Sport Chic: a free Olympic-inspired couture exhibition in a luxury hotel

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Published by Audrey de Sortiraparis, Graziella de Sortiraparis · Photos by Graziella de Sortiraparis · Published on July 17, 2024 at 05:37 p.m.
Couture takes center stage at the Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg hotel with the free "Sport Chic" fashion exhibition. Until September 15, 2024, rediscover the Paris Olympic Games, in fashion, through couture, glamour and sportswear creations displayed in the hotel's lobby and windows.

This summer, the Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg unveils thefree"Sport Chic"fashion exhibition, running until September 15, 2024. Nestled in the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, the heart of Parisian elegance, the hotel takes you on a new epic journey to the heart of luxury and French savoir-faire.

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To coincide with the Paris Olympic Games, the exhibition transforms the windows and lobby of the Parisian showcase into a fashion runway, where sport and haute couture compete for the gold medal. Couturiers from the Fédération Française de Création Couture sur Mesure draw their inspiration from the Olympic world for couture-humoristic detour.

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Sportswear dress es? Check it out! Equipment transformed into trendy accessories? Double check! Lace reinvented as balloon netting, windbreakers transformed into evening wear, and fencing pants revisited with a touch of romance? We say yes!

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Designers play with sports codes: soccer balls hide under skirts, badminton shuttlecocks adorn necklines, and an XXL braided ponytail dangles from the bottom of a riding jacket. Models flaunt jewelry medals designed by jewelers from the La Boci trade association, while Maison du Pli reinvents the Olympic torch with folding cartons.

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The"Sport Chic" exhibition, an original mix of glamour and sportsmanship, to be discovered alongside the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Dates and Opening Time
From July 11, 2024 to September 15, 2024

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Location

    15, rue Boissy d'Anglas
    75008 Paris 8

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    Prices
    Free

    Official website
    www.sofitel-paris-lefaubourg.com

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