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LeMonde
19 hours ago
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- LeMonde
France's first Slow Fashion Week champions a simple, recycled approach to fashion
A sailboat was moored on the J4 Esplanade at the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (MuCEM), at the foot of Fort Saint-Jean, facing the Palais du Pharo. Teenagers dove into the water under the amused gaze of tourists stretched out in the sun. A young man was fishing. It seemed like an ordinary late afternoon. Except that the sailboat was about to host a fashion show. There were no celebrities, no chauffeured SUVs and no influencers being photographed from every angle. Here, there was no intention of copying the codes of a formal Paris Fashion Week. "People are coming in flip-flops," smiled Chloé Roques, one of the event's organizers. This was Slow Fashion Week: a 100% Marseille event. While the idea of more sustainable fashion has already found its place in other European capitals such as London, Copenhagen and Berlin, this Marseille edition is a first in France. "We're never the first," joked the organizer. Launched by the Baga collective, a Marseille-based non-profit organization founded in 2023 with 84 members, this alternative fashion week – which began on Saturday, June 7, and ran until June 14 – brought together designers committed to "local and sustainable" fashion. The program included fashion shows, embroidery workshops, repair and upcycling sessions, studio visits and talks. More than 50 events took place throughout the city.
Ya Biladi
19-05-2025
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- Ya Biladi
Mucem's Marseille exhibition showcases Morocco's Amazigh heritage
The exhibition «Amazighes. Cycles, Adornments, Patterns», organized by the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (Mucem) in Marseille in collaboration with the Jardin Majorelle Foundation in Marrakech, is open to the public until November 2. It offers a unique exploration of Moroccan Amazigh culture through 150 objects and artworks spanning from the 19th century to the present day. The exhibition aims to provide a rich and multifaceted perspective on the Amazigh world—a culture that dates back to the Neolithic era and extended across a vast territory in North Africa, from Egypt to Morocco and as far as the Canary Islands. Curated by Moroccan architect and anthropologist Salima Naji and Alexis Sornin, director of the Jardin Majorelle museums, the exhibition highlights the richness and diversity of Amazigh symbolism and emphasizes the importance of cultural transmission. It showcases contemporary initiatives that support this mission, such as the work of Myriem Naji, who documents and shares traditional artisanal techniques, and Amina Agueznay, who collaborates with weavers to incorporate Amazigh symbols into her creations. On display are pieces including jewelry, ceramics, textiles, basketry, sculptures, tools, photographs, videos, and installations. The majority of the works come from the collections of the Pierre Bergé Museum of Berber Arts at the Jardin Majorelle Foundation in Marrakech and Mucem, along with contributions from public and private collections in the Canary Islands, Morocco, and France.
