On June 29, Simon Porte Jacquemus opened the doors of the Orangerie at the Château de Versailles to unveil something rare—a collection built like a childhood memory. Le Paysan is not just a fashion show, it is a dream: the dream of a boy from the South who saw poetry in the gestures of everyday life. In this collection, each piece tells a moment. A poplin skirt recalls an old tablecloth. Linen, cotton, and poplin are elevated into noble fabrics, crafted like treasured memories. Everything feels soft, almost silent, like a summer in Provence suspended in time.
The female silhouettes emerge as a visual poem. Loose volumes, invisible corsets, structured poplin, and airy tulle create a femininity that is both delicate and assertive. Opposite them, the male silhouettes are straight and serene, as if lifted from a Pagnol novel. Cropped jackets, wide trousers, textured fabrics—these men embody a quiet freedom, a subtle rootedness in an idealized Provence. Every detail breathes the South and the French countryside, seen through the eyes of a boy who became a couturier.
This show is more than an aesthetic achievement. It is an answer to a dream—the dream of a little boy who believed in the beauty of everyday life, the nobility of the land, and fashion as a means of expression. With Le Paysan, Jacquemus reminds us that luxury can arise from simple things: an apron, a memory, a field of lavender.
