Zadig & Voltaire FW 22 show, colour, print, and glitter
THIS IS A MANIFESTO.
CLOTHES MOVE WITH THE BODY, NEVER CONSTRAINING IT.
A FLOWING SILK TUNIC WITH PUFFED SLEEVES, AN OVER-SIZED WOOL AND CASHMERE HOODIE, WORN AS A MINI DRESS, CARESSING THE SKIN: THE PIECES FLOAT WITH THOSE WHO WEAR THEM. THE SHEARLING VEST, WITH ITS FLORAL AND GRAPHIC EMBROIDERY, STRUCTURES THE MOVEMENT. MATCHED WITH A PAIR OF SILVER LEATHER PANTS OR AN OPENWORK ORGANDY BLOUSE, IT IS THE FOLKLORIC PIECE, THE ONE THE MARKS THE REVIVAL.
AN IMPULSE.
THE LOOK IS NONCHALANT. INEXHAUSTIBLE.
COMBINATIONS ARE AT PLAY. CRUMPLED SUEDE PANTS COMPLIMENT THE JOE, ZADIG & VOLTAIRE’S SIGNATURE BOOT, WHICH IS REVISITED THIS SEASON IN HAIRY LAMBSKIN, AS IS THE ALPHA MULE. CREATIVE FREEDOM IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE SILHOUETTE.
A CALLING.
DECONSTRUCTING IS KEY TO BUILDING SOMETHING SOLID.
THE LONG COAT IN WOOL AND CASHMERE KNIT MIXES SHADES THAT FORM IRREGULAR STRIPES. WORN OVERSIZED, DAY OR NIGHT. GREEN, NAVY OR GOLD SEQUINS ADORN THE SUITS, WHILE THE SLIT DRESS PLAYS WITH PRINTS AND LACE INLAYS, THE WAY IT WOULD WITH CODES AND CONVENTIONS.
COLORS.
STRIKING AND VIBRANT.
COLORS SERVE THE MOVEMENT. WORN WITH THE ICONIC ROCKYSSIME BAG IN SUEDE OR SOFT LEATHER, THE JACQUARD, YELLOW AND GREEN SILKS BRIGHTEN THE CITIES. STRIDES CROSS AND COLLIDE. YET AGAIN, GLITTER GIVES SPARKLE TO THE DAY WHILE BEARING THE TRACES OF A PAST NIGHT.
A YEARNING.
TAKING RISKS SETS US FREE.
COMBINATIONS HAVE ONLY ONE RULE, FREEDOM. THE FUR COLLAR SUSTAINS THE GAZE.
THE MINI DRESS MADE OF EMBROIDERED MESH IS ENHANCED WITH CROSS-STITCHES, AMPLE SLEEVES AND BARE LEGS. THE CECILIA BAG, THE ULTIMATE ACCESSORY, EMPHASIZES THIS EFFORTLESS AND TIMELESS AUDACITY.
A MESSAGE.
WORDS ARE WORN.
JE M’EN FOUS IN CAPITAL LETTERS ON A FEATHER CASHMERE T-SHIRT. AS IF IT WERE A SLOGAN. A PROVOCATION.
A VIEW.
OF THE PRESENT. INTO THE FUTURE.
EACH PIECE OF THE COLLECTION IS A VISION PROJECTED INTO THE FUTURE. HOT PANTS AND THE STUDDED SUEDE JACKET REVISIT THE CODES OF THE PAST FOR THE STREETS OF TODAY. JEWELRY IS COLLECTED, STACKED AND SUPERIMPOSED. AND WINGS SOAR OVER THE CITIES IN THE CONQUEST OF TOMORROW.
A VISION.
CLOTHES MIX AND MATCH, THEY INTERTWINE.
THE PIECES ARE MEANT TO BE EXPERIENCED. TO BE LIVED IN AND WORN OUT. TO ENHANCE THE SILHOUETTES IN THEIR WILD ADVENTURE. A SAVVY ESCAPE TO BRIGHTER DAYS.
THIS IS A QUEST.
ONE OF CREATION, ONE OF PRODUCTION.
BY SHOWING IN PARIS, AT THE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS ON JUNE 17TH 2022, THE FALL-WINTER 2022 COLLECTION IS INSCRIBED IN THE HERITAGE OF THE APPLIED ARTS. PRODUCTS, CREATED WITH STYLE.
LIKE THE SCAFFOLDING THAT ASSERTS ITSELF IN THE INSTITUTION’S DECOR, THIS IS WHAT THE HOUSE OF ZADIG &VOLTAIRE IS ALL ABOUT: A SPACE IN MOTION, IN PERPETUAL EVOLUTION, YET ONE THAT DOES NOT NEGLECT ITS HERITAGE.
LA LIBERTÉ.
ENCORE.
CREDITS:
Music by Regina Demina – Comme un Ange (Exclusive EP)