{"id":204685,"date":"2025-09-06T09:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T09:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/204685\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T09:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T09:59:12","slug":"veuve-clicquot-la-grande-dame-by-jacquemus-is-inspired-by-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/204685\/","title":{"rendered":"Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame by Jacquemus is inspired by the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following in the footsteps of Yayoi Kusama<\/a> and Paola Paronetto<\/a>, French fashion designer Simon Porte Jacquemus<\/a> is the latest creative tasked by French champagne house Veuve Clicquot<\/a> with reinterpreting La Grande Dame.<\/p>\n

Its premium cuv\u00e9e is a tribute to Barbe Nicole Ponsardin, also known as Madame Clicquot, who took over her late husband\u2019s wine business, becoming the first female champagne producer and introducing several innovations into the champagne-making process.<\/p>\n

Jacquemus has worked with the 2018 iteration, the 25th vintage of the cuv\u00e9e launched in 1972. \u2018I have always admired Veuve Clicquot, its savoir-faire and history,\u2019 says the designer. \u2018I wanted to create a collaboration that brought together both of our worlds in a meaningful way. Jacquemus has always been a lifestyle brand, going beyond fashion. That\u2019s why this project interested me so much: to work on the world around the bottle with Jacquemus codes and share our mutual values of French culture.\u2019<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Photography by Neil Godwin, art direction by Sophie Gladstone)<\/p>\n

For his interpretation of the bottle, Jacquemus draped the vessel in a white Toile du Marais canvas, a gesture designed to evoke the elegant simplicity of heirloom textiles drying in the sun, \u2018a human, simple touch\u2019. On the canvas, yellow embroidery marks the vintage\u2019s momentous release. \u2018Yellow is my favourite colour, and has always been a key focus in my collections,\u2019 says the designer, noting the connection with the champagne house\u2019s own visual codes. \u2018Veuve Clicquot has owned this colour since 1877, and I loved the idea of wrapping the bottle in this warmth, like sunlight stitched into fabric. It became a thread throughout the project.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Born and raised in the South of France<\/a>, Jacquemus\u2019 work is heavily influenced by his Mediterranean upbringing and the region\u2019s luminosity, and this collaboration is no exception, particularly as the current cuv\u00e9e is described by its maker as \u2018a wine with a sunny soul. Its colour is bright and luminous. Its precise style is characterised by a subtle finesse and freshness, expressed through its salinity.\u2019<\/p>\n

For the 2018 cuv\u00e9e, Jacquemus created a collection that is intended to reimagine the ritual of drinking and sharing champagne. The hero piece is a modern take on a French 18th-century classic, the rafra\u00eechissoir, a large vessel designed to keep champagne cold. \u2018The shape came from Medici vases, which I love, but also from my childhood memories: the trompe-l\u2019oeil fish and the hammered texture are a wink to the Mediterranean,\u2019 says the designer. \u2018The handles\u2019 details are square and round, a Jacquemus signature.\u2019<\/p>\n

The exquisite silhouette of the rafra\u00eechissoir (a limited-edition piece made on request) was brought to life by artisan Camille Orf\u00e8vre, a recipient of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France, the highest accolade recognising exceptional craftsmanship. \u2018Camille is incredible, one of the last great metalsmiths in Paris<\/a>,\u2019 says Jacquemus. \u2018His atelier in Le Marais is full of history. I loved working with him because he understands about detail and tradition. Like in couture, every gesture matters. We talked a lot about celebrating savoir-faire and perpetuating traditions.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Each piece takes more than 40 hours to create, using antique techniques that include polishing, engraving and lacquering. \u2018This project is a tribute to true craftsmanship, and that\u2019s what makes it so special.\u2019<\/p>\n

Le Rafra\u00eechissoir and La Grande Dame by Simon Porte Jacquemus are available from Harrods<\/a>, POA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following in the footsteps of Yayoi Kusama and Paola Paronetto, French fashion designer Simon Porte Jacquemus is the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":204686,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,2961,224,5337],"class_list":{"0":"post-204685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-losangeles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115156770093853109","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}