The Wind Will Be Her Date

March 14, 2018

Amélie Pichard is the epitome of entrepreneurial elegance— with added eroticism. Although “it-girls” aren’t necessarily our fashion forte, she’s stood out as someone who can cater to the crowd focused on a feminine aesthetic, and also appeal to those with the(a) tongue-in-cheek approach to style. According to her Instagram, Amélie Pichard is “A Topless Accessory Brand” “Timeless But Sexy” and this is as confusing as it is a correct description.

The designer has built her brand on the belief that clothing are merely a manner of masking the beauty of a woman’s naked body, and that accessories are the only avenue of accentuating it’s innate allure. And each season Amélie has achieved her goal— from collaborating with the truest symbol of female sexuality, Pamela Anderson, on a line of mules, to creating a classic, cutesy slipper that somehow also screamed sex appeal.

This season, she’s taking it even further, with a brand new collection based on the relateable, although self-referential, concept of “Temps Libre”. With the hard-working woman in mind, Pichard has produced a line of lovely, lavish accessories— from covetable, colorful chunky-heeled boots, to a string of surprising twists on her classic crocodile clutch.

Text by Anna Zanes

“Hard worker? Sure. Too much? Perhaps. Stop. Go to the sea. She arrives arrives on the port, playing a bourgeoise. She wants mussels, sea air and nothing. She dreams of a fisherman or a sailor, a wet and salty Depardieu. She’ll wait under the lighthouse. The wind will be her date. Favorite hobbies? Letting time pass, against all odds. Drifting off while remaining on the beach. Dreaming. Feeling free. The most important thing in all this? Finding beauty in the banal."

Photos courtesy of Amélie Pichard

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