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FILLES A PAPA

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At TF we love fashion to have fun, which makes us beautiful and uninhibited, which claims what we are.

This is the mantra of the Filles A Papa, which offers a rebel and wise cloakroom both.
Discovery in words and images.

CHARLES SWEATSHIRT

Behind this unconventional name hiding two Belgian young sisters, Carol and Sarah, who style girls like them, who refuse to take fashion too seriously.
Their clothes are designed to celebrate and live life without taking the head. A very “tomboy” collection with the right amount of sexiness to seduce us all.

The name is ironic. It reflects their first girls Filles A Papa somewhat rebellious and willing to emancipation. Girls who do not have cold eyes, sexy, impulsive and do not care about the look of the other. Cool and stylish girls in sum.


Finding their sources of inspiration within Punk and Rock’n'Roll culture, they have developed a wardrobe made out of strong and assertive looks, hovering between American sportswear and European chic.

Their collections are a message of freedom and independence, worn with aplomb and fitting bodies closely.
Debbie Harry’s cheekiness and Kim Gordon’s ageless glamor come to mind. Boundaries collapse between formal and casual wear, masculine and feminine, rough and refined. Sequins adorn utility shapes, while oversize styles are combined with skinnier fits.

Rich in contrasts and influences, FILLES A PAPA’s clothes are energetic, smart and uninhibited. Day and night become one, while sartorial codes clash and blur, offering a new chemistry for modern girls.

Graphic and structured at the same time, jackets have a slimming effect on the silhouette and legs are shown off in tight pants. Evening fabrics lose some of their drama in comfortable and fluid shapes, as easy to wear as a tee-shirt.

Layered according to circumstances, and made for everyday life, Filles A Papa‘s garments quickly become stylish friends. Refusing to take themselves too seriously, Carol and Sarah are having fun with fashion, celebrating its vitality and paradoxical nature.


FILLES A PAPA – Spring / Summer 2013 Lookbook

BILLIE SEQUIN TOP-001

BOY SWEATER

CHARLES SWEATSHIRT 2

BEN SHIRT-001

COURTNEY SHORT

 

 

DASH TANK 2

 

 

DASH TANK 4

FREDDY PERFECTO

DIM TSHIRT-001

HERMES SWEATER

MARCEL VEST

MIKE BERMUDA

NINA PANT

TOM TSHIRT

ZAC JOGGING 1 

ZAC JOGGING 2

 

 

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Filles A Papa : the brand for those who assume (themselves).

www.fillesapapa.com

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GABRIELLE CHANEL, COMIC BOOK HEROINE

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She’s the most famous fashion designer of the 20th century, and now she’s also the subject of a new graphic novel, in a beautiful not-to-be-missed book from Editions Naïve. We take a look.

Following on the heels of Paul Morand’s The Allure of Chanel, former Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Paris, Edmonde Charles-Roux’s 2009 French-language L’irrégulière ou Mon itinéraire Chanel and Anne Fontaine and Jan Kounen’s unbeatable Chanel biopics, Chanel has now joined the comic book universe.

As planet fashion gets ready to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Chanel’s first boutique at the Deauville’s Hotel Normandy, the legendary designer has now become the subject of one of Editions Naïve’s collection of comic books on great women. Illustrated by Bernard Ciccoliniand written by Pascale Frey, the book follows the life of France’s famous orphan turned high priestess of fashion. And no detail from her early life is forgotten, from her semi-reclusive life at Aubazine Abbey, to the way she learned to sew, her start in the fashion world as a sales assistant at a Moulins boutique, to her life as a singer on the stage of theLa Rotonde cabaret.

In part two of the book, high society beckons and we see Chanel fall for the first great love of her life, horse fanatic Etienne Balsan. Then we see her meet second love, Arthur Capel. Next comes Chanel’s move to Paris in 1910 to the legendary 21 Rue Cambon address. The rich cultural scene of the era is also revisited with a glimpse at Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and a look at the personalities of the interwar artistic scene — and all with as much interesting detail as the release of the first Chanel fragrance and the creation of the famed Chanel silhouette.

Finally, Chanel’s keen sense of humor, the myriad opportunities she had to travel the world and rub shoulders with Hollywood legends and the brand’s huge revival just as the designer turned 71 is portrayed in graphic form. In fact, every last part of this determined designer’s life is presented in this delightful book which brings her strong personality to life on the page in stunning watercolor.

By Pascale Frey and Bernard Ciccolini (illustrations).  Coco Chanel  is published by Editions Naïve as part of the French language Grands Destins de Femmes collection. €23.

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