Cruise style: our short blazer sets, stars of the season!
When I launched the Fauve Romance collection, I explained that I wanted to create a "cruise" style wardrobe. This term was born in the 1920s, when couturiers developed collections aimed at wealthy clients, looking for a less restrictive and formal wardrobe than ceremonial outfits, to go on cruises to countries with mild climates during the winter. The cruise style thus foreshadows the birth of luxury sportswear. The outfit is less formal, the clothes are comfortable, but without losing a certain allure ;)
While the advent of paid holidays and changes in society made this term obsolete in the 1940s, Chanel brought cruise shows back to the forefront in the 2000s, followed by all the major fashion houses.
I see cruise style as a creative yet more streamlined wardrobe, easy to adapt to everyday wear, with pieces that will see you through the season. And the key outfit of the season, for me, will be the summer suit.
Long live the shorts suit!
For sunny days, the outfit becomes less formal, and the trousers give way to shorts or a jumpsuit, for a lighter, more playful suit, but no less elegant for all that! This season, the jacket is less fitted, and the shoulder line is noticeable. I created the Mimosa blazer to bring a little androgyny to the silhouette: its straight cut and reworked build are softened by its shawl collar and large patch pockets, its cut is less strict than a classic suit jacket, and its volume is not excessive.
I also designed its length so that it would pair perfectly with the Grand Bain shorts or the Cosmopolitan jumpsuit : the proportions are just right, and the tailored effect works wonderfully.
The Cosmopolitan pattern is the second piece of this outfit from the Fauve Romance collection . I love wearing playsuits in summer, they are an easy garment to wear, one piece dresses you, and it can be worn over a little top, a swimsuit, or combined with a jacket.
The tailoring effect is even more striking, especially if the patterns are sewn from the same fabric.
The timelessness of plain
Solid colors are always a safe bet, especially when it comes to wearing your jacket and shorts or jumpsuit separately. You can opt for soft colors, or on the contrary, go for an outfit sewn in a strong tone. To sew the most elegant shorts suit, we have added a new material to the Maison Fauve fabric range: gabardine . Our fabric has a medium weight, ideal for creating a set, and it has received a specific surface treatment that gives it a soft feel, very pleasant to wear.
The more muted azure of the Bleu Smoky gabardine will play on a different table, and will easily combine with blouses or shirts to highlight them, like with the Mimosa and Grand Bain shorts suit. In Jaune Sulfure , the Mimosa and Cosmopolitan duo is remarkable, creating a fun and sophisticated suit, and this color will also give a real boost to your outfit if you wear your blazer with more muted colors.
Never without my tweed
As a great lover of jacquard and tweed , I was able to express myself fully with Fauve Romance by creating the most desirable of suits, sewn in our beautiful Tweed fabric. It is a supple, very soft fabric, which can be used to sew jackets as well as shorts, playsuits or dresses with a worked cut.
The Sunrise color will be unparalleled for spicing up a suit, while the Sorbet color echoes the pastel notes dear to this collection. The graphic woven pattern of our new tweeds will bring a contemporary and elegant touch to your creations, the color does not take over and it will be easy to combine them also with jeans, shorts or a plain dress. Indeed, the joy of tailored sets is that each garment can be worn as a coordinated piece as it can be worn separately.
What if we went a little further?!
You know how much I love playing with our patterns, and I admit that this season I really want to continue exploring proportions. I imagine pushing the tailoring slider a little further, by revisiting one of our patterns in Bermuda shorts, for an outfit that explores more the masculine/feminine look... I invite you to discover this little hack that's been running through my head!
