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CHLOE Magazine
Q and A with
Cécile
What was on your mind when
you were designing your recent
collection?
I always try to immerge myself in a new culture
or society sort of what I did for the last collection (SS13 was inspired by vintage photos
of Balinese people). I did some research and
found beautiful images of the Amish. I was
also very interested by the quilting technique
they use. I wanted to mix these inspirations
with my recurrent punk and 90’s inspired
references. My ultimate goal was to create an
austere yet different and modern look.
What were the colors that you were
gravitating towards?
I knew I wanted to use mostly black which
represents strength and elegance for me,
but then I added dark blue and burgundy,
always staying in menswear inspired shades
of colors. I also wanted to have a general
obscure palette enlightened by colored details
(as for the knitted sweater for example). While
doing my reaserch on the Amish culture, I
discovered that women of the community get
married and are buried in white, which lead
me to start and end the presentation with white
looks.
What is your design process like?
Cécile
Cécile Raizonville
Designer
+1 514 583 1288
7687 Rue DROLET
H2R 2C6 Montréal QC, Canada
I create my pieces by trying to associate
classic elements of the western wardrobe with
new concepts, details or traditional techniques
in a way that would produce something new,
exciting or beautiful for me. I also give a lot of
attention to the volumes and inside construction
of the pieces .
Who is one of your favorite local
models to work with?
I recently worked with Camyl at Folio and
Rachel at Dulcedo who were both very nice.
Camyl has a fresh and pure beauty and is
very pleasent to work with.
Meanwhile Rachel is elegant and androgynous and has acting potential which was
perfect for our show (as it was an artistic
performance where girls where interacting with
some objects on set).
Is there anyone’s style you’re currently obsessing over?
I really look at how some of my friends are
dressing . One was a model at my show and I
really take on their advices to better my clothes
and its details. Another friend currently lives in
Paris in an artis F