And I still get asked why is it so expensive? Hand labour has a hefty price tag. The design has full frontal and back embroidery. That is why she wish people understood why certain pieces have a high price: our Piece Unique model is hand-embroidered within a period of 5-6 weeks by one woman. When our embroiderers in Mexico were working on the designs for the Selfridges window in London, they worked day and night. It takes approximately 5-6 weeks to finish the design due to the fabric complexity. Then the material is quite thick so long to embroider. We treat them like an old woman or an old Jaguar. And it is not easy! It’s difficult to embroider the vintage linen shirts, because they are old and we want to be careful with them. Kilometre.Paris is also a strong example of just how much sustainable fashion has evolved. They lasted for centuries and will continue to last. As for ethics, they work only with fair-trade companies and small embroidery ateliers.Īlexandra Senes, portraits shot by Ana Hop No more seasons, please! The shirts they work with are incredibly thick and durable. In our collection we represent both options for different kind of woman.Īlso, since they work vintage garments, their favorites are hemp and linen. It’s really a universal fabric: it can be very sexy when transparent and not layered and very modest, when doubled. Our main fabric is khadi, which is hand-woven cotton made in India. No matter how different is each new collection, they will always continue to stick by their eco and ethic main values. Aside from the classic white cotton, we have introduced stripes and liberty fabrics, which are perfect for the summer – she underlines. Also, we have started playing with fabrics. This collection has definitely been more refined and well-tailored. And their ultimate bestseller with shops has been a long dress shirt that has a classic feminine touch with the cinched waist and flowy skirt.īrenda Herrera is wearing Kilometre, shirt Orchard and Ludlow Street, NYC, USA, hand-embroidered, 100% linen. This season they have introduced many other styles, such as cinched waist shirt that accentuates the figure and extends to the top of the thigh or the Ultra Light, which was designed for the easy and breezy, everyday fit. Her brand started with only one model, what they now call the Shirt. Her current SS2017 collection has been their departure point into the development of other styles. She is an indian ecologist and feminist writer who had a Prix Nobel and fights against the GMO’s. I follow Vandana Shiva, sort of feminine Ghandi. Today, Alexandra Senes have 30 shops around the world, from Seoul to Marseille, going through Newport California or Tokyo. So it put the brand under a magnifying glass and all the other brands followed. Barneys NY immediately carried us and did a corner for the opening of Barneys downtown. I am not a fashion designer neither an antique dealer. The beginning was just luck and magic. I found a shirt on a flea market and when speaking with the “brocanteuse”, she told me she had 400 pieces and, immediately, I told her I wanted to buy them. It is funny. Alexandra says she never decides to create a sustainable fashion label. Another film that I really enjoyed was Wasteland, by the bresilian artist Vik Muniz. Instead of complaining, it shows solutions and tells a feel-good story… this may be the best way to solve the ecological, economical and social crisis that countries are going through. ![]() ![]() She tells us Demain is the best documentary she saw recently. It is always a mix of ethic meets chic and expensive brands – she says. ![]() And if she wears a vintage bleu de travail, she would need YSL high heels. The worst disease in this planet are these small bottles of Evian. In India, I would drink tea and worst case scenario would need to buy a mineral water because I have no choice.Īs she says, she is a Céline meets Rabih Kayrouz person with Patagonia shoes. I always stop my shower and faucet when I wash my teeth. I never take plastic bags in shops since years. We could not wait to meet her! So excited about her fashion story… She is also the author of the book Le Paris du Tout Paris on 100 parisiens and their adresses. She had a radio show hosted in Tokyo and sponsored by Hermès, and a TV show in France that was the analogue of the famous Project Runway in USA. Was editor-in-chief of Jalouse and Harper’s Bazaar France. The story of Alexandra Senes, founder of the brand, is a Wow story! She is journalist. Kilometre.Paris is a luxury brand that combines flavours, destinations, literature, sound and music to create a community of travellers for whom beauty has not limits or frontiers.
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