Since photographer Paolo Roversi photographed her for the French edition of Elle when she was only 15 years old, the aristocrat Ines de la Fressange has become a style icon. She is the perfect manifestation of Parisian chic that the industry never tires of replicating season after season and regardless of trends.
Versatile and putting quality in fabric before creativity in patterns, the French model’s style caught the attention of the Japanese giant Uniqlo, who offered her to form a powerful alliance with an annual capsule line. A collaboration that this April comes to an end with the last of the lines designed by Fressange for Uniqlo.
The model’s first collection for Uniqlo was launched in 2014 with the aim of exploring that timeless elegance that permeates French style. A line of basics that has been gaining strength year after year.
“I want my clothes to help women know themselves better and have confidence. Smile and personality are the most important thing,” explains the French aristocrat on the Uniqlo website, who describes her latest collection as quiet luxury, elegance and chic. casual. “I firmly believe that my job is to help all women be themselves,” says the designer.
The new Fressange line for Uniqlo seeks to create a wardrobe that works and adapts to all types of women, of all ages, cultures and styles. “My idea was to look for universal colors that would help convey personality and give a Parisian touch of sobriety and elegance,” she comments on the range of colors used.
“With this latest collection I propose a synthesis of what women need in their wardrobe to address all types of situations. It is a condensation of my philosophy that can be summarized as: Less is more,” says the couturier in an interview for Uniqlo. The collection with which the model says goodbye to the Uniqlo workshops will land in the physical and online stores of the Japanese firm on April 5.
