The discovery of Paisley occurred during a trip in 1981. It was during his stay in India that Gimmo Etro, founder of the eponymous brand in 1968, discovered a cashmere motif inspired by Indian and Pakistani fabrics: Paisley. This design, born in Mesopotamia, traced droplets that symbolized the seeds of palm or date trees. Synonymous...
Imagining styles that highlight womankind: this is the philosophy of the head of hat creation for Maison Michel since 2006. The brand has existed since 1936, although few were in the know – Auguste Michel is to thank for the founding of this milliner. Since then, Chanel has taken over the manufacturer, bringing its savoir-faire...
In 1975, Helmut Newton was contacted by Vogue Paris; the artist was to oversee one of the season’s fashion spreads. The shoot took place in a narrow little Paris street: rue Aubriot in the Marais, where the photographer had been living for 14 years. The photo session was attended by an intimate group of just...
Artisanal workmanship assisted by ancestral and high-tech machines are what allow Barrie to perfectly master various weaving techniques. More than a dozen operations are needed for the conception of a hand-made prototype. The animal fiber used comes from goats of the plains of Mongolia and China; this same fiber is then delicately examined before taking...
“We wanted to imagine what foreigners must think of the Parisienne, her elegance, her urban attitude, a certain nonchalance…” This first collection distills retro and pure silhouettes in the cut; made ravishing and enrapturing with floral prints, at times hippy, sometimes naive, but always playful. In a color palette that goes from lavender to red...
It’s a bistro named Gabrielle that housed the runway for the Fall/Winter 2015-2016 collection. A luxurious establishment with très Parisian décor. Also very Parisian was the runway’s ambiance: sitting on a terrace, a cigarette in hand, Chanel’s beauties brought back Gabrielle’s legend in an instant. But it was far from nostalgia for times gone by, since Karl...
Straight out of the retro-futuristic universe of the 90s, the Fall/Winter 2015-2016 collection from the MM6 line ends up like a complicated chemical experience. Throughout the runway, very technical but still poetic pieces are to be discovered. By concentrating the DNA of the collection around the notion of survival, the MM6 Martin Margiela line couldn’t...
We already know about Dries Van Noten’s love for ancient times and different cultures; we know of his nameless sophistication and rare wit. By imagining what icons of yesteryear would wear today, Dries Van Noten composed a winter wardrobe made of brocades, carpet motifs, velvet, sequins, and gold details. An audacious mixture of Eastern influences...
A blue carpet runway, carmen lips and grapes print, for her second runway at the head of the chic Parisian label, Julie de Libran imagined a collection with Nouvelle Vague influences. Combining fun with chic, classicism with futurism, the new creative director for Rykiel ordered pretty silhouettes that functioned without an ounce of preciosity. And,...
Ever since her arrival at the head of the Parisian fashion house, Phoebe Philo has been unequalled for turning around or even opposing aesthetic orthodoxies. The consecration of a minimalist gimmick is thus being eliminated today to surprise us by fusing glamour and conceptual grammar. This is how 38 different looks were featured during Paris...
