Guillaume Henry evokes the iconic white of a past era, fundamental to the founder of the Maison, Jean Patou, who revolutionized the fashion world by creating all-white sportswear for the legendary tennis player Suzanne Lenglen. Patou managed to separate the elegance of the white wedding dress from the simplicity of everyday white, and in this context, Guillaume Henry highlights the color of purity in his daily outfits.

Red, which recalls one of Jean Patou’s favorite colors, particularly Dark Dahlia, is also featured in the collection. White and red are symbolic for Patou, being the distinctive colors of the first label on a classic piece from the Maison. As early as 1924, Patou mixed these colors to achieve a flawless balance between refinement and sobriety. A meeting of white and red appears in the color illustration by Christopher Demiston for the magazine “Art, Goût, Beauté.”

This collection was presented during New York Fashion Week, where Guillaume Henry views fashion as an art in constant motion: the collection is based on a balance between dynamism, luminosity, and speed, evoking the feeling of continuous transitions from day to night.

His creations reflect a preference for the “extraordinary in the everyday” and for the “small things” that make the sublime tangible. His jackets are adorned with gold metal buttons that gently shine as they touch the soft wool or glossy synthetic leather. The woman with the belt cinched at the waist symbolizes a figure ready to face any challenge.

“Elegance, beauty, fine arts, and fantasy are the only four labels I have ever used for my collections,” said Jean Patou. And Guillaume Henry proves to be the ideal heir to this philosophy.

Picture by: www.patou.com