“Vanités”: exclusive to 3Suisses.fr - 3 Suisses International

3SUISSES.FR REWORKS THE CAPSULE WARDROBE
AND GIVES CARTE BLANCHE TO YOUNG DESIGNERS
PRESS RELEASE
Croix, 17 April 2012
Marion Duhamel and Charlotte Frappé, ESMOD students who won last year's "Coup de coeur de la
création 3 Suisses" award, have moved up a gear with "Vanités", their first ever ready-to-wear
collection.
Available exclusively at 3Suisses.fr from mid-April!
When 3 Suisses handed Marion Duhamel and Charlotte Frappé the keys to its design studio, it was
effectively giving them a creative carte blanche, their only instruction being to rework an art history classic:
Vanity.
These two young designers adopted a humorous, unpretentious approach to interpreting this symbol, with
an irreverent, uninhibited nod to the futility of fashion. The duo has come up with an audacious and arty
capsule collection that depicts the skull motif as a chic fashion talisman.
While Marion Duhamel's women's collection reflects the pagan world of voodoo, Charlotte Frappé has
opted for preppy rock style with her men's collection. All 10 looks from the Vanité range can be found on
3Suisses.fr, promising light-hearted and casual style salvation – so hurry and check it out!

“Vanités”: exclusive to 3Suisses.fr
With her soft, draping fabrics in flowing designs, brightly-coloured prints, and skulls fashioned into plastron
necklaces or stylised in watercolours, Marion Duhamel has added a touch of folklore to the six captivating
outfits that make up the women's capsule collection.
Charlotte Frappé has put her name to four sharp, structured men’s looks, including a preppy black and white
outfit with a blue twist, combining both unrefined and classy materials. Cotton, satin and leather clash
together in this rock anthem that has skulls behind the mike.
7. Skull-embroidered polo shirt, €44.90 and navy blue
cotton bermuda shorts, €39.90.
8. Skull-embroidered polo shirt, €44.90, worn with
pants featuring a leather panel, €59.90.
9. T-shirt with embroidered shoulders, €29.90 and
faded navy cotton pants, €49.90.
10. Satin scarf collar jacket, €89.90, black suit pants,
€39.90 and blue cotton button-neck T shirt, €34.90.
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1. Dress with encrusted bolero jacket, in flowing
fabric with silk painting effect, €95.
2. Halterneck bustier top with crossover straps and
skull print in black & white, €59, and fleece
jogging-style pants, €59.
3. Vintage pink cotton canvas dress, with printed
lighthouse motif, €89.
4. White jersey tube dress, black skull pattern, €59,
with ethnic belt, €29.
5. Tall-fitting extra-long flared skirt, orange
watercolour effect, silk-feel fabric, €89, worn with
a short silk/ribbed dual-fabric jumper, €59.
6. 2 in 1 top, citrus yellow pleated cotton, €59,
teamed with yellow cotton canvas micro shorts,
€49.
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