This story is a part of Picture’s September Picture Makers difficulty, celebrating a number of the most daring and modern artists working in vogue at this time.
Vincent Frederic-Colombo is many issues, in many various worlds, at many various moments: A Parisian, designer, inventive director, casting director, DJ, co-founder of a beloved Paris occasion collective and a music curator. His vogue line, C.R.E.O.L.E. can also be one half of a bigger inventive universe.
C.R.E.O.L.E.’s roots hint again to Creole Soul, a vogue and visible analysis manifesto and subsequent images challenge co-founded with photographer Fanny Viguier that centered on and celebrated the Creole diaspora. (It will additionally give start to La Creole, Frederic-Colombo and Viguier’s beloved occasion sequence “born from interculturality.”) With the model, Frederic-Colombo has been capable of “reframe Creole identification” by means of designs that function a connection level between the previous and the longer term — using parts just like the Pan-African flag, and queering basic silhouettes like workwear into one thing that feels distinctive to Frédéric-Colombo’s story.
His newest present, throughout males’s Paris vogue week, was impressed by the 1976 eruption of the La Soufrière volcano within the archipelago of Guadeloupe, the place Frederic-Colombo is from. Referred to as MAGMA 76, the present featured designs, rating and power impressed by the resilience that comes after destruction. Frederic-Colombo additionally participated in a vogue present through the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, strolling his personal designs down the runway that featured the work of different Parisian designers as properly. For Frederic-Colombo, these sorts of alternatives may come solely in Paris, which has served as a wealthy setting for the “new narratives, new references, new visions and new guidelines” he’s creating by means of C.R.E.O.L.E.
“I really like the concept of making new narratives, new references, new visions and new guidelines.”
That is what Picture Making means to me: Picture making is about constructing imagery, balancing between documentary and fantasy. A very powerful facet is to base it on actual life and actual characters, including poetry. I really like the concept of making new narratives, new references, new visions and new guidelines.
A sentence that finest describes my designs: Reframe Creole identification with a unisex strategy, a little bit of sexiness, some roots vibes, and good workwear cuts. Celebration of identification, physique and soul.
The individuals who put on C.R.E.O.LE. have this in widespread: Confidence and flawlessness; they love comfy, easy, however robust designs. They’ve genuine power with roots [and] vibes.
“I really like the fluidity of this metropolis.”
My strategy to private type seems and appears like: I really like a fluid strategy to vogue. It may be easy and powerful, printed with loads of symbolic codes from historic particulars. I need to push the narrative of every assortment. I additionally love basing my designs on easy and powerful cuts impressed by navy or workwear wardrobes. I really like including some subversive particulars with sexiness, queer, or political references in my designs.
My Paris seems like: A multicultural, progressive and difficult metropolis. What I really like about Paris is that it appears like an enormous village with totally different vibes, scenes, and communities. I really like the fluidity of this metropolis. I’m based mostly within the eleventh Arrondissement, which is actually one of many extra nice areas. I take pleasure in strolling by means of this metropolis, admiring the structure, magnificence and artwork in all places.
Vincent wears C.R.E.O.L.E. hockey jersey, Bernhard Willhelm shorts, Stüssy socks, Nike footwear, and expertise’s personal jewellery.
My work reveals this in regards to the metropolis: This metropolis is likely one of the finest spots for alternatives. If you happen to meet the correct folks or just have a robust imaginative and prescient, you may develop and construct robust connections. The toughest half generally is to take the leap to make your dream come true. What I’ve discovered working discreetly behind casting, styling, retail and events is to battle with a transparent imaginative and prescient, irrespective of the issue. I’m based mostly in Paris, however my ambition is worldwide. My French contact or Parisian contact comes from an mental strategy and experimentation with craft methods from couture, near all the massive manufacturers on the calendar. Paris is the right incubator to discover a way of vogue with different factors of view and to be a part of the trade as a result of it’s one of many greatest cities to be current for vogue.
