Longchamp Taps accessories designer Stéphanie D'heygere for the Capsule collection
PARIS — Should you take a backpack or will a belt bag do the deal for the day? Thanks to the collaboration between Longchamp and Paris-based Belgian accessories designer Stéphanie D'heygere, no one will have to choose.
Riffling a 2019 collapsible poncho design she made for the French brand, D'heygere has expanded the versatility of Longchamp Cabas Le Pliage into a six-piece capsule collection suitable for city dwellers, rain or shine.
Although not all items in the six-piece line can be transformed like the tote oversized and the belt bag that both unfold into backpacks, D'heygere made sure to add the fun into the functional.
Related GalleriesAn umbrella with a strap can be hung on the body, like a shoulder strap. Poncho, rain cap and pants, easy to roll up and convenient on the go, could be streetwear or festival wear. All are available in six colorways, from classics like navy blue and white to more vibrant choices like fuchsia pink or leopard print.
The artistic director of Longchamp Sophie Delafontaine met D'heygere when she was a member of the jury of the ANDAM Prize 2018, where the Belgian designer won the accessories prize.
Delafontaine said she was "very impressed with the way [D'heygere] turns function, play with function."
Finding the idea of having multiple features in one "cool" product, she invited D' heygere to revisit the famous Le Pliage foldable tote from the French brand.
"It was a good pitch because [Longchamp] asked me to work around Pliage but without making a bag,” recalls D’heygere.
The result was a raincoat that rolled up into a belt bag that sold for few time after its release in 2019 and "has embraced this idea of new mobility very well" that has followed Longchamp's lightweight and rugged travel product offering.
For the second iteration of their collaboration, they developed this idea of mobility, here refined with the idea of "mobility in the city" and "to transform the Pliage spirit into a complete capsule collection".
Being in an urban setting means "temperatures are never ideal 'for walking or biking,'" there is a bit of rain, wind and we also thought about the fact that it could be people in transit for work," said D'heygere, based in Paris, who believes that "convenient but at fashion” could be that little extra boost to get out the door.
The use of recycled materials for this capsule is part of Longchamp's more sustainable approach but is also a direction that D'heygere began to explore her own label's Spring 2023 collection, where she transformed her stash of now-defunct DVDs into earrings.
PARIS — Should you take a backpack or will a belt bag do the deal for the day? Thanks to the collaboration between Longchamp and Paris-based Belgian accessories designer Stéphanie D'heygere, no one will have to choose.
Riffling a 2019 collapsible poncho design she made for the French brand, D'heygere has expanded the versatility of Longchamp Cabas Le Pliage into a six-piece capsule collection suitable for city dwellers, rain or shine.
Although not all items in the six-piece line can be transformed like the tote oversized and the belt bag that both unfold into backpacks, D'heygere made sure to add the fun into the functional.
Related GalleriesAn umbrella with a strap can be hung on the body, like a shoulder strap. Poncho, rain cap and pants, easy to roll up and convenient on the go, could be streetwear or festival wear. All are available in six colorways, from classics like navy blue and white to more vibrant choices like fuchsia pink or leopard print.
The artistic director of Longchamp Sophie Delafontaine met D'heygere when she was a member of the jury of the ANDAM Prize 2018, where the Belgian designer won the accessories prize.
Delafontaine said she was "very impressed with the way [D'heygere] turns function, play with function."
Finding the idea of having multiple features in one "cool" product, she invited D' heygere to revisit the famous Le Pliage foldable tote from the French brand.
"It was a good pitch because [Longchamp] asked me to work around Pliage but without making a bag,” recalls D’heygere.
The result was a raincoat that rolled up into a belt bag that sold for few time after its release in 2019 and "has embraced this idea of new mobility very well" that has followed Longchamp's lightweight and rugged travel product offering.
For the second iteration of their collaboration, they developed this idea of mobility, here refined with the idea of "mobility in the city" and "to transform the Pliage spirit into a complete capsule collection".
Being in an urban setting means "temperatures are never ideal 'for walking or biking,'" there is a bit of rain, wind and we also thought about the fact that it could be people in transit for work," said D'heygere, based in Paris, who believes that "convenient but at fashion” could be that little extra boost to get out the door.
The use of recycled materials for this capsule is part of Longchamp's more sustainable approach but is also a direction that D'heygere began to explore her own label's Spring 2023 collection, where she transformed her stash of now-defunct DVDs into earrings.
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