It was around 1552 that the first depiction of a jeu de paume racket appeared on a painting showing Charles Maximilien, duc d’Orléans, future King Charles X, at the age of two holding a wooden paddle in his hands, triangular and strung with sheep gut. Tennis quickly became considerably important in England before growing in popularity...
Ambassador of affordable couture, Bouchra Jarrar cuts her work with extreme precision, analyzing the proportions with mathematical rigor. Her creations of timeless modernity have immediately convinced the fashion world with their elegant and pure silhouettes, creative style clashes amid flashy outfits. Her collections suggest femininity, revealed subtly, never too shrill. Devoted by the press at...
Elegance and aesthetic are notions that we readily associate with tennis. The player’s harmonious gestures were used in fashion by designers, then by photographers, as a medium for the presentation of female clothing or accessories. At the turn of the century, tennis was practiced in outfits that often doubled as city clothes. Women wore a...
From black dresses to restrained ornamentation, Chanel was neither the first nor the only one to make them in the 20s. As early as 1923, the simplicity of the black dress from the House of Premet was depicted in French Vogue. Chanel herself made several other black dresses before and after 1926. But it was this...
