All about the Pied de Poule - Marie Claire pattern
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Je certifie ne pas envoyer d'e-mail indésirableRetour sur l’histoire d’un motif tout aussi intemporel et chic que le tartan ou le prince de Galles.In the collective unconscious, it is chic, sewing, bourgeois and a bit outdated.For several seasons, the Pied-de-Poule motif has nevertheless abandoned the tailors of these well-shaved ladies blocked in the 80s to win on the wardrobe of girls who count on coats, but also less "noble pieces»Like jeans, down jackets or in decoration.Very graphic, it brings relief to winter looks which only ask to be twisted and to enjoy the timeless charm of the pied-de-poule.And even if it means displaying a printed as daring and connoted as it, as much to know its origin and meaning.
The pied-de-poule symbol of neutrality
Traditionally, the pitch is a smooth pattern made by weaving tiles with stretched tips with groups of four black and white wool threads and is intended for male clothing.However, the exact origin of the Houndestooth - understand "dog teeth" - is uncertain, but the most recognized hypothesis is that the reason would be born in the Lowlands of Scotland at the end of the 19th century and was wooded by the shepherds.Unlike tartan, he was never the symbol of belonging to a clan, so he quickly became a neutral print adopted by all those who wanted to display their neutrality and thus avoid conflicts between the different clans.
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To leave the Scottish expanses and know the success, the motive was able to count on the elegant prince of Wales Edward VIII Grand Fashion Amateur and having already given his title to the famous Prince Fabric of Wales.It was by appearing in a footstand in the magazine Vogue in 1934 that the Duke of Windsor popularized him, as well as he was immediately adopted by high society, hence his reputation to be a signwealthy.
In France, it was not until 1938 and Christian Dior to see the pied-de-poule surge on the tailors of the elegant.It even becomes the emblematic motif of the fashion house on avenue Montaigne, appearing on the case of the first Miss Dior perfume but also on the famous pumps imagined by Roger Vivier in the 1950s.But the myth is really born when Coco Chanel puts him back on the scene and Audrey Hepburn makes her signature pattern.
Lire aussi :Then were the 80s and the tailors of Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel who will allow the pied-de-poule to regain its letters of nobility.He will then be shunned for a long time until the fashion girls return to their wardrobe, sometimes rock or sometimes Preppy. En 2019, pour son ultime collection Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld l’imposait comme motif phare, se portant en mix&match d’imprimés avec du tweed et des bottes à semelles crantées.And thus goes fashion and its eternal beginning.
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