La Beaute de Madame Grès
A historical fashion influencer - Madame Grès.
“Perfection is one of the goals I’m seeking,” Madame Gres was once quoted as saying. “For a dress to survive from one era to the next, it must be marked with an extreme purity.”
If you were to physically see these stunning pleated pieces outside of the context of the Musee Bordelle in Paris where ‘Madame Gres: La Couture a L’Oeuvre’ (couture at work) was on display this Summer, it wouldn’t take any stretch of the imagination to mistaken these for the designs of one from our generation. But these were hand-pleated and draped in a time when our parents could have been zygotes. The fact that I would most willingly hop into any one of these dresses in the 21st century is a testament to Madame Gres’ simple and timeless vision. Though she died in obscurity 17 years ago, the girl that was Germaine Krebs —who grew up to become this indomitable sculpturess of jersey— went on to inspire and influence the powerful women she dressed, generation after generation of designers, and fledgling designers like me who deeply admire the rigor of her minimalism. Ca, c’est la Beaute de Madame Gres!
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