Maison des Peupliers new collection announced
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Mum made the headlines AGAIN... The BBC talked about her. She should be proud, I suppose!
“Liturgy in Silk”: Amelia Whiteridge Unveils Her Most Symbolic Collection Yet
By Marianne Eddington
📍 Paris | Tuesday 18 March 2013 – 08:47 GMT
“This isn’t clothing,” Amelia Whiteridge murmured after the show. “It’s a confession wrapped in silence.”
Paris Fashion Week took an unexpected turn last night as the famously reserved Amelia Whiteridge delivered what critics are calling her most hauntingly personal collection to date: Liturgy in Silk. Staged at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the showcase blurred the line between fashion and psychological theatre.
Each piece in the thirty-three-look collection hinted at coded narratives, ritualistic undertones, and lingering echoes from a life lived in whispers. “There’s clearly something here that goes far beyond style,” noted Fabrice Lemoine of Le Chic Moderne. “It’s almost like she’s leaving a breadcrumb trail… for someone.”
The pieces, ranging from baroque cloaks inscribed with Latin maxims to velvet gloves stitched with
astrological symbols and blood-red thread, drew gasps from the audience.
Charlotte Winthrop, Cambridge historian and fashion theorist, commented:
“It’s Masonic. It’s theological. It’s defiant. There’s a narrative behind each hem, and some of those seams are stitched with grief.”
The runway in the Grand Palais was disquieting: it resembled a hallway from a modern flat, complete with a mirror near a kitchen door, minimalist light fixtures, and a child’s jacket discarded on the floor. Few guests missed the strange familiarity of the layout. A whisper of Maison des Peupliers, perhaps?
What is Amelia Saying?
In typical Whiteridge fashion, no direct interviews were given post-show. Instead, a one-line statement was handed to journalists on cream vellum:
“To those who remember the silence of January, I give you this.”
No further comment has been made, though some insiders suggest the “January” reference is personal, possibly domestic, and perhaps not meant for the public at all.
Exhibition Details
“Liturgy in Silk” will remain on display for public viewing until 1st April 2013, daily from 11:00 to 18:00 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
Visitors are encouraged to look closely. The collection is accompanied by handwritten notes in Latin, French, and occasional… Russian? One piece bears a number scratched into the silk hem: 613.
Whether a tribute, a secret, or a provocation, Liturgy in Silk proves Amelia Whiteridge still has the fashion world, and perhaps someone else entirely, listening.