La Samaritaine wishes to honor Paris and fashion by offering an immersion behind the scenes of the creative workshops for a spring.
Until May 17, The Samaritan offers barges a immersion in the world of creation. The mythical temple of Parisian luxury, which reopened in June 2021, is transformed into a gigantic “Workshop fashion“. Get ready to discover every moment in the life of a collection, as well as behind the scenes of ready-to-wear and haute couture thanks to a series of exhibitions, spectacular window displays, ultra-pop-up stores and workshops not to be missed.A real immersion in the fashion sphere.
Rather photography, couture or beauty?
Want to know more about fashion photography? You have an appointment with the course “Fashion is a game”. This exhibition features the images of the famous photographer Erwin Blumenfeldvisionary artist and collaborator of Vogue Paris and of Harper’s Bazaar.
If you’ve always dreamed of strolling through a fashion designer’s studio, you are invited to “The Creator’s Table”. And it’s Guillaume Henry, from the Patou house, which receives. The opportunity to take a look at its mood boardshis inspirations, his sketches… Students from the ESMOD fashion school also took part in this exhibition, covering the ceiling with their pretty pencil strokes.
And that’s not all. La Samaritaine, which belongs to the LVMH group, takes advantage of this event to present to the general public Nona Source. This startup, created by employees of Bernard Arnault’s company sources all dormant materials from the LVMH houses for young designers. The luxury version of upcyclingin short.
This fashion universe also continues its existence outside La Samaritaine with a series of paintings depicted in the windows of the building, from Pont-Neuf to rue de Rivoli. The designer, the stylist, the feather maker, the hatter, the colorist, the small hand, the draper, the pattern maker or even the jeweller… The different know-how of the fashion professions are honored there.
Finally, among the new store pop-ups to discover, we count that of The Frankie shop, the New York store that presents a unisex wardrobe in different variations and a capsule collection of 18 pieces made exclusively for the event. But also that of the publishing house Assouline and its ephemeral library of beautiful works to amaze us.