 As a young teen, Montezin was first inspired to go into fashion after seeing a dress by designer Anne Marie Beretta in a French magazine.He went on to get his primary education at Paris' l’Ecole de la Haute Couture, and after completing his studies, went to work on elaborate period costuming for the Opéra Bastille.While in Paris he also worked for both Loris Azzaro and master couturier Christian Lacroix, studying under the latter for eight years.