The beginning of his photographic career was met with rapid success, thanks to his photography work on the advertising campaign for DIM stockings. He was awarded “First Prize” from the highly prestigious Art Directors Club for his work on this campaign. In the year that followed, he received this prize several times again. In 1987, Jacques Olivar began working in fashion and collaborated with the most prestigious international magazines: Italian Marie-Claire, British Vogue, Italian Uomo Vogue, French Glamour,…
He also joined forces with major clothing designers, and was put in charge of creating their image: Giorgio Armani, Hermès, Comme des Garçons, Céline, Rykiel,… Emotion, elegance and beauty are the constant key elements that are at the core of Jacques Olivar’s photographic works.