{"id":8987,"date":"2016-08-18T14:29:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T13:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.field-grey.com\/blog\/?p=8987"},"modified":"2019-09-30T09:25:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T08:25:09","slug":"amazon-prime-launches-fashion-epic-the-collection-a-look-at-the-costumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.field-grey.com\/blog\/amazon-prime-launches-fashion-epic-the-collection-a-look-at-the-costumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Prime launches fashion epic \u2018The Collection\u2019 \u2013 a look at the costumes"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may not have heard of fashion designer Paul Sabine yet, but come September everybody will be obsessed with him.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s the charismatic, talented and fictional protagonist of\u00a0The Collection<\/a><\/em>, a new, lavish costume drama exclusively produced by\u00a0Amazon Prime<\/a>. Set in a post-war Parisian fashion house, this epic production focuses on Paul and his family tasked with restoring Paris as the haute couture capital of the world. At a screening of the first episode, we learned that the drama lies in what Paul will do to achieve his goal. We\u2019ll remain tight-lipped, of course, but we can\u2019t wait to catch up with Paul in September to see exactly how far he\u2019ll go in the name of fashion.<\/p>\n

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In a post-war Parisian drama, fashion is of course at the heart of the production. Legendary French costume designers\u00a0Chattoune + Fab\u00a0have been tasked with creating the on-screen fashion. Their CV includes a C\u00e9sar nomination for\u00a0Chanel & Stravinsky<\/em>, so they were an obvious choice to replicate and reimagine the style of the time. There are so many layers to the costume in\u00a0The Collection<\/em>\u00a0and Field Grey\u2019s appetite was whet at the official launch with a selection of dresses on display.<\/p>\n

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Of course, the \u2018collection\u2019 is at the heart of the drama, with the first couple of episodes focussing on the design and production process, as well as personal drama itself. We get a glimpse at Sabine\u2019s atelier \u2013 the fascinating fashion factory we\u2019ve come to be infatuated with after documentaries like\u00a0Signe Chanel<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Dior & I<\/em>. In their trademark white lab coats \u2013 one of fashion\u2019s most iconic uniforms \u2013 the technicians scramble their way through designs and toiles. We expect there will be much drama amongst the technicians as the series unfolds on screen, too.<\/p>\n

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At the launch we glimpsed a number of frocks fresh from the sets of The Collection. The inspiration lies heavily in Dior\u2019s New Look, defined by the bold, feminine silhouettes of the 1940s. Nipped waists and full, mid-calf length skirts, with emphasis on the bust and hips, characterised Dior\u2019s revolutionary collection and define the outfits in this drama. The design duo estimate they made 1200 costumes for this epic production, including 30 haute couture frocks for Sabine\u2019s first post-war collection. They surveyed over 2000 documents from Parisian archives and focussed on Dior and Balenciaga as well as lesser-known designers located in old Vogue magazines.<\/p>\n

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