My Little Paradise

July 16, 2019

Having grown up in a family a little strange and bourgeois, I love playing absurd codes and imagine my collection as characters. For my first collection, I was inspired by the documentary "Grey Gardens," where two extravagant women have locked themselves for years without going out. These women then created new looks from their old looks.

That's why in my prints, we find a lot of dogs, patterns and wallpaper. The appetite for noble materials such as fur is replaced by polyester prints and silk shirts that are adorned with cultured pearls, stretched shoulders, and with jackets that twist with buttons on the side. Soles of sneakers are encrusted on the evening shoes, the pins take the form of their dogs. The coats are lengthened, the lines are blurred. The cotton invites the lace; scarves gather to make a sweater, futuristic capes arise, haute couture dresses go down and become flared trousers; the corset is worn on the jacket.

The idea was also to blend into the world of couture and to confront it to a younger, more digital, more up-to-date world, which is why in my inspiration shoot with the model Adèle Farine we distorted her eyes, face, mouth, to talk about retouched faces of rich women but also Snapchat filters.

Text and clothing by Alphonse Maitrepierre
Produced by NDA Paris

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At the center of the collection are two very different silhouettes. The Scar, originally introduced in 2001, makes a comeback in Falcon and X-Silver Metal, while the spiked Suture Jacket looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. Both come equipped with specially designed vented Prizm lenses, keeping things functional despite their otherworldly appearance.

The lineup also includes a perforated long-sleeve tee, a lightweight trail cap, and a silver-foil bandana. All designed with breathability in mind, whether you're actually hitting the trails or just dressing the part.

The collection drops October 13 at SATISFY and Oakley.