“I want men’s jackets to be sexy… I want to change the look of the men.”
“It is true that I have always loved a
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TINA BARNEY : THE EUROPEANS
“What could be more fascinating subject for me than to continue to look at how people in one country relate
THE TARTAN
The tartan is a woolen fabric with colored checks, from Celtic peoples. The pattern is composed of intersecting
SWANN AND HIS INSPIRATIONS
“But if someone had told my grandmother that Swann, as a son of Swann, was perfectly “qualified” to be received by all the “beautiful
LODEN
In vogue during the 1970s when the material was rediscovered by several fashion houses, the loden was adopted by an intellectual elite.
JEUNES GENS MODERNES
“A bit rock, a bit punk, a bit electronic, pretty chic.” Jean-Yves Perrin, Frenchy but Chic, 1980
FLANNEL
Initially intended as workwear for Scottish peasants and workers, the flannel production process was later refined into a more valuable fabric suitable for suiting.
SUEDE: RETURN OF THE GLAM ROCK STYLE
“We were all out of work so we were going to the charity shops – we were accidentally dressed by Oxfam. In the early 90s, these stores weren’t filled with Gap T-shirts, they were selling clothes made 10 or 15 years earlier. We looked like we had adopted a retro chic style, but in truth […]
3-PIECE SUITS
The 3-piece suit, or full suit (jacket, trousers and waistcoat) appeared in Great Britain under the impetus of King Charles II who introduced it into the dress code of the Court in 1666. English aristocrats were already wearing long jackets with trousers made of the same fabric, but King Charles II added a 3rd element: […]
TOM WOOD, MERSEYSIDE’S YOUTH
On the banks of the River Mersey, between Liverpool and New Brighton, Tom Wood photographs the youth of the mid-1980s trying to fill the void and boredom. Ferry accros the Mersey: first contact with the youth of Liverpool In his first series of photographs Ferry accros the Mersey (1985), Tom Wood captures young people killing […]