Flying Solo has become a beacon for emerging talent, providing a launchpad for designers to introduce their creations to a global audience. With its roots in New York City, Flying Solo has expanded its reach to the fashion capital of Paris, making its mark on both sides of the Atlantic.
French fashion, renowned for its elegance, innovation, and timeless allure, has left an indelible mark on the fashion industry for centuries. From legendary couturiers like Coco Chanel and Christian Dior to contemporary visionaries such as Isabel Marant and Jacquemus, French designers continue to shape the aesthetic landscape of fashion.
At Flying Solo’s retail stores in Paris and New York, fashion enthusiasts have the opportunity to discover the latest offerings from a diverse array of French designers. These designers bring a fresh perspective to the table, blending traditional craftsmanship with modern sensibilities to create pieces that resonate with today’s discerning consumers.
From avant-garde designs to classic staples with a twist, French designers represented at Flying Solo offer something for every style inclination. Whether it’s intricately tailored garments, statement accessories, or experimental silhouettes, each piece tells a story of creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation.
By showcasing French designers alongside their international counterparts, Flying Solo underscores the global nature of fashion and celebrates the rich tapestry of design talent from around the world. Through its curated selection and collaborative spirit, Flying Solo continues to champion creativity, diversity, and inclusivity in the fashion industry.
In the following sections, we’ll delve into the world of French designers at Flying Solo, exploring their unique perspectives, design philosophies, and standout creations. Join us on a journey through the vibrant landscape of French fashion, where tradition meets innovation, and creativity knows no bounds.
NINNI Maroquinerie
NINNI, a French leather goods brand, was founded in 2020, by Virginie, the founder and designer, nicknamed NINNI. Inspired by her native southern France, NINNI created her eponymous leather goods brand with a desire to revisit the classics. This Italian-sounding diminutive evokes a part of her childhood and her roots there, her summer travels, deep-rooted scents and colors.
Today, NINNI expresses these emotions by passionately blending colors and textures to create designs in the spirit of French Dolce Vita. Driven by a desire for independence and freedom from seasonality, NINNI’s creations are intuitive and spontaneous.
NINNI is femininity expressed in the everyday handbag. Made exclusively in France with exceptional traditional craftsmanship. Made from top-quality leathers with a delicate feel that awakens the senses. Supple and light, each bag is an extension of our own movement.
NINNI is French leather goods with an eye for detail and an imperceptible touch of refinement that expresses discreet but absolute chic. Handbags made in limited collections, for a reasoned and responsible production, timeless but joyful.
In Cauda Venenum
In Cauda Venenum is a French jewelry brand founded four years ago by Soïzic, a fashion enthusiast, who imagined versatile pieces, easy to wear, ideal for layering, that you can wear on any occasion, depending on your mood and your outfit. The designer believes that jewelry is supposed to make you look beautiful, it has to be seen, that’s why she loves to layer different pieces to make the final style. The brand’s pieces have personality and a hint of symbolism, they are all created to tell a story. This is the identity of the brand.
All the jewelry is handmade in Annecy, in the French Alps, and plated in France with recycled 24k gold. There’s a huge advantage in working with gold because it can be transformed, melted and recycled endlessly. Soïzic believes that nowadays we must care for the environment, especially in the global fashion industry. And since gold mining is an extremely polluting industry, using recycled gold was a logical and important choice.
The brand was already published in different fashion magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle or L’Officiel, has participated four times in Paris and New York Fashion Weeks, and was worn in films and series by award-winning actresses.
MARGOT VII
MARGOT VII, founded by passionate artist and designer Margot in 2017, merges art and fashion seamlessly. Trained at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français and ESMOD, Margot realized her dream of blending creativity and design with the launch of her brand.
MARGOT VII stands for the liberation of femininity, embracing women’s daring character through avant-garde, ready-to- wear fashion. Inspired by contemporary art and French cinema, the brand’s collections feature innovative designs with asymmetries and bi-materials, empowering women to express their unique style. The search for freedom and movement is essential in our garments, which is why there is a wide choice of fluid cuts and stretch fabrics to offer customers optimum ease of movement. In 2021. As part of its ethical approach, the company offers its collections in limited quantities to reinforce the desire to be unique, as underlined by its slogan “Pour le plaisir d’être unique”.
MARGOT VII advocates women’s elegance while allowing them to differentiate themselves through pieces inspired by art. From French cinema to contemporary painting, these fields are great sources of inspiration for the founder, who also wishes to add a sentimental touch and a futuristic vision. Translated by an asymmetry of bi-materials, the guiding lines of our collections are contemporary and uncluttered.
HJS Jacques Stussy
This brand was established out of a deep-seated passion, transforming the founder’s lifelong fascination with watchmaking into a professional endeavor. Inspired by his grandfather, who introduced him to the world of watches, the brand pays homage to familial roots and Swiss heritage.
The founder’s philosophy centers on crafting timepieces that transcend mere functionality, aiming to offer customers unique designer pieces rather than conventional watches. With a background in technical fields and a commitment to perfectionism, the founder underwent watchmaking training to realize his design projects.
Rejecting mass production in favor of exclusivity and ethical values, the brand focuses on producing limited to highly limited, numbered series of elegant, high-end products. Each piece undergoes meticulous craftsmanship, utilizing Swiss movements and premium materials sourced through thorough vetting of partners with aligned values. Collaboration with select Swiss and French companies ensures the quality and authenticity of each component, from cases and dials to bracelets. Gemstones are handpicked by the founder, aided by his gemological expertise and a trusted supplier based in Thailand.
Emphasizing rarity and uniqueness, the brand aims to create ambassadors of its values through products that exude luxury while maintaining ethical standards. As part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, the brand is dedicated to tracing the origin of materials and implementing ethical sourcing practices in its supply chain.
Liina Stein
Liina Stein’s collections are daring and provocative,representing a harmonious interplay of boldness and femininity. Vivid hues dance harmoniously, distinctive silhouettes make bold statements, and her artful fusion of materials creates a canvas of uniqueness and femininity.
In 2017, Liina Stein opened an atelier in Paris and presented the LOVE Collection at Paris Fashion Week. This collection was a captivating fusion of sensual and playful leather straps used with dresses, bodysuits, jumpsuits, and other garments. That style swiftly became a signature look in Liina Stein’s collections.
The most exquisite pieces of Liina Stein’s creation can also be found in New York at the Flying Solo boutique.
Maison Keti
KETI CHKHIKVADZE is a Georgian designer based in Paris. Every year Buyers and Fashion admirers can see new collections at Paris Fashion Week.
For 12 seasons her collections were shown in TRANOI (Paris trade show) and for 2 occasions at the trade show in New York. for the last 4 seasons the brand organized her own showroom in Paris. (Hotel Le Fouquet’s Paris). In 2018 and 2019 two fashion shows were presented during Paris Fashion Weeks. Spring Summer 2020 collection was presented in Strasbourg.
The Woman of KETI CHKHIKVADZE in Fall Winter will be wearing nothing but stripes. The shape will change all the time but stripes will remain- whether Horizontal or vertical, long or thin. The collection is inspired by Playing with the shapes and silhouettes. The collection is dedicated to the planets.
The menswear influenced forms combined with strongly feminine and sophisticated colors and textures. The shades are simple and minimalistic- white, monochromatic blue, violet and beige.
Last few years during different occasions following celebrities wore clothes by Keti Chkhikvadze: Monica Belucchi, Olga Kurilenko Kelly Rowland, Grace Gealey, Lynsdsy Fonseca, Caitroina Balfe, Ptyanka Boss, Victoria Summer, Sonam Kapoor.
Mademoiselle Flora
After studying business at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, and a first job with a jewelry wholesaler, Flora Martelli returned to the island of her childhood, Corsica, to integrate the family jewelry store. It was with her parents, both graduates of Beaux Arts, and established artists in the city of Ajaccio, that she discovers and really learns the work of stones and threading.
One thing led to another, learning turned into passion, and from order to order, her creations transformed into a very real brand, Mademoiselle Flora, created in 2008.
A need to stand out from one’s parents, to assert one’s personality… Even if the very essence of the brand is a tribute to family work, to one’s mother’s extravagance and to elegance discreet from his father. A need also to express its dual roots, Corsican and Polish.
Audacity and excess. Mademoiselle Flora transports us into an extremely graphic universe with unique and oversized creations.
The jewel is no longer an accessory, but rather the centre piece. It brings out the personality of the wearer with exuberance and elegance. Necklaces, earrings, and bracelets… each piece is unique like a piece of art and the one who wears it. All the creations are handcrafted, « Made in Corsica ». It reflects the master craftsmanship from the greatest designers, as well as the fine heritage of this daughter of Corsican jewellers.
Mademoiselle Flora works with natural, semi-precious or hard stones, which she brings back from her travels. The variety derives from her creative inspiration: coral, turquoise, amethyst, moonstone, amber, citrine…All the colours of nature are sublimated in these creations, halfway between jewellery and fashion.
https://www.mademoiselleflora.com/
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