Julie de Libran's opulent edit of ready-to-wear and made-to-measure dresses are created from limited-edition archive fabrics that might otherwise have never seen the light.
editor who first planted the seed of contacting Tom and Ruth Chapman in de Libran’s mind. “I arrived at 5 Carlos Place [the Matchesfashion.com headquarters] with my trunk of dresses and it felt like old times,” de Libran recalls of hot-footing over on the Eurostar to secure an e-tail partnership. “The team loved the sustainable yet luxurious undertones of the collection.
And so, the flowing silk confections in both de Libran’s ready-to-wear and made-to-measure offerings are called the likes of Sofia, Charly, Brigitte, Gaia and Gilda in celebration of powerful females – some real, some fictional.“I spend hours – no nights! – imagining women,” de Libran smiles. “As soon as I have fabric in front of me, I imagine someone in a dress.” She chose to offer bespoke pieces , because the thrill of creating unique, extraordinary pieces still sends her heart aflutter.
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