Les Amours Perdus. Lemaire AW16

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Christophe Lemaire‘s utterly French outing for his autumn-winter 2016 wasn’t just about models, who presented the clothes. The girls at Lemaire show glanced at the audience in a naturally captivating way – as if they weren’t models, but women who wear Christophe’s seductive dresses, felt wool pants and low-heeled shoes on daily basis. Lemaire isn’t the type of designer who changes his attitude season-to-seaon. The approach stays always the same, with just a few additions to the line. This season, the chic wardobe of his Parisian, intellectual female (supposedly his life-parter, Sarah-Linh Tran?) was expanded by cable-knits and blouses with Elizabethan sleeves. V-neck, black dresses were effortlessly styled with these nostalgic shirts, while the sophisticated all-black looks were contrasted by curcuma yellow shoulder bags and voluminous pantalons. Your clavicles will surely love the feminine satin top, and the outerwear lovers will have an affair with the shearling jacket. The delicate braids and simple, red lipstick are the lifelong companions of a Lemaire woman – just like the clothes she loves so much.

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Men’s – Structures. Lemaire AW16

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Christophe Lemaire is the go-to designer for a guy who needs a solid and structured wardrobe of daily essentials. A soft flannel shirt; black shearling jacket; Shetland tweed topcoat; high-waisted denim pants. Also, the two, both elegant and casual, pair of shoes –  polished black derbies and white moccasins. Indeed, sometimes the codes of Lemaire need an ease-up – however, if talking of the seasonless must-haves, this supremely French label is always a reliable choice.

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Effective Basics. Lemaire SS16

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Lemaire and his woman are seasonless. Her wardrobe is built from basic, but high-quality pieces, like a hearty leather coat, a pair of high-waisted flares and open-toe heels. She doesn’t care about trends – she puts on her scarf in a non-chalant way and feels easy, comfortable and chic. And that’s precisely what Christophe Lemaire‘s simple, but effective fashion is all about.

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Men’s – Modest Guy. Lemaire SS16

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Christophe Lemaire‘s SS16 for guys is not really a collection, but a full wardrobe with all must-have essentials. Black tank-tops? Check. Beige coats? Check. White shirts? Check. With a minimal splash of pistachio green there and there, Lemaire‘s summer offering is not about introducing new trends but rather discusses whether your casual, everyday wardrobe is ready on the go. And this makes the collection unruffled and tranquil, without much spark in it.

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Sweet Love. Lemaire AW15

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Sweet love. Pastels. Silent and sexy at the same time. Christophe Lemaire nailed it this season (as usual). The master of Parisian chic told us, how to look stylish with a bit of sex-appeal. Fluffy sweaters showing some nipples, wooden bags in the shape of female breasts, exposure of shoulders – and all layered up by chic capes and warm pencil skirts. If Lemaire’s AW15 would be a dessert, it would taste like macarons from Parisian Laduree patisserie. Or like a chocolate croissant with a cup of coffee. I am simply drooling over the styling, the models and the overall mood – sensual, eponymous and utterly simple. A definition of Parisian woman from Le Marais.

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