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Laurence Bossion's diary, chapter 8
The privilege of hibernating is reserved for our animal friends, as you know. Although we humans are perfectly capable of staying in bed for three or four months, with wheels of Reblochon cheese, kilos of chocolate, and eight streaming platform subscriptions. Unfortunately, human life, summer and winter alike, takes place both outdoors and indoors. How can we wrap ourselves up, snuggle up, and curl up in accessories designed to warm our heads and spirits? That's the whole point of Laurence Bossion's Plein Hiver collection. Morale is low, so let's keep our heads high and well covered! Spectacular chapkas, cheeky bobs, sculptural capelines and caps, and other enveloping hoods make up this new collection, entirely crafted in faux fur, offering you a place of choice in Laurence's very select Bestiary, which we reveal further on. The idea is to be a style icon in the city and in the mountains, protected by this unique material that is faux fur. Laurence has always appreciated this material for its possibilities in terms of texture, volume, and contrast, ever since her very first attempt with fur when she was just a student at the Chambre Syndicale. Carefully selected, faux fur now offers warmth and protection comparable to real fur, while responding to contemporary environmental challenges.
Once again this winter, the palette is jubilant: vibrant colors, graphic prints, faux military references, tempered by deep blacks, reassuring beiges, and timeless grays.
This winter, the palette is once again jubilant: vibrant colors, graphic prints, faux military references, tempered by deep blacks, reassuring beiges, and timeless grays.
These are chameleon accessories, capable of making a subtle statement; a chic, committed, joyful collection—and fiercely desirable.
Laurence's bestiary
"Black Panther" Black faux fur cap
Black cap, thick fur, hushed demeanor. No noise, no shouting, but everyone senses that something is stirring. Slippery sidewalks, crowded buses: you glide effortlessly between people. Mysterious, impeccable... and impossible to ignore.
"Ninja Turtle" Large short fur hat
Turtle couture. Maxi floppy hat, wide brim, silhouette protected. You think you're going incognito, but all of Paris notices you. On Avenue Montaigne, just like in Courchevel, you walk under your shell. Invisible to you, but spectacular to others.
"Golden Bear" hoodies
Urban polar bear. With an oversized hood, enveloping lines, and a reassuring presence, you walk with the confidence of a king of the ice floes. Others shiver, but you remain calm and regal, ready to keep warm without losing an ounce of style or setting off for a mountain range to descend immediately.
Bob the furry cat
Urban weasel. Short, agile, quick-witted. You zigzag between cafés, covered walkways, and alleyways, fast and elegant. Others rush and jostle, but you glide along efficiently and mischievously, chic and invisible... or almost.
"Snow caribou" chapkas
XXL chapka hat, piercing gaze, bold or understated colors to keep your head warm even on the dance floor on a festive evening: you move calmly, observant, unperturbed. The cold? An accessory. Elegance? A must.
Credit: Adrien Boutemy – Paplorey
Laurence Memories
To tell you the truth, Laurence's love of faux fur comes from real fur. While a student at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture (now IFM), Laurence Bossion took part in a competition organized by SAGA FUR, aimed at student designers and inviting them to express the full creative potential of fur. Laurence discovered and mastered the incredible possibilities of texture, relief, and volume offered by fur. As she likes to point out, for her, creation is instinctive: the material comes before the idea. Her sketch was selected, and Laurence collaborated with a furrier who created this bridal bouquet-style silhouette for a fashion show. The selected model combines a skirt crafted from organ pipes representing stems and a sphere of white mink representing a bouquet of flowers, with the model's face becoming a flower among the flowers. A few structural issues were quickly resolved, and the prototype was illuminated by the furrier with small bulbs placed under the structured sphere. An unforgettable show finale!
