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Le Teddy Athletically Classic

31 October 201321 October 2020Fashion & accessories, Ready To Wearby

The famous boiled wool blouse with a minted left breast and leather sleeves wouldn’t appear until the 1930s. At the time of its creation, its colors and features were strictly regimented. The body’s color designated the primary color of the student’s university, while the sleeves were reserved for the secondary color. The telltale letter that...

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Thigh Boots : The Feminity Game

30 October 201321 October 2020Fashion & accessories, Ready To Wearby

In the Belle Époque, women would slowly but surely adopt thigh boots for utilitarian reasons. They were worn only in bad weather. It wasn’t until the 60s that this accessory acquired a purely aesthetic function, creating an image in the collective imagination of a boot-wearing Amazon warrior. Just like the first uses of thigh boots...

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The Comité Montaigne’s Catherinettes

30 October 201321 October 2020Fashion & accessories, Ready To Wearby

The tradition started in the 16th century. Catherine of Alexandria was decapitated for having refused a marriage that would have required her to renounce her faith. Subsequently canonized by the Catholic church, Saint Catherine became the patron saint of young girls of 25 years. Her saint’s day, celebrated on the 25th of November, saw these...