Born April 25, 1929, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended C.E. Byrd High School. He went on to study fashion at Traphagen School of Fashion in New York City, graduating in 1945 in Costume Design and Sketching. He moved to Paris and studied at School Of Chambre Syndicale De La Couture Parisienne (École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne) which is part of Fédération Française de la Couture. In Paris he was an assistant to fashion designers, Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain. Joris served two years in the United States Army, followed by a move to Hollywood to work for Columbia Pictures. At Columbia he worked with movie costume designer, Jean Louis. He eventually moved back to New York City and worked with Cuddlecoat New York and with the Jones Apparel Group, where he designed the Christian Dior Designer Sportswear Collection and the Jones New York line of women's apparel.
