LA MARSEILLAISE: He’s known for staging shows in venues that riff on retro references inspired by his upbringing in Provence, such as a gaming arcade or a swimming pool. Next up, maverick designer Simon Porte Jacquemus will literally be going back to his roots for the presentation of a fashion show and tandem exhibitions in a southern French city where he spent much of his youth: Marseille.
As the special guest of the city’s upcoming OpenMyMed festival, the designer will be taking his love of performance to new heights.
For his show, due to be held May 13, Jacquemus plans to have 32 models in looks from his spring 2017 collection walk across a soaring flat footbridge linking the open-air Place d’Armes in the Fort Saint Jean, a 17th century military complex with panoramic views over the port of Marseille, to the Rudy Ricciotti-designed main building of the Museum for Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM). Devoid of arch or cables, the bridge is made of black concrete suspended 60 feet in the air. The show will be open to members of the public, with reservations to be made through the designer’s web site from April 20. The event is produced by the Maison Méditerranéenne des Métiers
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