Winter 2006-2007 is characterised by fascination with old things and the poetry of the past. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and the Middle Ages are a rich source of inspiration.

Great Expectations This theme takes its inspiration from the late nineteenth century and the start of the industrial era. Both literary and cinematographic, it borrows from Charles Dickens and the London of his time a grey-blue mood tinged with fictionalized melancholic poverty; and from Charlie Chaplin and Gustave Eiffel the fascination with the beginnings of mechanization and gentle mockery of it.

Crazy Dolls A desire for a pretty-pretty, spick-and-span look balanced by a taste for strangeness has fostered baby doll mania. Characters with staring eyes loom up, enormous or tiny, straight out of Lewis Carroll and fairytale myths and legends. The ballerinas on the musical box and little lead soldiers wait patiently to be dressed by the designers' imagination.

Celtic Attraction Nomads from the north and Celtic barbarians roaming the arid steppes and Mongolian plains, wrapped in long wild furs. They ride over the flat heath, put up dolmens and standing stones, and wage war, protected by their ornate shields and metallic armour.

Splendeur Baroque Both Byzantine and medieval, steeped in art nouveau, caressed by Fortuny, Klimt and Hoffman, a sensual, flamboyant redhead, decked with precious jewels, incarnates this rich, poisonous trend. Her nonchalant elegance dwells in the imagination of the outcast artists.

Publisher: le cuir a paris
Le Cuir Paris is the pre-selection tool for leathers, furs, textiles and components for the fashion and design professionals: shoes, leather goods, clothing, furnishing and car interiors.
Web: www.lecuiraparis.com
Published: september 2005
Market: mens womens
Region: france
Industry: apparel accessories

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