{"id":3168,"date":"2021-10-19T17:31:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T15:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/?post_type=collections&#038;p=3168"},"modified":"2025-04-24T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:54:24","slug":"les-enfants-du-beton-amer","status":"publish","type":"collections","link":"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/collection\/les-enfants-du-beton-amer\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Enfants Du B\u00e9ton Amer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"\" data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"500\"><strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"500\">Les Enfants du B\u00e9ton Amer \u2013 First Steps into Poetic Resistance<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"828\"><strong data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"531\">Les Enfants du B\u00e9ton Amer<\/strong> marks the first Fall collection by <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tatachristiane.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"616\">Tata Christiane<\/a>, a deeply personal series of one-of-a-kind pieces. As the name suggests\u2014<strong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"726\">\u201cChildren of the Bitter Concrete\u201d<\/strong>\u2014this collection is rooted in contrast, contradiction, and the subtle rebellion of assemblage fashion.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/196680a5b0a9a65e-tatachristiane.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/196680a5b0a9a65e-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/360680a5af9911d6-tatachristiane.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/360680a5af9911d6-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"1163\">It is a poetic disorder. A choreography of incongruous pairings and unexpected harmony. The garments express a <strong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"956\">coded chaos<\/strong>, drawing from the texture of urban life, street cultures, and the forgotten rituals of childhood. They appear like <strong data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1093\">talismanic relics<\/strong>\u2014part costume, part armor\u2014for a secret society of modern-day chivalry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1292\">This is not just fashion. It is an ode to the spirit of the street, to the resilience of softness within the city\u2019s hard edges.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/638680a5b087d6a1-tatachristiane.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/638680a5b087d6a1-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/638680a5b087d6a1-tatachristiane.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/638680a5b087d6a1-tatachristiane-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/699680a5afedbe8f-tatachristiane.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/699680a5afedbe8f-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/699680a5afedbe8f-tatachristiane.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/699680a5afedbe8f-tatachristiane-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/590680a5af8e3bb6-tatachristiane.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/590680a5af8e3bb6-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/590680a5af8e3bb6-tatachristiane.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/590680a5af8e3bb6-tatachristiane-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"500\"><strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"500\">Les Enfants du B\u00e9ton Amer <\/strong><strong data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1354\">Inspiration: From Manga Streets to Pop Mythology<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1672\">The collection is directly inspired by the aesthetic of <strong data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1453\">Japanese manga artist Taiyo Matsumoto<\/strong>, particularly his cult work <em data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1546\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tekkonkinkreet\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1545\">Tekkonkinkreet<\/a><\/em> (Black and White), which blends surrealism, childhood, urban decay, and spiritual themes in a graphic language like no other.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/411680a5b094eb61-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/411680a5b094eb61-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/460680a5b016ddd6-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/460680a5b016ddd6-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/501680a5af83cf6f-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/501680a5af83cf6f-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/843680a5af7a62fd-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/843680a5af7a62fd-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"1955\">When a friend introduced me to <em data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1721\">Tekkonkinkreet<\/em>, I was instantly drawn to the <strong data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1783\">offbeat, surreal streetwear<\/strong> of its protagonists. Their clothing was layered, tribal, humorous, absurd\u2014evoking both ritual and rebellion. It was streetwear as survival, as expression, as storytelling.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/97680a5926efd3a-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/97680a5926efd3a-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/97680a5926efd3a-tatachristiane.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/97680a5926efd3a-tatachristiane-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/477680a592668661-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/477680a592668661-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/477680a592668661-tatachristiane.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/477680a592668661-tatachristiane-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/605680a5925bb91a-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/605680a5925bb91a-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/605680a5925bb91a-tatachristiane.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/605680a5925bb91a-tatachristiane-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"2286\">Matsumoto\u2019s universe mixes <strong data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"2030\">pop culture, spirituality, and raw emotion<\/strong> with a dreamlike visual grammar. He once said, <em data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2204\">\u201cEach of my series is an opportunity for new experimentation&#8230; I need to create this tension. It&#8217;s a source of motivation.\u201d<\/em> That spirit of resistance through creativity resonates deeply in this collection.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/878680a5b006394e-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/878680a5b006394e-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/905680a5afb94737-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/905680a5afb94737-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/866680a5afa4456d-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/866680a5afa4456d-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/806680a5afc66e95-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/806680a5afc66e95-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"500\"><strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"500\">Les Enfants du B\u00e9ton Amer into t<\/strong><strong data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2348\">he Role of Crochet: My First Language of Thread<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2474\"><em data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2377\">Les Enfants du B\u00e9ton Amer<\/em> also marks my earliest explorations into what has now become a signature of my work\u2014<strong data-start=\"2462\" data-end=\"2473\">crochet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2819\">Self-taught and passed down from my mother when I was 12, <strong data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2580\">crochet was my gateway into garment-making<\/strong>. It offered a form of improvisation, a way to build garments organically, stitch by stitch, emotion by emotion. Crochet in this collection is both soft and structured\u2014woven rebellion, childlike gesture, and abstract sculpture all at once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2821\" data-end=\"2994\">These pieces are <strong data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"2877\">experimental, surreal, and intimate<\/strong>, reflecting my belief in fashion as a dreamlike variation of reality\u2014a medium that invites us to play and transform.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/677680a5928b9262-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/677680a5928b9262-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/677680a5928b9262-tatachristiane.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/677680a5928b9262-tatachristiane-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/255680a592803848-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/255680a592803848-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/255680a592803848-tatachristiane.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/255680a592803848-tatachristiane-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/691680a591e38e8e-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/691680a591e38e8e-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/691680a591e38e8e-tatachristiane.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/691680a591e38e8e-tatachristiane-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/377680a5927749c3-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/377680a5927749c3-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/377680a5927749c3-tatachristiane.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/377680a5927749c3-tatachristiane-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"500\"><strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"500\">Les Enfants du B\u00e9ton Amer and Paris&#8217;s <\/strong><strong data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3036\">Sourcing: The Soul of Fabric<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3232\">Every fabric used in <em data-start=\"3059\" data-end=\"3086\">Les Enfants du B\u00e9ton Amer<\/em> was sourced from <strong data-start=\"3104\" data-end=\"3157\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacres-coupons.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3155\">Sacr\u00e9s Coupons<\/a><\/strong> in Montmartre, Paris\u2014one of the most magical places for a textile dreamer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3234\" data-end=\"3600\">Founded in 1983 at the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marchesaintpierre.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3314\">March\u00e9 Saint-Pierre<\/a> by fashion designer Eliane Paperou, Sacr\u00e9s Coupons quickly became a haven for haute couture remnants. It was there, amidst bins of discarded luxury fabrics, that I found <strong data-start=\"3485\" data-end=\"3537\">silks once destined for Lacroix or Saint Laurent<\/strong>, and discovered the emotional weight that materials can carry.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/803680a5923c8940-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/803680a5923c8940-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/803680a5923c8940-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/803680a5923c8940-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/678680a59231feaa-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/678680a59231feaa-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/678680a59231feaa-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/678680a59231feaa-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/373680a591fa00ca-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/373680a591fa00ca-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/373680a591fa00ca-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/373680a591fa00ca-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/216680a591ee3393-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/216680a591ee3393-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/216680a591ee3393-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/216680a591ee3393-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3602\" data-end=\"3979\">I remember being overwhelmed\u2014sometimes to tears\u2014by the <strong data-start=\"3657\" data-end=\"3694\">intimacy of touching such fabrics<\/strong>, knowing their origins in French couture, and imagining their unfinished stories. Paperou\u2019s motto, <em data-start=\"3794\" data-end=\"3817\">\u201cLet\u2019s live happily,\u201d<\/em> reflects the joy and generosity at the heart of her vision. That spirit of <strong data-start=\"3893\" data-end=\"3942\">discovery, curiosity, and intuitive selection<\/strong> defines my own approach to sourcing.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/630680a5afe0c73b-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/630680a5afe0c73b-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/893680a5b0285874-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/893680a5b0285874-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"500\"><strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"500\">Les Enfants du B\u00e9ton Amer <\/strong><strong data-start=\"3989\" data-end=\"4028\">as Foundation of Expression and Play<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4030\" data-end=\"4277\"><em data-start=\"4030\" data-end=\"4057\">Les Enfants du B\u00e9ton Amer<\/em> is a foundation. It is where my journey into slow fashion, textile reuse, and expressive construction truly began. It is rooted in <strong data-start=\"4189\" data-end=\"4207\">childhood play<\/strong>, surrealism, and a yearning to tell stories through texture and form.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/680680a592268e4e-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/680680a592268e4e-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/680680a592268e4e-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/680680a592268e4e-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/840680a5921a64be-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/840680a5921a64be-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/840680a5921a64be-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/840680a5921a64be-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/299680a592112d95-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/299680a592112d95-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/299680a592112d95-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/299680a592112d95-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/830680a59204c8fc-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/830680a59204c8fc-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/830680a59204c8fc-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/830680a59204c8fc-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4279\" data-end=\"4537\">This is not a nostalgic collection\u2014it is a manifesto. A wearable declaration of independence from the standardized, from the predictable. It reminds us that <strong data-start=\"4436\" data-end=\"4466\">beauty exists in fragments<\/strong>, and that clothing can be poetry, protest, and protection all at once.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-3168 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/513680a591d832fe-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/513680a591d832fe-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/513680a591d832fe-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/513680a591d832fe-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/363680a591cc8b8c-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/363680a591cc8b8c-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/363680a591cc8b8c-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/363680a591cc8b8c-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/865680a591c021a1-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/865680a591c021a1-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/865680a591c021a1-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/865680a591c021a1-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/613680a591b386e5-tatachristiane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/613680a591b386e5-tatachristiane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/613680a591b386e5-tatachristiane.jpg 580w, https:\/\/tatachristiane.com\/univers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/613680a591b386e5-tatachristiane-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"4544\" data-end=\"4562\">\ud83d\udd17 Explore More<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"4564\" data-end=\"4920\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4564\" data-end=\"4663\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4566\" data-end=\"4663\">\ud83d\udcda <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tekkonkinkreet\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4661\">Read about Tekkonkinkreet by Taiyo Matsumoto<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4664\" data-end=\"4741\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4666\" data-end=\"4741\">\ud83e\uddf5 <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacres-coupons.com\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-start=\"4669\" data-end=\"4739\">Learn about Sacr\u00e9s Coupons in Paris<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4742\" data-end=\"4806\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4744\" data-end=\"4806\">\ud83e\uddf6 <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crochet\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-start=\"4747\" data-end=\"4804\">What is Crochet?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4807\" data-end=\"4920\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4809\" data-end=\"4920\">\ud83c\udf31<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegoodtrade.com\/features\/deadstock-fabric-s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Discover Sustainable Fashion and Deadstock Fabric<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18391 size-full\" 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