What is the main inspiration behind this collection?
The collection is called ‘Inner Spring.’ It emerged from a dialogue between Éric Rohmer’s A Tale of Spring and Cy Twombly’s flowers. I was drawn to spring as a moment of transition: something fragile that begins to emerge before it has fully taken shape. In Rohmer’s film, I drew a great deal of inspiration from the interiors, the flowers in vases, the countryside, but also from the characters’ inner lives: what they feel, what they reveal and what they keep to themselves. The flowers sometimes appear blurred, almost as if they are fading away, and the garments, too, are fragile, irregular and organic. I like the idea that something reappears, but never exactly as it was before.
Which colours did you favour?
There’s beige and white – soft colours that remind me of apartment interiors. Then, alongside this rather subdued palette, there’s indigo blue, lilac and mauve.
What about the fabrics?
I’ve favoured very light and delicate fabrics, particularly silk, silk muslin and organza. As I work mainly from dormant stock, choosing the fabrics is really part of the creative process. I might have a very specific colour or texture in mind, but I then have to search through the existing stock for a fabric that comes as close as possible to it. I really like this constraint because it forces me to leave a touch of the unexpected in the collection.
A favourite destination for summer 2027?
Paris in August. It’s magical!
A childhood memory that shaped your career?
I don’t think there was a specific moment when I told myself I’d work in fashion. However, my grandfather worked in the silk trade, and I have very vivid memories of him surrounded by fabrics. As a child, I obviously didn’t realise that this would have any particular significance in my life; but today, as I spend my days searching for, touching and transforming fabrics, that memory inevitably takes on a different meaning.
A moment in fashion that inspired your work?
The moment I discovered the Antwerp Six, and then Japanese designers such as Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto. I’d just finished my law degree and was starting to seriously consider a career in fashion. It was a real revelation: I was discovering a form of fashion that could be strange, radical, poetic, sometimes almost abstract, and which went far beyond mere clothing. I think that was when I realised that fashion could be a genuine language.
Is there a film or book that continues to fascinate you?
Water and Dreams by Gaston Bachelard. I never tire of it. I must have read it eight times, sometimes just a few passages. I return to it much as one returns to a memory. I can open it at random and come across a few words or an image that transform me every time. That’s why, in fact, I wanted to create my very first collection inspired by this book.
A personal memory linked to this profession?
Seeing one of my outfits on the catwalk at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London when I was still a student at Central Saint Martins. I think it was one of the first moments when something that had previously existed only in my head suddenly became very real.
Your playlist for the end of the year?
For each new collection, I also create a playlist that captures its spirit. You can find them all on my website, under the Spotify tab.
Is there a new place in Paris you’d like to discover?
All the new restaurants opening in Paris!
A historic place?
The Historical Library of the City of Paris. I’ve long dreamt of spending a whole day there working, but for some reason I can’t seem to make it happen!
A dream for 2027? Any plans?
I’d like the brand to keep growing, both creatively and commercially.
Above all, my dream would be to have more and more freedom and resources to bring the ideas in my head to life exactly as I imagine them, to keep experimenting, to collaborate with people I admire, and to see the clothes find their place in more shops and be worn by more women.
Your motto or mantra?
‘If there’s no solution, it’s because there’s no problem.’ (Very useful to remember when you’re an entrepreneur!)
This interview has been lightly edited.
L.B
