“Quiet and Singular”

“I have always been interested in the intimate relationship we can have with clothes. Every morning everybody has to dress, move, and go to work; and dressing up is of course a projection of ourselves, of our personality, but there’s also a sensual relationship to the clothes. We have to feel comfortable in every sense […]

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“I have always been interested in the intimate relationship we can have with clothes. Every morning everybody has to dress, move, and go to work; and dressing up is of course a projection of ourselves, of our personality, but there’s also a sensual relationship to the clothes. We have to feel comfortable in every sense of the word—comfortable and functional. We have to be able to move in it.”

— Christophe Lemaire

“And you have to wear them first. These aren’t the kind of pieces that scream at you from the rack. They’re flexible, and I think that is what we search for when we dress. These are clothes that each person can wear in their own way.”

— Sarah-Linh Tran

“We all have busy lives. We all feel anxiety in the morning about getting dressed. So we try to create clothes that help you to feel stronger, more confident, seductive, and therefore we believe in clothes that help you to be yourself rather than someone else. We don’t like disguise.”

 Christophe Lemaire

The Line talks to Christophe Lemaire and Sarah-Linh Tran, and yes, it’s a very good read.

Read the complete feature [here]