Marni x Claude Caillol (Paris, France)

The other day, as I was wandering around my favorite department store Le Bon Marché, perusing the remaining sale items (final reductions are an evil thing...), I stumbled across a cute installation which (thankfully) distracted me from spending more money. Upon closer inspection, I realized I was looking at a collaboration between fashion house Marni and the French based artist and furniture designer Claude Caillol. There were a few furniture pieces as well as mannequin heads wrapped in red plastic, but any Marni fan will instantly zone in on the doll drawings that can be found on plastic cushions. An entire wall covered with more doll illustrations was visible in the background. A shame they weren't for sale!

Overview of the installation.

I'll have those PVC cushions and that necklace please...

Mannequin heads featuring Marni sunglasses.

I need a wall like this.

But as some may know, there are wearable versions available for purchase. For FW10, creative director Consuelo Castiglioni invited Caillol to draw a few images which now adorn PVC bags, t-shirts and jersey dresses, so if you're loving these designs, head on over to your nearest Marni store or the official website where all these items are available now. I might just have to go back and steal a drawing off that department store wall...

Dresses, t-shirts and bags from the Marni / Caillol collaboration for FW10.

The 5 PVC bags featuring Caillol's designs for Marni.

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