Tomas Maier (born in April of 1957 in Pforzheim) is a German-born designer. Maier was raised in a family of architects and attended a Waldorf school as a child. From there he headed to Paris, where he trained at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. His professional experience includes designing for Guy Laroche and Sonia Rykiel, where he designed men’s wear for eight years, and Revillon, where he spent four years as creative director. From 2001 to 2018, he served as Creative Director at the Italian brand Bottega Veneta.
Tomas Maier established a swimwear label in 1997 with business partner Andrew Preston. On 19 November 2013, Kering announced it was investing in Tomas Maier's own label to "infuse it with the capital needed to ramp up expansion, including the addition of more company-owned boutiques". In 2018, Tomas Maier teamed up with Japanese casual wear retailer Uniqlo for a one-time-only resort-focused collection. The Tomas Maier brand was shut down in 2018, definitely ending the cooperation between the designer and Kering.
