Lifestyle

Tendance XXI

( Season 9 )
French creativity is booming in the fields of fashion, crafts, design, beauty and gastronomy. 'Tendance XXI' showcases a know-how that evolves in tune with the times, sometimes even anticipating them.

Commentary: Viviane Blassel.

Episodes

Episode
18
With the Art Deco movement now over a century old we look back at the exhibition "Art Deco France/North America" at the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine. The story of woad. All the expertise of the Joseph Duclos Manufacture Royale recounted by Ramesh Nair. Wearing clothes with wide shoulders.

Commentary by: Viviane Blassel.
Episode
19
Special haute couture shows autumn/winter 2023-2024

The best of the season with Dior, Charles de Vilmorin, Schiaparelli, Iris Van Herpen, Chanel, Stéphane Rolland, Julien Fournier, and Jean Paul Gaultier. Four designers stand out: Mohammed Ashi, Sara Chraïbi, Rahul Mishra, and Adeline André. Male fashion with Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton, Kim Jones for Dior and EgonLab.

Commentary: Viviane Blassel.
Episode
20
After interior design, beautiful shops and furnishings, Sarah Lavoine has launched a clothing collection. All there is to know about the camellia, the emblematic flower of Chanel. For 130 years, the Petit Bateau brand has established itself with force and tenderness. Dare the square, or how to wear tartan.

Commentary: Viviane Blassel.