The Bite Magazine - Spring 2016 - Issue 15

to the pioneers of the brand who ‘ven- tured out to conquer theWest and who discovered a unique market in which to offer a new vision of the French luxury lifestyle’. The brand also journeyed to the ‘Ori- ental lands of the rising sun’ towards new cultures to sustainably establish the brand in local markets eager for French luxury products.’ The Linen Road weaved together all the individuals of the group who helped to make the brand a success, namely the manufacturers, studios, cor- porate offices and boutiques in the seven European countries that they crossed. And as the brand says, “The Linen Road is, in a sum, the desire to share our love for beautiful linens, our savoir-faire and our Yves Delorme spirit.” From Paris to Barcelona, via London, Antwerp, Munich, Strasbourg, Cannes, Saint Tropez, Yves Delorme crossed 24 cities in an Air- stream to celebrate the anniversary of their ancestry. Thankfully, the brand has more chapters to fill. This spring/summer, Yves Delorme heralds in the open air and the pleas- ure of summertime.With the collection representing a promenade, the brand invites you to feel the atmosphere associated with a given moment of the day with instances exalting with the approach of sunny days.The Pergola bed set consist of a duvet cover, flat sheet, fitted sheet and pillow cases on printed Egyptian cotton with bias finishing. The collection is described by the brand as ‘motionless travel, watching the rainfall from the shelter of a terrace or under an arbour. An instant suspended between the freshness of the shade and the light, when plants shake off the showers.’ The drawing is said to be placed at the top of the bed to express the passage of water on the foliage while the hidden/ revealed vision of a pergola is covered with wisteria. The Végétal bed set with its duvet cover, flat sheet, fitted sheet and pillow cases is made of Damask cotton sateen with flounce finishing and revers- ing triomphe.You’ll be enchanted by the soft contrast of colour between natural honey and tender shoot that gives the sensation of being in the treetops, while the sun filters through the foliage. A free stroke gives a contemporary yet poetic design, where round leaves resemble dots. The Vent bed set with duvet cover, flat sheet, fitted sheet and pillow cases in Egyptian cotton has a surface animated by lines and curves evoking the shapes and textures of kites or sails floating in the wind. In the style of fragile papers, of crisp silk or modern spinnaker canvas, the transparencies of colours evoke both tension and lightness. For the Secrète bed set, the couture design made of flowers and stylised interlacing reveals the romanticism and style of guipure trimming. The braiding is tacked onto the fabric at intervals to express the light and delicate nature of the ribbon. The Ondine bed set in Damask cotton has a romantic design with a pinch of poetry, a breeze of softness and a zest of audacity. The ample scale of wave design with a lace motif creates relief with contrasting elements. The Frivole bed set in embroidered cotton percale with flounce finishing has chic dots that adopt a couture style in a composition placed in bands. A crimped finish of lines, con- taining regular dots, underlines the design with a touch of femininity as interpreted by a ladder hem. Yves Delorme has stores around the world including France, Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and USA. www.yvesdelormeparis.com Images courtesy of Yves Delorme Paris bitelifestyle