Interactive fashion
In a large smoked glass hallway, a plethora of actor-models theatrically presented Marc Le Bihan's collection at the Carrousel du Louvre. Couples of all ages and nationalities, and of multiple silhouettes met, crossed paths, laughed, suffered, staged a conversation, a dispute, a separation or a reconciliation, all amongst a general exchange of clothing. It was a poetic and metaphorical playlet, in a style which is simultaneously timeless and extremely contemporary, universal and culturally transformable. The actors wore spinning dresses with trains, rolled skirts, giant drapings, vests and chest pieces in boiled wool, grandfather-style shirts, 18th century frock coats and large rustic overcoats, vintage-style t-shirts and tank tops, large wool pants and pyjama pants, tulle skirts and old-fashioned corsets, and small vests with notched cut-outs blending quilted fabric and felted wool. There were infinite combinations of materials and clothing; from an eccentric assortment of pieces we may layer, mix and match according to our humor, with the unbridled creativity of children discovering a chest full of clothes in an attic. The result was poetic, romantic and profoundly realistic and personal.
Virginie Transon
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