.
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Jean Touitou
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He was then "a revolutionary militant for a few years" and arrived in Paris from Tunisia in 1960. He studied at L’Ecole Alsacienne, and earned a degree in history from the Sorbonne.
Career
Touitou"s first role in the fashion industry was landing an entry-level job "by accident" at Kenzo Takada"s French luxury house Kenzo in 1975. Touitou founded A.P.C. (Atelier de Production et de Création) in 1987. He served as a “ghost designer” for a number of brands, including Joseph to earn money during A.P.C."s early years when the brand was not yet profitable.
Touitou opened a private kindergarten Ateliers de la Petite Enfance (APE) in 2008.
