The Bite Magazine - Spring/Summer 2022 - Issue 31

bitecatwalk I t is from the opera ballet ‘Les Indes Gallantes’ by Jean-Philippe Rameau that the two La Métamorphose designers, Ewa Gawkowska and Margaret Szczęsna Marek drew their inspiration. Using three verses from the opera: “Triumph, pleasant flowers! Spread your perfumes; revive your colours”; “Inconstant butterfly, fly in your bocage” and “Stop! Suspend the course of your fickle flame” they named their collection ‘The Triumph of Flowers’. The twenty-one unique looks, entirely handmade in Maison’s workshops, consisted of excellent materials such as solstiss lace, silk, satin, and tulle, made in France and respectful of the environment. The apparel was created from magical cuts, contrasting royal solar gold with midnight blue’s depth and anise green’s lightness. The flower embroideries required a month of work, cut and painted by hand, another month to create the embroidery on the trouser suit, and two months for the pleating of the dresses. From fitted trouser suits to evening dresses, the artistic looks highlighted the couture house’s know-how. La Métamor- phose’s new collection demonstrated that art is in the DNA of the creative sisters. The butterfly dress, entirely painted by hand, landed in the extraordinary garden of La Métamor- phose, reminding us that our land is this garden and that there is still time for the flowers to triumph again. www.lametamorphose.eu LA MÉTAMORPHOSE LA MÉTAMORPHOSE photos collection couture printemps été spring summer 2022 PFW photogra- pher Greg Alexander © Méphistophélès