For LECAVALIER´s debut on Paris Fashion Week’s official calendar, Creative Director Marie-Eve Lecavalier focuses on the theatricality of everyday life and on the expression of mystic energy through dance, rites and ceremonials. The collection explores the metaphorical connections between real world and magic, body and mind, drawing inspiration from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s surrealistic film The Holy Mountain and the opéra fantastique The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach.
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Mona Chollet’s book Witches: The Undefeated Power of Women about the persecution of women and their independence plays an homage to inner strength and freedom. A meditative state is reached through rhythmic, repetitive movements involved in hand weaving and crochet. A sense of letting go of control is depicted though graphic, wavy details. Transparent and sheer elements exist to remind us of the vulnerability.
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Sustainability and upcycling continue to play a major role at LECAVALIER: handmade vegetal prints are created in collaboration with artist Marie Les Bains through an ancient technique using fresh flowers, bringing another dimension to the iconic swirl print, with an organic yet romantic effect. Oversized denim garments are made of 100% recycled jeans, while leftover leather is now used for a new knitting technique inspired by vintage crochet.
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Suiting acquires significance becoming one of the protagonists of the collection, developed in refined crepe fabric. Handmade knitted scuba items, made of leftovers from past seasons, and transparent light knit rib create a beautiful wrapping effect by its texture and transparency. The body is unveiled and concealed as part of a playful yet sensual hide and seek. Classic shirting confers an elegant and timeless allure.
Important partners for this season are Canadian retailer La Maison Simons and Paris Fashion Week.
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Ph: Riccardo Raspa
