OTHER VOICES

OTHER VOICES

This city’s alternative designers are cutting it close to the body this season, showing hip-hugging jackets, shapely pantsuits and a generally leaner silhouette. From the trendy chic of Mariot Chanet and Corinne Cobson’s racy gamines to the men’s wear looks of Marcel Marongiu, Paris’s younger generation has one thing in mind — making clothes that women will want to wear. A lucky two, VAronique Leroy and Christophe Lemaire, have landed a coveted perk — they have been invited to show with the big guns, rent free, in the Pantheon of Paris fashion, the Carrousel du Louvre. Here’s a selection of some of the newest looks from some of these younger talents.